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Information & Communication Technology
The UK's ICT sector is internationally recognized and respected for its entrepreneurship and innovation. The UK, for example, has 80% of the leading telecom equipment manufacturers in the world, and those companies employ around 35,000 people and generate approximately $10.6 billion (£5.7 billion) in annual revenue.
The UK telecom industry currently accounts for 5% of the global market with around 7,000 companies. Britain is the second largest consumer market for telecom in Europe, with more than 50 million mobile subscribers (more than 80% of the population), and more than 250 public telecom operators. The UK is an innovative world leader in this sector as well. Vodafone launched the first analog mobile service and the first digital service, and it was the first to offer data, voicemail, and SMS. In addition, the British software industry accounts for around 3% of the UK's gross domestic product, and 130,000 UK companies operate in this sector, employing more than one million people.
Wireless
The UK Government has encouraged the use of Wi-Fi via deregulation which has allowed public network operators to use certain parts of the spectrum that are exempt from licensing for Wireless LAN systems. The development of mobile services has been a major UK success. The UK was the first country in Europe to start commercial mobile services (in 1985), and as a result was at the forefront of the development of the now global GSM standard. Some 80% of mobile phones sold worldwide are GSM phones.+ Other Information & Communication Technology websites
Digital Content
The digital content sector in the UK includes publishing, software, web development, graphic design, computer games, and broadcasting. The UK Government works closely with the digital content industries on a range of issues aimed at raising the competitiveness and productivity through policymaking, sharing of knowledge, and promoting innovation and excellence across the sector.+ Other Information & Communication Technology websites
Chip Design
The UK is ranked No. 1 in Europe for semiconductor design and is home to facilities established by most of the world’s major electronics companies. These design teams develop both standard parts, as wells as design services in ASIC devices. The UK’s particular strength is in the design of RF chips that enabled a number of companies to become world players in advanced telecommunications.- Radical Chip Designer Applies a Different Brand of Logic
- : Published: 21 January 2005
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Cognitive Systems and Neural Networks
Cognitive systems and neural networks are recognized by the UK Government as key enabling technologies for the future of all UK industry. The ability to "think" is increasingly built into infrastructure and objects as information processing power becomes a commodity.+ Other Information & Communication Technology websites
The Grid
Grid computing is architecture designed to enable large-scale e-Science through distributed collaborations across the Internet. The UK’s e-Science program is funded by the UK’s Office of Science and Technology and its Department of Trade and Industry and is managed by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council on behalf of all UK research councils. These collaborative scientific enterprises require access to very large data collections, very large scale computing resources and high performance visualization applications.