 Transform your Business through 5G and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)
Tue, 30 March 2021 10:00 – 11:30am
As the COVID 19 crisis has unfolded, products and services have been digitising at a rapid pace. A recent report commissioned by Vodafone highlights key areas where 5G can support economic growth across the UK:
- UK’s mobile infrastructure to 5G could be worth as much as £158billion to the economy over the next ten years.
- 5G private networks will enable manufacturers to dramatically increase efficiency, helping to revive manufacturing across the UK
- 5G could provide a much-needed financial boost to the UK economy as it recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic.
SMEs in Telford & Wrekin and Shropshire can take advantage of the latest emerging digital technologies and access fully funded support available through the SOLVD project to enhance business productivity.
Join us in our third Digital Technology event, to learn more about how 5G will transform Industrial IoT and how this can help your business to move into the fast lane.
Part of a series of Tech Briefings organised by the University of Wolverhampton in partnership with Telford & Wrekin Council.
 Tech Leaders Forum: Cyber Security Update
April 20th 10-11.30am
According to recent Government report*, 80% of businesses consider cyber security to be a high priority.
Almost half of businesses (46%) and a quarter of charities (26%) report having cyber security breaches or attacks in the last 12 months, causing significant disruption.
The long-term cost of breaches includes:
- The loss of share value
- Loss of investors or funding
- Long-term loss of customers
- Costs from handling customer complaints
- Fines, compensation and legal costs.
The cost to these businesses can extend into £millions.
Nearly half of all UK businesses have a basic skills gap in Cyber Security. This, coupled with advances in Internet of things (IoT) technology, has resulted in cyber security becoming increasingly sophisticated.
Join this free event to learn more about how to protect your business.
 Urbansofttech – New Investment Lands in Telford & Wrekin
Urbansoftech is a start-up software development company from Croatia. It has ambitious plans for growth and is focussing on empowering live audience dependent industries like the conference, sports, entertainment and hospitality sectors to restart through a mobile access approval service. Urbansoftech has opened at the E-Innovation Centre at the University of Wolverhampton Telford Campus.
Read more here: New investment lands in Telford
 Protolabs answers the call for smart door entry system
An innovative new door entry system for the smart phone generation has hit the market after a prototype developed by Telford-based manufacturer Protolabs went into full production.
The 516v from The Entryphone Company – launched in 2021 – has been designed as a sleek, modern wall-mounted entry phone which is ideal for high-end city-centre dwellings. It shows users a full colour image of the person at the door and boasts touchscreen controls to open the door, switch camera views or mute the caller.
Oliver Ashbee, director at 60-year-old family business Entryphone, called on Protolabs initially to help with the prototype for product before approaching the company to manufacture the casing using its injection moulding facilities.
Read more here: Protolabs answers the call for smart door entry system
 Digital bootcamps helping local people to gain new jobs in tech sector
Nearly 1,500 local people are benefiting from free training to start a new career in the digital sector.
The Government has made a further £2m available to the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) to hold more of its popular digital bootcamps, which are flexible courses being delivered full or part time.
Read more here: Digital bootcamps helping local people to gain new jobs in tech sector (wmca.org.uk)
 £8 million government boost for manufacturers across England to go digital
Funding for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to help them modernise, go digital and create new jobs.
New £8 million government funding for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to help them modernise, go digital and create new jobs.
The funding, part of the government’s Made Smarter Adoption programme, will support up to 1,000 small and medium sized manufacturers, across the North West, North East, Yorkshire and the Humber and the West Midlands regions, in adopting digital technology.
A pilot of the programme launched in January 2019 in the North West and has already worked with more than 1,000 firms and directly supported over 500 businesses to use digital technology to overcome challenges or access opportunities to grow their business.
Read more here: £8 million government boost for manufacturers across England to go digital - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
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