Connectivity
Our connectivity challenge, led by University College London (UCL), tackles the core task of demonstrating how different connectivity techniques can be integrated to provide end to end connectivity.
Communications networks consist of a ‘backbone’ of optical fibres, with wireless connectivity increasingly being used to connect devices to this network. As fibre connections move ever closer to the user, wireless links will become shorter, offering higher capacity.
C1 focuses on new technologies that can use new parts of the RF, THz and Optical Spectrum to provide both wired and wireless connectivity. Our goal is to combine these in an energy efficient manner, increase the available spectrum in both wired and wireless domains and alleviate the capacity limits caused by the so-called ‘Spectrum Crunch’.
Work includes;
- ‘Engineering’ the propagation environment using intelligent surfaces
- Optimising access techniques
- Developing THz and optical wireless technologies for connectivity
- New wavelengths and techniques for optical fibre transmission
- Optical information processing for telecommunications
This is informed by modelling and measurement from C0, and results provide the input to the Adaptivity and Security Challenges.
