by Alex Gluhak

1. Digital Catapult Overview
Alex Gluhak, Head of Technology (IoT)
February 2019

2. Accelerating the early adoption of advanced digital technologies
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Advanced Digital Technology Programmes
Artificial
Intelligence
Future
Networks
Immersive
Technologies
Future
Focus

4. Our industry focus
CREATIVE INDUSTRIES INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS
Increasing the number of trailblazer companies
working with advanced digital technologies in UK
industrial sectors such as manufacturing, supply
chain logistics and aerospace & defence
Delivering increased research, development
and innovation in advanced digital
technologies for the creative industries.

5. Leverage public funding to
encourage investor
confidence
Convene and deliver
collaborative research and
development
Deliver specialised
innovation and collaboration
programmes
What we do
Build and operate
physical and digital
facilities

6. Our unique position
ACCELERATORS

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Advanced digital technology facilities
Reality capture studio & immersive labs.
The world’s first commercial VR Volumetric
Capture Studio and four immersive labs.
Machine Intelligence Garage
helping UK AI companies with leading-edge
computation resources and hardware expertise.
5G & LPWAN testbeds
The first non-academic UK 5G testbed
& our LPWAN “Things Connected” networks
Future Networks Lab
One of the first facilities of its kind in Europe,
demonstrating how 5G, Low Powered Wide Area
Networks and the internet of things can be used.

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Examples of DC innovation & acceleration activities
Things Connected Innovation Programmes
Innovation and acceleration programmes for IoT
and LPWAN network start-ups and small businesses
Augmentor & CreativeXR
helping early stage UK immersive content producers
through acceleration activities and cascade funding
Machine Intelligence Garage Innovation
Delivering challenge led AI acceleration activities
and programmes
Cross Technology Open Innovation
We help larger companies to access advanced digital
technology experts and innovators to develop
transformative solutions that meet industry challenges.

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Crossing the chasm from early to mainstream market

10. Accelerating the adoption of LPWAN technology in the UK
Things Connected- National innovation programme around LPWAN testbeds in
different UK regions to strategically support local IoT sector growth
× =+LPWAN
Networks
Innovation
Support
Real life
business
challenges
New scalable
IoT products &
services sold
by UK SMEs

11. UK wide programmes – Regional partnerships to accelerate LPWAN
innovation and increase national network coverage. Twelve month programme
supporting more than 100 UK SMEs, deploy more than 200 additional radio
sites, including both LoRaWAN and Sigfox technologies.
Things Connected programme
Northern Ireland North East Bournemouth &
Poole
London

12. UK’s largest LoRaWAN network and innovation community
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One network! One community!
150 Digital Catapult
gateways
300+ TTN community
gateways

13. World’s largest LPWAN meetup
Network of enthusiast, entrepreneurs and LPWAN ecosystem partners
750+ members
Monthly meetups

14. Our Partners and Customers in Future Networks

15. Alex Gluhak, Head of Technology (IoT)
Digital Catapult
jeremy.silver@digicatapult.org.uk
Thank you