A new research and testing hub for the telecoms industry is set to open in Solihull. In what the Government is calling a UK first, the so-called 'UK Telecoms Lab' will act as a secure research facility and bring together telecom operators, suppliers and academics.
They will work together to research and test innovative new ways of boosting the security, resilience and performance of the UK's mobile networks.
The Government said it hoped the centre would help to close the digital skills gap locally and nationally by creating dozens of specialised jobs in telecoms and cyber security.
