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Digital Catapult is a deep tech innovation organisation. We accelerate the practical application of deep tech to equip the UK to be future ready.
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Beyond Security: Establishing Trustworthiness in Digital Twin Systems
A digital twin is a synchronised, dynamic virtual representation of a physical asset, process, or system, bridging the physical and digital worlds. In practice, digital twins act as a unifying layer that connects visualisation, data, and system behaviour
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From Integration to Intelligent Beam Management
How Digital Catapult advanced Open RAN mMIMO at the O-RAN Spring 2026 Plugfest As Open RAN moves from early adoption towards large-scale deployment, the industry faces a critical challenge: proving that complex, multi-vendor networks can deliver the perfo
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Five lessons from five years of SONIC Labs
Five lessons from five years of SONIC Labs Over the past five years, SONIC Labs played a pivotal role in shaping the UK's open and intelligent network landscape. It provided vendor-neutral, expert-led testing facility to support the commercialisation and
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Key legacies of UKTIN
Key legacies of UKTIN With the culmination of the UK Telecoms Innovation Network (UKTIN) at the end of March, Digital Catapult has explored its enduring contribution to the country's telecoms sector. Our end-of-programme report captures the achievements o
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Demystifying Digital Twins: A Beginner's Guide
Digital twins bridge the physical and digital worlds, enabling real-time insights, predictive analytics, and smarter decision-making. But before exploring digital twins in more detail, let's ask a basic question: what does the term "digital twin" mean? Th
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The Power of Perception: Haptic Technology and Digital Twins
A digital twin is a data-driven virtual representation of a real-life entity or process, allowing real-time data exchange between physical and digital worlds. A true digital twin is an interactive system powered by six complementary capabilities and often
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