Wireless & Communications grants
5G/6G, spectrum and secure comms funding
Spectrum efficiency, resilient networks and non-terrestrial connectivity are funded across Innovate UK, ESA and Horizon Europe. Winning proposals link a specific physical-layer or protocol innovation to a measured performance gain, not to a market forecast.
£190m+ won by our team
PhD-level specialists who have won these awards themselves.
Funders funding wireless & communications
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Programmes that fit wireless & communications companies
Innovate UK CR&D competitions
Advanced wireless, spectrum sharing and network technologies.
ESA open calls
Satellite and non-terrestrial communications subtopics, assessed on a rolling basis.
Horizon Europe SecureAI & cluster calls
Resilient networking and secure communications research.
What assessors actually score
- Link-budget or throughput modelling backed by simulation or hardware
- Standards alignment and a realistic path into 3GPP or O-RAN ecosystems
- Spectrum and regulatory constraints addressed directly
Where we work in wireless & communications
Wireless & Communications grants in our directory
Live programmes from the UK grant directory that suit wireless & communications projects. Deadlines move between rounds, so each listing links through to the current detail.
EU funding
[IHI] A network to boost the next wave of European innovations in healthcare
universities, research organisations, patient organisations, SMEs and mid-caps
EU funding
[IHI] A network to boost the next wave of European innovations in healthcare - Stage 2
universities, research organisations, patient organisations, SMEs and mid-caps
European Innovation Council
EIC Accelerator
Funding and investment for high-risk, high-potential deep-tech SMEs and start-ups scaling breakthrough innovations.
Advanced Research + Invention Agency
ARIA opportunity spaces
Rolling and programme-based funding for high-risk, high-reward research with the potential for transformative impact.
Horizon Europe
[Horizon - Civil Security for Society] Climate security and civil preparedness – new ways to develop pre- and post-crisis climate…
Open to legal entities (including research organisations, public bodies and international organisations with HQ in an EU Member State or Associated Country) eligible under Horizon Europe rules; consortia must include at least 3 national authorities in charge of disaster risk management as beneficiaries, each from a different EU Member State or Associated Country.
Horizon Europe
[Horizon - Civil Security for Society] Crime prevention approaches, online and off-line, tackling the nexus between addictions an…
Open to consortia of legal entities from EU Member States and Associated Countries; the consortium must include at least 2 Police Authorities and at least 2 Civil Society Organisations (or NGOs) from at least 3 different EU Member States or Associated Countries.
Relevant client wins
Grants our team has won for companies solving comparable technical problems.
Grant plus matched investment
Grant and investor funding aligned
Audiomob
AI / adtech: audio advertising
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£341,810
Smart Grant secured
Neural Voice
AI / software: conversational AI
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