The UK is seeking to maximize the impact of its 5G program by linking testbeds at three universities via a new 5G Hub, which will receive £16m in investment. The funding was announced by the UK’s minister for digital, Matt Hancock. He said it will bring the universities – Bristol, Surery and King’s College London – together for the development of the “world’s first trials of end-to-end 5G systems”. Governments and stakeholders in China, Japan and South Korea might question that claim, but combining the efforts of the UK’s three main 5G-oriented academic programs should certainly increase the country’s impact on overall 5G R&D. The investment will fund developments at each of the three institutions, and enable them to work…