Assured time and frequency for the UK
The National Timing Centre (NTC) programme, led by National Physical Laboratory (NPL), is the body responsible for the UK’s first nationally distributed time infrastructure. The NTC enables the UK to move away from reliance on global navigation satellite system (GNSS) and deliver resilient UK time and frequency, providing confidence to our Critical National Infrastructure.
The resilient and reliable time and frequency signals we are developing will accelerate innovation in new technologies such as smart grids, time-critical 5G and 6G applications, factories of the future, smart cities and connected autonomous vehicles.
Watch our animation and learn how we support industry sectors, reducing the reliance on GNSS and providing secure nationally distributed time for the UK.
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