National Timing Centre
The United Kingdom National Timing Centre is the proposed network of atomic clocks consisting of a central building, and a series of other locations across the UK.[1]
The cost of the new system will cost £36 million,[2] but additionally the UK government has given £6.7 million through Innovate UK Funding and £40 million toward a new research program Quantum Technologies for fundamental physics to support UK research and investment.[3]
Locations: University of Birmingham; University of Strathclyde; University of Surrey; BT Adastral Park, Suffolk; BBC, Manchester; National Physical Laboratory, Teddington.
History[edit]
Discussions around a United Kingdom National Timing Centre began on 19 February 2020 as a response to the United Kingdom's over reliance on the European Union Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), and the United States of America's (USA) GNSS Systems.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Say, Mark (February 20, 2020). "Government to Create National Timing Centre". UK Authority.com.
- ^ Knowles, Tom (February 19, 2020). "Ministers spend 36m to make UK time back proof". The Sunday Times.
- ^ Tracy, Cozzens (February 19, 2020). "Timing center to protect UK from risk of satellite failure". GPS World.
- ^ Kenny, Simon (May 5, 2020). "It's About Time: The Financial Implications of the World's First National Timing Centre". Finance Monthly.