The whole connectivity value chain, in one room.
The Digital Connectivity Forum is the UK Government’s primary advisory group on digital connectivity. We bring operators, manufacturers, broadcasters, Ofcom and government together, build the evidence, and tell government and industry what the evidence says.
- 2001
- Founded as the Broadband Stakeholder Group
- 19
- Sponsor members across the value chain
- 3
- Standing working groups, meeting year round
What we’re working on
Each working group is open to every member organisation. Between them they set the research programme and draft the Forum’s consultation responses.
Digital infrastructure
The switch from digital terrestrial television to IP delivery, 2G sunsetting, the all-IP migration, and the investment conditions for full fibre and 5G standalone.
Current workClimate and sustainability
Benchmarking net zero commitments across UK telecoms, tracking science-based targets, and testing where AI genuinely reduces energy use rather than adding to it.
Current workPeople and inclusion
Widening who enters and stays in the sector, through the Connected Careers programme, mentoring circles, and research into the barriers facing new entrants.
Current workLatest publications
All publicationsOur research is commissioned from independent analysts and published in full, free to read.
September 2026 Expanding the Network
Expanding the Network: barriers to entering the digital connectivity sector
Students, jobseekers and career changers rarely consider telecoms, and most say they simply don’t know the jobs exist. The report sets out where awareness breaks down and what a coordinated sector-wide push would need to look like.
- Digital infrastructureConsultation response · Digital Connectivity Forum August 2026
DCF response to the media green paper on the future of television
- Digital infrastructureReport · Plum Consulting January 2026
A Generational Shift: international learnings from 2G network sunsetting
- Climate and sustainabilityWhitepaper · Capgemini January 2026
AI for Sustainability: accelerating net zero in the UK telecoms sector
Who’s in the room
The Forum is funded by its sponsor members. Together they form the DCF Executive, which meets every six weeks and sets the direction of our work.
They are joined on the Executive by
The connectivity policy briefing
A monthly email on what government, Ofcom and the sector are doing next. Written by the DCF secretariat, read in about four minutes.