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Powering the Future of Communications The Communications Hub for Empowering Distributed clouD computing Applications and Research (CHEDDAR)is driving the UK’s leadership in next-generation communications and distributed cloud technologies. Our 2024/25 Annual Report highlights a year of exceptional progress — from advances in AI-native networks, integrated sensing, and 6G system design to the expansion of our national research ecosystem, new partnerships, and real-world impact across healthcare, energy, and secure connectivity. Led by Imperial College London, with core partners at Cranfield, Durham, Glasgow, Leeds, and York, CHEDDAR unites 21 universities and numerous industry collaborators under one vision: to build communications systems that [...]