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Teesside Digital Trade Testbed

Teesside UniversityTeesside International Airport

Teesside University’s current owner page locates the Digital Trade Testbed at Teesside International Airport and offers partner testing and deployment in a live operational freeport environment. Its digital-trade mesh includes physical assurance, document assurance, interoperable data standards and trust registries, with autonomous-freight corridor trials. The related PROGRESS project is recorded separately as finished 31 March 2025; its earlier planned 5G testbed and hardware/software ground are historical project context.

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Key facts

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Testing capabilities

Operational digital-trade system trials

The current owner page invites businesses, government and technology providers to co-develop and trial interoperable digital-trade systems within a live freeport environment. It describes physical/document assurance, interoperable data standards, trust authorities/registries and analytics as digital-trade mesh elements. It does not publish fixed hardware chamber tests or certification methods.

Autonomous-freight corridor use cases

The owner offers autonomous-freight corridor trials with remote operations and trusted living data. It also describes partner use cases for standardisation/regulatory alignment. No universal permission for autonomous movements, route length or numerical wireless coverage is stated by these offers.

Finished PROGRESS physical-assurance research

The research portal records PROGRESS as finished, effective 1 June 2023 to 31 March 2025. Its description planned tracking location/transit/condition and integrating multiple data sources using a controlled 5G airport testbed for hardware/software/infrastructure. Those project aims remain dated research context and are not presented as a still-active funding programme.

Equipment and published limits

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Access and contact

The current owner page publishes business@tees.ac.uk and an enquiry form for freight operators, technology providers, policymakers and SMEs. Describe the trade use case, technology, operational location and trial requirements, then confirm permissions, data handling, support eligibility and access directly.

Facility contact

Address
Teesside International Airport

Standards and accreditation

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What to confirm with the facility

  • Confirm the exact test method, specimen configuration, acceptance criteria, reporting, availability and quotation directly with the operator.

Before requesting a test

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Frequently asked questions

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No additional facility recommendation is made. Use the further reading links to review the relevant scope.

Further reading

  • Functional and integrated-system testing

    Browse functional and integrated-system testing for interoperable digital-trade system trials. Match the selected article, method and conditions in this exact retained task before comparing entries.

  • Review a data interface specification

    For connected or automated road-vehicle trials; interoperable digital-trade system trials, define the tested hardware/software, exchanged data and expected interface behaviour so the trial produces an interpretable record.

Sources and review

Arc reviewed the original sources on 2026-10-13. The cited material supports the bounded site information presented here. Test suitability and commercial arrangements require direct confirmation.

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  1. Teesside Digital Trade Testbed | Business | Teesside University

    Teesside University · Reviewed

    Current exact airport/freeport testbed owner page offers operational digital-trade partner trials and autonomous-freight corridors. The event location DarlingtonDL21LU is not treated as a full testing boundary. General technology standards are themes, not certification/accreditation.

  2. Physical assuRance fOr diGital tRadE SyStems (PROGRESS) - Teesside University's Research Portal

    Teesside University research portal · Reviewed

    PROGRESS project description records controlled physical-assurance hardware/software testing intent and a5Gairport testbed, but explicitly shows statusFinished and dates1June2023–31March2025. The finished research project is separate from current testbed operation.