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Committee warns UK set to miss 4G coverage target

Ryan Daws — Mon, 03 Jun 2024 11:54:06 +0000

The House of Commons Public Accounts Committee’s report on the Shared Rural Network (SRN) programme reveals critical issues in meeting the UK government’s 95% 4G coverage goal by December 2025. Launched in 2020, the SRN aims to improve 4G coverage from 91.4% to 95% of the UK landmass. Despite a steady increase to 93.1%, sustaining... Read more »

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Government programme boosts 4G coverage in rural Wales

Ryan Daws — Tue, 19 Mar 2024 16:13:09 +0000

Several rural communities in Wales are now accessing fast and reliable 4G mobile coverage thanks to the UK government’s Shared Rural Network initiative to tackle poor connectivity in remote areas. The first of 86 planned 4G mobile masts have been switched on this month in places like Pont-rhyd-y-groes, Ysbyty Ystwyth, LLanafan, Tynygraig, West Fedw and... Read more »

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Digital Connectivity Index: The UK needs to build momentum to “level up”

Ryan Daws — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 15:59:40 +0000

The first Digital Connectivity Index shows the UK needs to build momentum to climb the rankings and reap the substantial benefits. Economic modelling experts Oxford Analytica and Virgin Media O2 partnered up to create the index which is based on “thousands” of OECD datapoints. Of the 24 OECD countries, the UK is currently ranked joint... Read more »

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EE announces major rural 4G coverage expansion plan

Ryan Daws — Wed, 24 Feb 2021 16:59:35 +0000

BT-owned EE has announced plans to expand its 4G coverage in more than 500 areas this year to boost rural connectivity. The expansion is part of the government’s Shared Rural Network (SRN) initiative signed by the UK’s four major operators: EE, Vodafone, O2, and Three. Matt Warman, Minister for Digital Infrastructure, said: “I’m delighted to... Read more »

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Vodafone, Three, and O2 commit to building 222 masts together

Ryan Daws — Wed, 27 Jan 2021 17:19:49 +0000

Three of the UK’s four major telcos have committed to building 222 new masts as part of an endeavour to address rural coverage issues. Vodafone, O2, and Three UK will build and share the new masts to improve rural 4G coverage across all four nations of the United Kingdom. Nick Jeffery, CEO of Vodafone UK,... Read more »

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