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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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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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