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mobile coverage
09.05.2022
Research suggests that local authorities that have prioritised digital connectivity and appointed Digital Champions, have had significant success in speeding up rollout and improving relationships with telecommunications companies. Mobile UK, the trade association for the UK’s mobile network...
14.03.2022
ISPreview reports that the Government has confirmed their intention to introduce a series of changes to Permitted Development (PD) rights for mobile infrastructure, which aims to help extend 5G and 4G coverage in rural areas of England This includes...
20.12.2021
The BBC detail how power cuts caused by Storm Arwen have highlighted a potentially lethal problem in the home phone network's digital transformation. Traditional landlines are being phased out in favour of broadband-enabled phones reliant on electricity. The...
20.12.2021
Computer Weekly reports UK mobile operator EE plans to upgrade its 4G infrastructure in more than 2,000 areas by June 2024 as part of the UK Government’s Shared Rural Network (SRN) initiative to extend coverage in rural areas EE...
29.11.2021
Tech Radar reports that Vodafone’s self-powered phone masts will help the operator achieve net zero in the UK by 2027 and reduce the cost and complexity of deploying mobile infrastructure in the most remote parts of the UK Energy...
23.08.2021
The Farmers Guardian reports that despite the announcement that from 2025 all households and businesses will need the internet to make calls, many countryside communities are still struggling for mobile phone reception or to reach internet speeds of one megabit...
12.07.2021
The Rural Services Network has received a letter from the Minister for Digital Infrastructure Matt Warman MP, praising the organisation for its work sharing the Government Consultation on Improving Consultation for Very Hard to Reach Premises Rural Digital Connectivity...
05.07.2021
People in rural Scotland, Wales and the North East of England will enjoy huge improvements in their mobile coverage thanks to the Shared Rural Network, a £1 billion mobile connectivity programme agreed between the country’s main mobile operators and the...
05.07.2021
Telecommunication publications including Light Reading and Advanced Television report on news that the Department of Culture, Media and Sport has published encouraging forecasts on how much it thinks rural 4G coverage will improve following completion of the Shared Rural Network...
21.06.2021
Early social science insight has been released from Lancaster University Management School about Mobile Access North Yorkshire (MANY) – a Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) 5G Testbed and Trial project The report: Report. The importance of...
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Public Sector Funding
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