Rural Digital Connectivity
In an increasingly digital world, the lack of robust digital infrastructure in rural areas severely limits access to crucial services and stifles economic growth.
17 Jan 2022
Rural communities risk Catch-22 situation as shift to online gathers pace but poor connectivity still leaves many behind
New research highlights growing rural-urban divide and calls on government to rural proof pandemic rebuild plans Many residents of England’s small towns and villages face being digitally excluded and locked...
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17 Jan 2022
Report Warns of Underinvestment in Rural Connectivity and Skills
Publications including ISPreview and IT Pro cover the findings of a new Rural England CIC report that shows many people in the country’s small towns and villages still face being...
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17 Jan 2022
Deal to bring rural areas up to speed on broadband
The Times reports that rural fibre broadband provider, Borderlink, which trades as GoFibre, has received £164 million of new funding from Gresham House, the asset manager Borderlink said that along...
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10 Jan 2022
BT move to clarify landline concerns from rural and vulnerable residents
The Northern Echo reports that BT has confirmed that its ‘Digital Voice’ roll-out in the UK will “enhance” calls for customers, after it announced that traditional landlines would be replaced...
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04 Jan 2022
North Yorkshire’s rural communities need a long-term strategy
The chairman of a commission has claimed in the Yorkshire Post that deeply ingrained issues blighting rural communities will only be resolved with a long-term vision spanning at least the...
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04 Jan 2022
LocalGov Drupal secures further funding from the DLUHC Local Digital Fund
Government acknowledges the importance of open source and collaborative work between councils as part of the leveling up agenda project awarded £400,000 to build on their work With 22 councils...
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20 Dec 2021
Why power cuts left people unable to phone for help
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...
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20 Dec 2021
EE to upgrade 4G in more than 2,000 rural UK areas by 2024
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...
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29 Nov 2021
Vodafone is building self-powering phone masts to improve rural coverage
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...
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22 Nov 2021
Help to Grow: Digital – Stakeholder Toolkit
What is Help to Grow? In the March 2021 Budget, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced the new, UK-wide ‘Help to Grow’ scheme, to help small businesses across the UK...
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