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Government Sets Aside £150 Million For Full 5G Connectivity By 2030
Government investment to expand 5G coverage in UK, as Digital Poverty Alliance says connectivity is a necessity for everyone
Vodafone Switches On Self-Powered Mobile Phone Mast
No mains power required? Vodafone mobile phone mast in Wales incorporates wind turbine, solar panels and on-site batteries
Openreach Hits Quarter Mark, On Way To 25 Million Full Fibre Build
More than seven million homes and premises in the United Kingdom can now enjoy full fibre broadband goodness, Openreach confirms
BT Confirms 3G Service Will Be ‘Retired’ In 2023
BT 3G connectivity will be retired in 2023, as carrier pledges to make 5G connectivity available in 90 percent of the UK by 2028
Shared Rural Network Update Issued By Government
Progress report on £1 billion Shared Rural Network shows Scotland, Wales, North East England benefiting from 4G rural coverage
Rural Mobile Phone Masts To Be Heightened By 20 Percent
Government efforts to tackle rural not spots will see mobile phone masts being up to five metres taller than existing rules
EE To Expand 4G Coverage As Part Of Shared Rural Network
Mobile operator EE is to add 4G connectivity to 579 rural areas this year, as part of the Shared Rural Network initiative
Rural Not-Spot Deal Sees Operators Argue Over Costs
Rival mobile operators clash with BT-owned EE over costs to access its network masts, ahead of crunch meeting on Wednesday
Openreach Announces Full Fibre To 227 Rural Communities
200 villages, market towns and rural areas set to benefit as Openreach pledges to roll out ultrafast fibre to the premise (FTTP)
Government, Operators Target Not-Spots With ‘Shared Rural Network’
No more rural not-spots, after the government and mobile operators pledge a £1 billion plan to create a 'Shared Rural Network'
EE Targets Rural Broadband Not-spots With 4G Antenna
Stuck in broadband slowlane? EE solution aims to help 580,000 homes gain speeds of speeds of over 100Mbps
EE Shows Off Drones And Balloons To Boost Rural 4G Coverage
EE's new drones and balloons will boost coverage in remote areas and during natural disasters
Vodafone Connects First Pub To Rural Mobile Coverage Project
Two pints of lager and some 3G please, thanks to Vodafone rural coverage and femtocells
Superfast Broadband Now Available For Three Out Of Four Homes
Ofcom claims 73 percent of the UK now has access to superfast broadband, but countryside campaigners feel left out
Government Auditors Slam Rural Broadband Deployment
The rollout of superfast broadband into rural areas has been slammed by government auditors
Vodafone Uses Open Femto to Fill Shetland 3G Not-Spot
Shared femtos fill in 3G coverage at Walls in Shetland
Three Quits £150m Government Rural Mobile Coverage Plan
Three upsets government plan to build better mobile coverage for rural not spots