rural coverage

T-Mobile US Confirms SpaceX Satellite ‘Direct to Cell’ Launch

SpaceX launches first satellites that will deliver a mobile service to customers of T-Mobile US outside of cell tower range

11 months ago

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

2 years ago

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

2 years ago

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

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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

3 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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

5 years ago

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…

5 years ago

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…

5 years ago

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

7 years ago

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

8 years ago

Vodafone Connects First Pub To Rural Mobile Coverage Project

Two pints of lager and some 3G please, thanks to Vodafone rural coverage and femtocells

8 years ago

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

11 years ago

Government Auditors Slam Rural Broadband Deployment

The rollout of superfast broadband into rural areas has been slammed by government auditors

11 years ago

Vodafone Uses Open Femto to Fill Shetland 3G Not-Spot

Shared femtos fill in 3G coverage at Walls in Shetland

11 years ago

Three Quits £150m Government Rural Mobile Coverage Plan

Three upsets government plan to build better mobile coverage for rural not spots

12 years ago