EE sets new 4G target for Shared Rural Network
BT-owned EE has announced plans to upgrade more than 2,000 mobile sites to 4G by June 2024 as part of the operator's commitment to the Shared Rural Network (SRN).
The government and four of the UK's leading mobile network operators - EE, O2 (now Virgin Media 02), Three UK and Vodafone – set out a plan to achieve 95 per cent geographic 4G coverage in the UK by 2025 when launching the SRN in 2019. Under the SRN proposal, the four operators pledged to invest £530m to share existing masts and infrastructure in areas where there is limited mobile network coverage.
Since the launch, EE has upgraded 853 areas to 4G coverage and with the new update it has pledged to significantly accelerate its upgrade programme by mid-2024, aiming to improve mobile coverage at an additional 925 sites in England, 359 sites in Scotland, 125 sites in Northern Ireland and 123 sites in Wales.
For their part, Vodafone, Three, and VMO2 signed an agreement to build and share 222 new 4G mobile masts in February of this year to match existing infrastructure that EE had in place.
Register now to continue reading
Thank you for visiting Land Mobile, register now for free and unlimited access to our industry-leading content.
What's included:
-
Unlimited access to all Land Mobile content
-
New content and e-bulletins delivered straight to your inbox
