{"id":38547,"date":"2024-07-01T08:22:29","date_gmt":"2024-07-01T07:22:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/?p=38547"},"modified":"2024-07-01T10:04:59","modified_gmt":"2024-07-01T09:04:59","slug":"o2-uk-claims-completion-of-phase-one-of-rural-4g-mobile-rollout-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2024\/07\/o2-uk-claims-completion-of-phase-one-of-rural-4g-mobile-rollout-project.html","title":{"rendered":"O2 UK Claim Completion of Phase One of Rural 4G Mobile Rollout Project UPDATE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mobile network operator <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/o2uk\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">O2<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/vm\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Virgin Media<\/a> \/ VMO2) has reported that they&#8217;ve &#8220;<em>completed the first phase<\/em>&#8221; of the \u00a31bn industry-led Shared Rural Network (SRN) rollout, which was achieved by expanding their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/4g\">4G<\/a> (mobile broadband) coverage to a total of 227 rural communities in &#8220;<em>partial not-spot areas<\/em>&#8221; across the UK.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The SRN \u2013 supported by <strong>\u00a3501m<\/strong> of public funding and <strong>\u00a3532m<\/strong> from operators \u2013 involves both the reciprocal sharing of existing masts in certain areas and the demand-led building and sharing of new masts in others between the operators, which aims to extend geographic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/4g\">4G<\/a> coverage (aggregate) to 95% of the UK by the end of 2025 (or 84% when only considering the areas where you\u2019ll be able to take <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/4g\">4G<\/a> from all providers).<\/p>\n<div class=\"bq2\"><strong>NOTE:<\/strong> The target varies between regions, thus 4G cover from at least one operator is expected to reach 98% in England, 91% in Scotland, 95% in Wales and 98% in N.Ireland. But this falls to 90% in England, 74% in Scotland, 80% in Wales and 85% in N.Ireland when looking at coverage from all MNOs combined.<\/div>\n<p>The SRN includes several targets, but the first one involves the delivery of industry funded coverage improvements for <strong>Partial Not-Spot<\/strong> (PNS) areas (i.e. areas that receive coverage from at least one operator, but not all), which needed to be achieved by June 2024. At this point, 4G (mobile broadband) must cover 88% of the UK&#8217;s landmass.<\/p>\n<p>Rival operator <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/eebroadband\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">EE<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/britishtelecom\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">BT<\/a>) became the first provider to report having achieved the PNS target in January 2024 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2024\/01\/ee-complete-first-phase-of-shared-uk-rural-4g-mobile-upgrade.html\">here<\/a>), nearly half a year ahead of schedule, and it now appears as if <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/o2uk\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">O2<\/a> has recently gone full throttle to deliver on their own side of the SRN build commitment in time for the deadline. The progress is important, particularly given the concerns about long delays by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nao.org.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Audit Office<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2024\/02\/nao-warn-gbp1bn-uk-rural-4g-mobile-rollout-is-facing-delays.html\">here<\/a>) and <a href=\"https:\/\/committees.parliament.uk\/committee\/127\/public-accounts-committee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Public Accounts Committee<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2024\/05\/pac-warn-pace-of-rural-uk-4g-mobile-rollout-project-is-unsustainable.html\">here<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Overall, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/o2uk\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">O2<\/a> claims to have now built &#8220;<em>more shared sites than any other operator<\/em>&#8221; to improve mobile coverage in 227 partial not-spot areas across the UK. The Glencoe Mountain Resort (Scotland\u2019s oldest ski centre) became the 227th site to benefit from improved 4G coverage, which also has the distinction of being the &#8220;<em>highest mobile mast in the UK<\/em>&#8220;, standing some 1,108 metres above sea level.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bq1\"><p><strong>Jeanie York, CTO of VMO2, said:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are absolutely committed to bringing reliable mobile connectivity to more rural communities and have now completed the first phase of our SRN rollout. Our 227th site at Glencoe is now the highest mast in the UK and one of the most impressive to date, standing over a kilometre above sea level and providing connectivity to the nearby ski resort. This work is vital in tackling the urban-rural digital divide that exists in the UK.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>However, the official announcement makes no mention of the 88% coverage figure, which forms a key part of the PNS target. This is because achieving such a level remains contingent upon the other operators (particularly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/vodafoneuk\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Vodafone<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/threeuk\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Three UK<\/a>) being able to deliver on their PNS builds (i.e. if their rivals are still heavily delayed, then O2 will also remain below 88%). &#8220;<em>This means that there is interdependence between operators and no one operator is able to meet the 88% target alone<\/em>,&#8221; said a VMO2 spokesperson to ISPreview.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the day, it&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/ofcom\" target=\"_blank\">Ofcom<\/a>\u2019s responsibility to take a view on whether the Phase One (PNS) licence obligations have been met or not. The regulator is due to run a progress assessment this summer and will then reach a conclusion by the early autumn, which should give us a clear idea of how much progress has been made and where the operators have fallen short.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/britishtelecom\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">BT<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/eebroadband\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">EE<\/a>) has just reached a crucial mast sharing agreement with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/vodafoneuk\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Vodafone<\/a> and O2 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2024\/06\/bt-nears-deal-to-share-rural-uk-mobile-masts-with-o2-and-vodafone.html\">here<\/a>), which could enable rival operators to catch-up.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE 10:02am<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Added an extra little remark from VMO2 above on coverage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mobile network operator O2 (Virgin Media \/ VMO2) has reported that they&#8217;ve &#8220;completed the first phase&#8221; of the \u00a31bn industry-led Shared Rural Network (SRN) rollout, which was achieved by expanding their 4G (mobile broadband) coverage to a total of 227 rural communities in &#8220;partial not-spot areas&#8221; across the UK.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":38549,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[61,60,32,38,89,475],"class_list":["post-38547","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uk_isp_news","tag-4g","tag-mobile-broadband","tag-o2","tag-politics","tag-scotland","tag-virgin-media"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@ispreview\/112710035138126007","error":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - 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