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The UK Government’s Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has today revealed that 50 publicly funded rural 4G<\/a> (mobile broadband) mast upgrades have now gone live in Scotland as part of the industry-led \u00a31bn Shared Rural Network<\/a> (SRN) project – providing coverage from EE<\/a>, O2<\/a> and VodafoneThree (Vodafone<\/a> and Three UK<\/a>) across more than 1,900 sq km.<\/p>\n

The SRN \u2013 originally supported by a commitment of \u00a3501m in public funding and \u00a3532m of private investment from operators \u2013 involves both the reciprocal sharing of existing UK masts in certain areas and the demand-led building and sharing of new masts in others between the operators.<\/p>\n

NOTE:<\/strong> The SRN has so far helped to ensure that over 96% of the UK’s landmass has 4G<\/a> coverage from at least one mobile operator – achieved ahead of schedule (here<\/a>), although this drops to 83.58% when looking at areas that all operators can cover.<\/div>\n

Most of the early work on the SRN involved private investment from the main mobile network operators, although over the past few years we\u2019ve also seen government-funded mast upgrades and new site builds taking place in other parts of the country. A total of over 140 mast upgrades have now gone live across the UK, including the 50 in Scotland.<\/p>\n

The 50th mast in Scotland was activated near the remote West Highland settlement of Branault on the Ardnamurchan peninsula. Some of the other recent masts to go live in Scotland include destinations such as the Isles of Arran, Islay and Jura, Dukes Pass in Trossachs National Park and Tarbert on the Kintyre 66 route.<\/p>\n

UK Telecoms Minister, Liz Lloyd, said: <\/strong><\/p>\n

“Scotland\u2019s mountains, islands and remote rural communities have made it one of the hardest places in the UK to deliver reliable mobile coverage \u2013 but our investment is helping to change that.<\/p>\n

By switching on dozens more 4G<\/a> masts through the Shared Rural Network, we are tackling long-standing blackspots and giving more people across rural Scotland the coverage they need to stay in touch, run businesses and get help in an emergency.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Kirsty McNeill, UK Government Minister for Scotland, said:<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Reaching 50 UK Government-funded masts in Scotland is a milestone for rural communities who have put up with poor or non-existent mobile signal for too long.<\/p>\n

From the islands of Arran, Islay and Jura to the Trossachs and beyond, this investment is making a practical difference to people\u2019s lives, whether that\u2019s running a business, keeping in touch with loved ones, or getting help quickly in an emergency.<\/p>\n

The Shared Rural Network is delivering for Scotland, and we\u2019re not stopping here.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The project is currently focused on tackling the second and final target to reduce Total Not-Spot<\/strong> (TNS) areas by January 2027. In total as a result of UK Government funding, 20 further upgrades through the Extended Area Service (EAS) will be live in Scotland before the programme completes in January 2027 (bringing the total to 70 in Scotland), which is expected to bring coverage to 91% of Scottish landmass.<\/p>\n

Current SRN 4G Geographic Coverage Progress (June 2026)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"SRN-Coverage-Progress-June-2026\"<\/p>\n

List of Scotland’s 50 SRN 4G Mast Upgrade Sites<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

1 Lockerbie – Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
\n2 Ettrick Valley – Berwickshie, Roxburgh and Selkirk
\n3 Ayrshire – Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
\n4 Crosslee – Selkirk, Scottish Borders
\n5 Duns – Scottish Borders
\n6 Kelso – Roxburghshire
\n7 Lockerbie – Dumfries & Galloway
\n8 Campbeltown – Argyll and Bute
\n9 West Buccleuch – Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
\n10 Acharacle – Argyll and Bute
\n11 Southend, Campbeltown – Argyll and Bute
\n12 A849, Isle of Mull – Argyll and Bute
\n13 Minor road from A848, near Salen, Isle of Mull
\n14 Brechin – Angus and Perthshire Glens
\n15 Forestry Track of A890 Strome Ferry near Kyle of Lochalsh – Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
\n16 Bothwell Hill – Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
\n17 Tundergarth – Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
\n18 Girvan \u2013 South Ayrshire
\n19 Kirriemuir – Angus
\n20 Newton Stewart – Dumfries and Galloway
\n21 Duns – Lothian East
\n22 Land off B8007, Near Glenborrodale – Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
\n23 Off B8083, Srathaird, near Elgol – Isle of Skye
\n24 Langburn Sheils, Hawick – Roxburghshire
\n25 Strathconnan – Muir of Ord
\n26 Camas-Luinie – Near Dornie
\n27 Lammermuir – Scottish Borders
\n28 Off B955, Kirriemuir – Angus,
\n29 Near Dykehead – Angus
\n30 Innerleithen – Scottish Borders
\n31 Tarskavaig – Isle of Skye
\n32 Near Heriot – Scottish Borders
\n33 Kinlochspelve – Isle of Mull
\n34 Southend, Campbeltown – Argyll & Bute
\n35 Land at Bunessan – Isle of Mull
\n36 Near Kingie, Glen Garry, PH35 4HS – Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
\n37 Torrin – Isle of Skye
\n38 Isle of Jura – Argyll & Bute
\n39 Jedburgh , Roxburghshire
\n40 Isle of Jura, Argyll & Bute,
\n41 Strathcarron – Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
\n42 Barr – Ayrshire
\n43 Kelsay – Isle of Islay
\n44 Newcastleton – Roxburghshire
\n45 Tarbert – Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
\n46 Dukes Pass – Stirling
\n47 Loch Muick – West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
\n48 Strathconon, Contin – Ross-shire
\n49 Sliddery, Arran – North Ayrshire
\n50 Branault, West Ardnamurchan<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The UK Government’s Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has today revealed that 50 publicly funded rural 4G (mobile broadband) mast upgrades have now gone live in Scotland as part of the industry-led \u00a31bn Shared Rural Network (SRN) project – providing coverage from EE, O2 and VodafoneThree (Vodafone and Three UK) across more than […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":40755,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[61,406,474,405,60,32,38,89,63,475,96],"class_list":["post-47279","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uk_isp_news","tag-4g","tag-5g","tag-bt","tag-ee","tag-mobile-broadband","tag-o2","tag-politics","tag-scotland","tag-three-uk","tag-virgin-media","tag-vodafone"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@ispreview\/116888666768774472","error":""},"yoast_head":"\n50 UK Gov Funded 4G Mobile Rural Mast Upgrades Now Live in Scotland - 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