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Network Tech June 6, 2023

UK injects fresh cash into rural connectivity

The UK government reaffirmed its commitment to support businesses and communities in remote areas by adding a £7 million fund to its wider rural connectivity programme. In a statement, the…

By Hana Anandira

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Network Tech June 15, 2022

NZ boosts funding for rural connectivity

New Zealand’s government detailed how an NZD60 million ($37.4 million) budget for improving rural connectivity would be allocated, with the lion’s share to be used to upgrade network capacity and…

By Joseph Waring

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Europe Network Tech March 7, 2022

UK pushes rural mobile coverage plan

The UK government indicated an intent to press ahead with a series of reforms to planning laws designed to ease deployment of mobile infrastructure in rural areas, after concluding a…

By Chris Donkin

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BT Europe Network Tech December 15, 2021

EE ups 4G rural connectivity targets

UK mobile operator EE set a goal to bring 4G coverage to more than 1,500 rural areas across the country by mid-2024, as parent company BT Group’s CEO Philip Jansen…

By Yanitsa Boyadzhieva

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Asia Pacific Network Tech September 6, 2021

Malaysia ramps rural coverage

A Malaysian government plan to improve rural connectivity moved ahead with a tower supporting 4G service constructed and 19 transmitter stations upgraded in the central state of Pahang. In a…

By Joseph Waring

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Asia Pacific Network Tech Operators June 16, 2021

Vodafone trials unlimited broadband in rural NZ

Vodafone New Zealand commenced a three-month trial of unlimited wireless broadband service for people living in areas covered by a rural coverage scheme, as it steps up investments to expand…

By Joseph Waring

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Europe Network Tech Operators Vodafone January 27, 2021

Operators align on UK 4G coverage goal

UK operators Vodafone, O2 and 3 unveiled plans to increase 4G coverage in rural areas by building and sharing 222 new mobile masts, as they move to meet government connectivity…

By Yanitsa Boyadzhieva

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