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Mobile operator O2 (VMO2) has just deployed the first of 7 new masts in rural parts of Stirling (Scotland) to help boost local 4G (mobile broadband)

| 28 January 2021 O2, Three and Vodafone are to jointly build and share 222 new mobile masts to boost rural coverage across the UK and deliver the first stage of the government’s Shared Rural Network scheme. As part of the agreement 124 new sites will be built in Scotland, 33 in Wales, 11 in Northern Ireland, and 54 in England, with each operator leading on 74 of the new sites. The construction of the new masts will start this year and is scheduled to be completed by 2024 in line...

Paul Lipscombe EE will join the second stage of the Shared Rural Network Three of the UK operators have agreed to build and share 222 new mobile masts in a bid to boost rural coverage across the UK as part of the first stage of the Shared Rural Network (SRN). O2, Three and Vodafone have agreed to partner up to the programme that will deliver the first stage of the £1 billion Shared Rural Network. EE has come out and said it’s not needed at this stage but will be involved in the second stage....