The Shared Rural Network (SRN) has already delivered mobile broadband to over 95% of the UK, helping address the digital divide by improving 4G coverage in the areas that need it most.
To learn more about planned improvements in your area, visit the Forecast Coverage Improvements by Region page.
By upgrading their existing networks and working together on shared infrastructure and new sites, the MNOs and Government will transform mobile coverage in rural areas. Coverage from all four operators increases consumer choice and boosts productivity in rural areas.
To deliver the programme, the MNOs have invested privately to help eliminate the majority of ‘partial not-spots’ – areas which receive coverage from at least one, but not all, operators. The UK Government will provide further funding to build new masts to help tackle ‘total not-spots’ – hard to reach areas where there is currently no coverage at all.
The SRN is a sustainable approach to the challenge of delivering rural mobile coverage. The programme will transform 4G coverage without duplicating infrastructure, minimising the impact on our countryside.
