* Posts by gairloch

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UK emergency crews get 4G smartmobes as monkeys attempt to emerge from Reg's butt

gairloch

Re: Are we sure this is UK and not England?

That's why the Home office has bunged EE over £1 billion to fill out the network, especially in areas like here in the north-west of Scotland. From the rate of new tower construction going on at the moment I'd say it looks like they'll manage it. Not all will be open to use by the public though. There is one being built for example on Loch Torridon that will provide ESN service only, not public 4G coverage.

BT has really pulled a fast here though - the tax payer pays for it not only to build out in remote 'uneconomic' areas, but to leapfrog the competitors with 4G implementation from which it can reap all the future profits.