Written by EE
- EE, the Scottish Government, the Scottish Futures Trust and WHP Telecoms Ltd. bring reliable connectivity to 13 new highland locations, helping close signal blackspots and connect emergency services across the most remote areas of Scotland.
- Local medical centre on the Isle of Jura shares how the new mobile coverage has enhanced patient care and day-to-day operations at the practice.
Patient safety and critical medical care has been boosted across the Highlands and Islands as new 4G coverage connects Scotland’s most remote emergency services.
Jura Medical Practice is just one of the organisations that is seeing an end to signal ‘blackspots’ thanks to EE’s partnerships with the Scottish Government, WHP Telecoms and Scottish Futures Trust. The new high-speed 4G connectivity, provided by two new masts on the Isle of Jura, will see the Jura Medical Practice able to communicate more effectively with its helicopter landing pad in the event of an emergency, as well as ensure on-call doctors can be reached.
These positive changes are a direct result of 13 new 4G masts that have been installed across the Highlands and Islands this year. These 13 ‘blackspots’ have been connected as part of the Scottish Government’s £28.75 million Scottish 4G Infill programme (S4GI), which is delivering 4G infrastructure and services to areas in rural Scotland which previously had extremely limited mobile coverage.
The project will be activating a further six remote areas across the Highlands and Islands in 2023.
