Virgin Media O2 says it has completed the first phase of its Shared Rural Network (SRN) rollout, with the final ‘partial not-spot site’ installed at Glencoe Mountain Resort.
VMO2 says the site, standing at 1,108 metres above sea level, is the highest mobile mast in the UK, and that the operator has ‘built more shared sites than any other operator to improve mobile coverage’ with 227 partial not-spot areas across the UK ticked off.
Those 227 sites are controlled by Virgin Media O2, but Three and Vodafone can also connect to the shared sites. VMO2 customers specifically can now access 4G services in more than 300 former coverage black spots, it says.
The new mast will deliver connectivity to Glencoe Mountain Resort, which is apparently Scotland’s oldest ski centre. VMO2 says it was a pain to put up as well, with extreme weather conditions ‘making delivery exceptionally difficult.’ Glencoe is also a National Nature Reserve and home to endangered species, including golden eagles and ptarmigans, we’re told, and the operator worked with build partner WHP Telecoms to deliver the site in five weeks.
