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Four communities on Barra have been selected to receive 3G mobile phone coverage through Vodafone’s rural not-spot scheme.

 

Castlebay and neighbouring Horve along with Eoligarry and Ardveenish in the north of the island are in line to get improved signals.

 

Barra suffers from unreliable mobile coverage and slow network speeds.

 

With the installation of Vodafone’s innovative Sure Signal technology, the local community will benefit from high quality 3G voice services, and much needed access to the internet via mobile devices, contributing positively to business and everyday life.

 

Vodafone will now start working with the nominated Village Champion on this initiative, with the service going live next year.

 

The Rural Open Sure Signal 100 programme is a national initiative by Vodafone UK to provide reliable mobile access to up to 100 rural communities in mobile not-spot locations.

Jeroen Hoencamp, Vodafone UK Chief Executive, said: “I am delighted the communities in Isle of Barra have been named as four of our 100 ROSS communities and I’m excited about the transformation this pioneering programme should bring to the community.

 

“The communities who have worked with us to introduce Open Sure Signal have all told us how life has improved markedly, from the ability to make an appointment at the local doctor to telling their families they are running late for lunch.

 

“We are committed to investing hugely in our network and using innovative technologies such as Sure Signal to provide coverage to rural communities means we can reach areas where it’s been impossible to reach using traditional means.”  

 

Vodafone’s Rural Open Sure Signal programme has now seen the connection of 13 rural communities across the UK. Communities connected so far have been enjoying social media using mobile internet whilst businesses, from GPs to pubs to a mussel farmer in the Shetlands, now have mobile signal to help make their businesses work better.

 

 

Villages to get improved mobile phone signal

24 November 2014