Four more Western Isles communities are in line to get improved mobile phone coverage under Vodafone’s Rural Open Sure Signal programme.
Balivanich, Lochboisdale, Lochmaddy and Tarbert suffer from unreliable coverage and slow network speeds.
With the installation of Vodafone’s innovative Sure Signal technology, the local communities should benefit from high quality 3G voice services, and much needed access to the internet via mobile devices.
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Isles MP Angus MacNeil, who supported the programme locally and urged local communities
to apply said: “This is certainly a welcomed initiative from Vodafone, which has
the potential to improve mobile telephone coverage to 3G standard for many not-
“I am hopeful that in the next round of applications, other places in the islands will apply and be successful.
“I was pleased to attend Vodafone’s reception yesterday at Westminster, with Anne MacLellan from Lochboisdale.”
Jeroen Hoencamp, Vodafone UK Chief Executive, said: “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.”
Four island communities to get better mobile phone coverage
23 January 2015