Mobile Broadband: Rural Areas
Commons · Question 54713 · Tabled 30 May 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Mark Pritchard
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has plans to expand the use of satellite technology to improve rural mobile phone (a) connectivity and (b) coverage.
Answer
Answered by Chris Bryant, 9 Jun 2025
Satellite connectivity can complement the coverage provided by terrestrial mobile networks. Mobile network operators have already for example, used satellite services to provide backhaul to some Shared Rural Network sites where it is challenging to provid...