Vodafone and Orange sailing ahead by sharing masts

Orange and Vodafone have extended their sharing agreements and will share cell sites and parts of the Radio Access Network (RAN). Vodafone hope to save around £1bn per year in saved expenses.

This covers both 2G and 3G systems and they’re using BT for backhaul services.

Angus MacNeil of the Scottish National Party is going to propose that they should now be mandated to improve coverage in the Scottish Islands, which currently don’t have a lot.