"It's hugely important for customers to be able to come in and immediately get a decent mobile phone signal, which they can now do."
In February 2024, Vodafone installed a small cell using OpenRAN technology on The Six Bells pub in the Berkshire village of Beenham, in partnership with the Berkshire Digital Infrastructure Group.
Vodafone UK News visited The Six Bells to witness first-hand how this clever little box is delivering strong and reliable 4G coverage to the pub, its customers and those living nearby.
Vodafone was the first UK mobile operator to switch on a live OpenRAN site in August 2020. Since then, rural communities across the UK have started benefiting from coverage delivered by the technology. This includes villages where small cell OpenRAN has been installed on church bell towers.
Learn more about The Six Bells OpenRAN project.
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