NEWS

Checking the facts about 5G to improve understanding and alleviate any concerns

What is special about 5G and why do we need it when we already have 4G? Is there any link between 5G and health issues? How does mobile technology work? Mobile UK’s #5GCheckTheFacts campaign provides factually accurate information to help improve understanding of mobile and 5G and alleviate any concerns.

All you need to know about the new planning laws for telecoms development in England

In their latest blog, our Town & Country Planning Team outlines the key changes in the new Planning Laws for telecoms infrastructure deployment that have recently come into effect in England.

MBNL InSite Newsletter Summer 2022

Welcome to the summer edition of MBNL InSite! This issue looks at the latest progress of the Shared Rural Network programme, how 5G will support the emergency services, the key changes in England’s new telecoms planning laws, a new government initiative to promote best practice across the telecoms industry, and more…

Industry Communications Framework: Promoting Best Practice Across the UK’s Telecoms Industry

MBNL is delighted to be part of an initiative led by the Department of Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) which brings together site providers and telecoms organisations to discuss the challenges faced by the industry in providing and maintaining connectivity across the UK.

Mobile Infrastructure Planning Briefing for Local Council Clerks

In the May issue of The Clerk Magazine published by the Society of Local Council Clerks (SLCC), MBNL’s Planning Manager Will Osborne explains the process behind providing the UK with improved mobile network connectivity, along with the related planning process.

Report by Mobile UK: The Case for Local Authority Digital Champions

In its newest report ‘The Case for Local Authority Digital Champions’, Mobile UK outlines the need for government-funded Digital Champions at a local level and how Digital Champions can help accelerate mobile and gigabit rollout.

Introduction to Site Surveys

How are potential new locations for hosting telecoms equipment assessed? Why are site surveys crucial to ensuring vital mobile services can be maintained and improved? Watch our newly released “Introduction to Site Surveys” videos to learn more about site surveys, why they are needed, and how they are carried out.

MBNL InSite Newsletter Spring 2022

Welcome to MBNL InSite Spring 2022! This revamped edition looks at EE and Three’s move to bring 4G and 5G to London Underground, how 5G is transforming the creative and entertainment industries, local authorities’ role in assisting connectivity rollouts, MBNL’s health & safety vision and achievements, and a brief findings summary of our recent Site Provider Survey.

MBNL welcome new planning laws proposed to assist 4G and 5G rollout

MBNL welcome new planning laws in England proposed by the Government which will further assist the rollout of 4G and 5G, as well as the Shared Rural Network.

What goes on behind the National Planning scene

In the UK, National Planning Regulation is a devolved function, meaning that all nations have different legislations and differing local authorities for managing their planning policies. MBNL’s in-house Planning Team are our experts on planning matters, providing guidance and advice internally and externally.

Site access and site security – the journey continues…

At MBNL, we appreciate that site access and site security are of foremost importance to our site provider community; and our Operational Security Team have been working tirelessly to raise our standards and performance in this key area over the last couple of years. MBNL’s Senior Security Operations Manager John Watkins shares how the team have been working to deliver on that mission.

MBNL InSite Newsletter Q4 2021

MBNL InSite has just turned one! Check out this winter issue for BT/EE and Three’s net-zero plans, 5G’s role in laying the path to net zero, and contributions from our teams on planning and site access & security. Do take our survey for a chance to win a £250 shopping voucher as well!

Giving back to nature – from old phone masts to nesting platforms for birds

At MBNL, we care a lot about the environment and always attempt to do whatever we can to minimise any impact arising from our operations. Read on to find out how our Structural Remediation Team have come up with an innovative way of recycling our disused phone masts to benefit the wider public in a very sustainable way.

MBNL InSite Newsletter Q3 2021

The latest issue of MBNL InSite has landed! In this autumn special, we bring to you an update on EE and Three’s long-term plans to support the UK’s future growth, and look at some pioneering 5G trials across the country’s rural areas, an interesting sustainability project of MBNL’s and more.

The beginning of the end of the telecoms battle?

In an exclusive article published by Estates Gazette (EG), MBNL’s legal team share their views on how two recent Code decisions, one in Scotland and another in England, offer hope of a less litigious future for operators and site owners.

MBNL honoured for outstanding support towards the Armed Forces

MBNL is delighted to be one of the 140 organisations to have received the Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award for their outstanding support towards the Armed Forces community.

Getting ready for summer – support for access to our telecoms apparatus remains vital to keeping the country connected this summer

What is allyship?

As part of our diversity and inclusion programme at MBNL, we’re also focusing on important inclusion content that is useful when thinking about all of our diverse communities. Let’s talk about allyship.

MBNL InSite Newsletter Q2 2021

Welcome to the latest edition of MBNL InSite. In this summer special, we bring to you updates on EE and Three’s on-going network improvements and new rollouts, how telecommunications was featured in the 2021 Queen’s Speech, 5G’s benefits and more.

Why Pride is important

Pride is a time to reflect on the progress that’s been made towards LGBT equality and to acknowledge all those who have fought so hard over the years to achieve this. It is also a time for us to acknowledge that there is still so much more to do.

MBNL celebrates Pride Month 2021

At MBNL, we are busily working to promote and support Inclusion & Diversity. To celebrate Pride Month and to show our support for the LGBTQ+ community we will be sharing interesting facts and stories about the Pride movement throughout this month so please watch this space.

MBNL’s first Strategic Supplier Day was a resounding success

On the 29^th April, MBNL successfully hosted its first Strategic Supplier Day dedicated to providing an open forum for MBNL and our operation and deployment partners to discuss and agree on our shared Health and Safety priorities, and how we can now move forward together to achieve our Health and Safety vision and goals for 2021-24.

MBNL welcomes clear guidance from Scottish appeal court on the renewal of existing Code agreements

In EE Limited & Hutchison 3G UK Limited v Duncan, the Inner House of the Court of Session (the Scottish appeal court) has provided some welcome guidance on the renewal of existing agreements between mobile network operators and site providers under the Electronic Communications Code.

Speeding up Britain with Infralink’s standardisation programme

With its innovative standardisation programme, Infralink is helping to smooth the process of improving connectivity in Scotland by making interactions between site owners, infrastructure providers and mobile companies much more simple, predictable and efficient.