{"id":53290,"date":"2015-02-03T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-02-03T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=a4f1620e6c1888b374033277ef59421d"},"modified":"2015-02-03T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-02-03T14:00:00","slug":"press-release-government-to-boost-connectivity-and-promote-growth-through-publicly-owned-digital-infrastructure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=53290","title":{"rendered":"Press release: Government to boost connectivity and promote growth through publicly owned digital infrastructure"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Today, the government will publish new details of over 13,000 miles of publicly owned digital infrastructure and outline steps to ensure that these networks are used to improve connectivity for users and businesses across the country, Minister for the Cabinet Office, Francis Maude announced at the Sprint 15 conference<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Read the interim report and data on Public Sector Telecommunications and Digital Infrastructure Maps<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Each year government spends at least \u00a31.5 billion of taxpayers\u2019 money on public sector networks, including signal masts, fibre optics, and cables. Yet in the past government did not even hold comprehensive information on this infrastructure \u2013 let alone publish it. Spare capacity was not used effectively and public sector organisations developed their own duplicate and expensive bespoke networks and technology.<\/p>\n

The interim landscape report<\/a> published today reveals that by better utilising this existing infrastructure, government could improve access to high-speed broadband, address mobile phone not-spots and deliver better value for taxpayers. For example, government has identified over 1,000 sites on government-owned buildings where placing mobile telephone masts could help boost signal reception in heavily built up and rural areas and bring in revenue for taxpayers. <\/p>\n

Last month, the government laid out a new deal with mobile operators to guarantee coverage for 90% of the country\u2019s landmass. The government will work with providers and local groups to explore how additional capacity in publicly owned networks could be best utilised.<\/p>\n

As part of this report, an interim map of public sector telecommunications and digital infrastructure has been published. <\/p>\n

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Interim map of public sector telecommunications and digital infrastructure <\/a><\/h2>\n

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The map increases transparency, revealing for the first time the scale and coverage of the main networks owned and leased by government. These networks include:<\/p>\n