Britain can be a country that connects
Our campaign is about making it easier to build masts, giving people more reasons to support getting them built, and bringing Britain's networks into line with comparable countries.
Stop the buffering
Poor signal persists because coverage is overstated, mast applications are too easy to block, and the people who would benefit often do not know a decision is being made.
Make it easier to build masts
In England, 86% of planning applications are approved. For telecoms masts, the figure is around 51%. Even successful applications can take months. Britain needs a planning system that treats mobile connectivity with the urgency it deserves.
Measure real-world signal
Official coverage maps can make an area look connected even when real-world speeds are unusable. Bad measurement gives councils an excuse to say no to better infrastructure. We want decisions to reflect what people experience on trains, high streets, farms, and busy streets.
Organise the people who benefit
The loudest voices in a mast application are often those living nearest to it. The people who would benefit – commuters, small businesses, farmers, visitors, and residents nearby – may not even know there is an application in. We want their case to be heard too.
The technologies that need better networks
Standalone 5G reduces network latency from around 70 milliseconds to 5 – a change that makes entirely new industries viable, from autonomous vehicles to remote robotic surgery. Several of these industries are already planning UK launches, but depend on network performance that Britain does not yet have.
Only 2% of UK connections use standalone 5G – the version capable of delivering these improvements. The UK held its first mmWave spectrum auction in October 2025, years behind the US, Japan, and South Korea.
Self-driving vehicles
The Automated Vehicles Act passed in 2024, and companies including Waymo are preparing UK launches. These vehicles require guaranteed sub-5ms latency for safety-critical decisions – roughly fourteen times faster than 4G can reliably deliver.
Drone deliveries
The CAA approved Amazon's first UK drone delivery service in January 2026 and wants routine beyond-visual-line-of-sight operations by 2027. Managing drone traffic over populated areas requires continuous 5G command and control links.
Remote surgery
NHS England projects that nine in ten keyhole surgeries will use robotic assistance within a decade. King's College London and Ericsson have demonstrated 5G robotic surgery with haptic feedback, but it requires the guaranteed low-latency connections that only standalone 5G provides.
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