Rural Connectivity Group
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| Rural Connectivity Group | |
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Founded | 2017 |
| Headquarters | Level 20, Lumley Centre, 88 Shortland Street, Auckland , New Zealand |
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| Website | thercg |
The Rural Connectivity Group (RCG) is a joint venture by New Zealand mobile network operators – One NZ, Spark and 2degrees. Crown Infrastructure Partners has contracted with the Rural Connectivity Group to bring 4G mobile and wireless broadband coverage to rural New Zealand under the Rural Broadband Initiative Phase Two and the Mobile Black Spot Fund.[1][2][3]
The RCG has built over 500 new mobile cell-sites,[4] delivering high speed wireless broadband to at least 30,000 additional rural New Zealand households. This will increase New Zealand's mobile land coverage area by up to 25 per cent, and deliver mobile calling and data service to a further potential 780 kilometres of New Zealand's state highways. It aims to provide high-speed broadband to the greatest possible number of rural users and improve mobile on state highways and at key visitor destinations.[5]
All three mobile network operators will share spectrum, network equipment and have one set of antennae on each tower, using Multi Operator Core Network (MOCN) technology.[6]
