The UK Government’s commitment to nationwide gigabit broadband and 5G coverage by 2030 is a crucial step toward ensuring every community has fast and reliable digital connectivity. In November, Secretary of State, Chris Bryant MP, wrote to UK councils urging them to prioritise the rollout of digital infrastructure led by local authority digital champions.

This is a welcome development. It will help unlock economic growth, enhance social inclusion and create smarter, more connected communities.

A Positive Step Toward National Digital Transformation

Of course, digital infrastructure is already deployed across our communities. However, as the Minister points out, the process is neither quick nor unbureaucratic. To accelerate their programmes, local authorities must reduce administrative and regulatory bottlenecks. This will pave the way for a smoother and more efficient network rollout and expansion.

The measures outlined—streamlining wayleave negotiations, offering non-exclusive agreements, and taking a flexible approach to street works—are practical and forward-thinking. They help prevent the traditional resource constraints and delays associated with telecoms deployment, ensuring that connectivity improves quickly.

Let’s Aim for Minimal Disruption. Maximum Connectivity

Wifinity has long been a leader in deploying digital infrastructure in highly regulated environments. Our experience in delivering connectivity solutions to operationally sensitive locations, such as the MOD, has let us perfect a low-impact deployment model that minimises disruption.

Our approach, developed through years of work in armed forces and government environments, is highly replicable for local authorities. We collaborate closely with stakeholders and ensure compliance with regulations to make digital infrastructure deployment seamless.

Experience in Wayleave Agreements

The Government’s focus on early engagement and non-exclusive wayleaves is also important to overcoming historical roadblocks in broadband deployment. At Wifinity, we are highly experienced in negotiating and holding public sector wayleaves, to efficiently deliver connectivity to complex environments.

We welcome simplifying the wayleave process. Collaborative relationships between councils and telecom providers can accelerate broadband rollout without unnecessary delays, paving the way for improved digital access in their communities.

Supporting Digital Champions to Deliver Local Broadband Programmes

The Minister recommends that local authorities appoint digital champions to drive digital transformation by putting connectivity at the centre of local strategic planning.

Wifinity is well positioned to support these digital champions in implementing streamlined processes and overcoming deployment challenges. We can provide guidance, technical expertise and strategies to help councils navigate broadband expansion.

Partnering for a Connected Future

The call to action from the Government is clear. Local authorities play an active role in supporting digital infrastructure deployment. By adopting best practices, embracing flexibility and fostering collaboration, councils can help accelerate the UK’s digital transformation.

Wifinity is ready to be a trusted partner in this journey.  Contact oliver.walter@wifinity.co.uk for more information.

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Mews integrates with Wifinity’s platform, Stardust. As soon as a new tenant checks in through Mews, Stardust instantly creates a secure WiFi account. This eliminates manual WiFi account creation.

Residents receive branded emails and SMS notifications with login details, and self-manage their WiFi account through a user portal. The system pushes user credentials back into the Mews PMS for a seamless, no-touch, end-to-end process.

Designed for easy deployment across multiple properties, landlords and property owners have a cost-effective connectivity solution across their estate. They benefit from:

• Ability to offer a streamlined, ‘mobile-like’ WiFi experience from day one.
• Full brand and control their tenant communications
• Reducing the WiFi admin loads of setting up accounts

Stephanie Smith, Business Development Director, Residential, at Wifinity, said, “Integrating with Mews marks a significant advancement for the resident WiFi experience. Frictionless connectivity gives landlords, developers, and facilities managers another high-value amenity to offer tenants. It is helping them differentiate their property in the highly competitive build-to-rent sector. We aim to deliver high-quality, automated WiFi experiences that enhance resident satisfaction.”

Earlier this month, Wifinity secured a contract to install connectivity for a major London build-to-rent development, with the Mews PMS integration included in the WiFi experience.

For more information about Wifinity’s residential solutions, visit Multi Tenant Building Internet – Wifinity

About Mews

Mews is the leading platform for the new era of hospitality. Powering over 5,500 customers across more than 85 countries, Mews Hospitality Cloud is designed to streamline operations for modern hoteliers, transform the guest experience and create more profitable businesses. Customers include BWH Hotels, Strawberry, The Social Hub and Airelles Collection. Mews was named Best PMS (2024, 2025) and listed among the Best Places to Work in Hotel Tech (2021, 2022, 2024, 2025) by Hotel Tech Report, and won the Tech Hero 2024 Award at CIODAY. Mews has raised $335 million from investors including Goldman Sachs Alternatives, Kinnevik and Notion to transform hospitality.

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Around 5,000 oil and gas employees will use the new, secure WiFi services, provided by Vital’s partners. These include 4MS Network Solutions, which is delivering a managed crew welfare internet solution to over 30 rigs. Users get online using a corporate login credential and receive a daily bandwidth allowance that is shared equally amongst crew to stop service bottlenecks.

Reliable WiFi coverage is critical for transient offshore employees, working in a harsh and isolated environment. With long hours and difficult physical conditions, WiFi is important to support crew well-being, health and safety, productivity and retention.

“Operators are looking for high-quality connectivity as they increase the amenities available to support crew welfare in the offshore oil and gas sector,” said Joe Burnell, Managing Director, Vital WiFi.

“Several of our team have worked offshore and we understand the isolation and challenges of the North Sea environment. We’re proud to support these communities with reliable internet so that they can stay in touch with their families onshore.”

For more information about Vital WiFi services visit www.vitalwifi.com and contact Joe Burnell at sales@vitalwifi.com

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