Cellnex UK, Vodafone UK and VMO2 agree new long-term partnership

• Partnership aims to boost UK mobile connectivity

London – Cellnex UK, Vodafone and Virgin Media O2 have reached a new long-term agreement for Cellnex UK to provide the two mobile network operators with tower infrastructure and associated services. This new agreement strengthens and grows the existing relationship providing certainty for all parties.

Cellnex UK CEO, Gianluca Landonlina underlined how “This agreement exemplifies the strength of Cellnex’s partnerships with its customers. The new agreement, forged through great collaboration between our organisations, will enable the efficient sharing of our infrastructure today and the flexibility to support the growth of our customers’ networks in the future. Cellnex will provide related services and share our capabilities, thereby becoming a valuable partner to help Vodafone and Virgin Media O2 achieve their objectives. At all times, we are aligned with our customers on the common goal of extending reliable and high performing telecommunication networks to serve their end customers. Also, to become integral to the successful roll-out of wireless connectivity throughout the UK to help the digitalization of the whole country.”

“This agreement,” continued Gianluca Landolina, “further strengthens our commitment to the UK market and provides long term visibility to both our industrial activity and financial investment”.

Andrea Dona, Chief Network Officer, Vodafone, said: “This partnership helps us both expand and maintain our reliable network in all corners of the UK, not only now, but also in the future. We look forward to continuing to work with the team at Cellnex”.

Jeanie York, Chief Technology Officer at Virgin Media O2, said: “This partnership will help us maintain and upgrade our existing sites across the country and ensure we continue to provide our customers with the fast and reliable mobile connectivity they increasingly rely on as we invest billions of pounds each year in our networks and services”.

This new agreement ensures that Vodafone and Virgin Media O2 have access to Cellnex’s tower infrastructure across the UK and facilitates Vodafone and Virgin Media O2’s network sharing under their separate network sharing agreement, which the parties recently renewed.