Telent has delivered a £175m network connecting 163 remote radio sites across 11,000 miles of UK coastline, enabling the Coastguard to provide effective frontline emergency response.
The network required 1,220km of new infrastructure and stretches from the Shetland Islands to the Isles of Scilly.
The first installations of the new network, combining full-fibre and microwave technology, began in December 2020.
Telent CEO Jo Gretton said: “The new network provides a firm foundation for the future and new technology services and projects that only the high performance of a full-fibre network can support.”
Lee-on-the-Solent, Crystal Palace, Humber, Bridlington and Brighton Marina were among the first sites switched to the new search and rescue radio network. The remote radio sites cover the whole of the UK coastline, spanning Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales and England.