Guides and Reports

5G New Thinking Toolkit

Standard Documents: Leases

The Infralink team have developed leases that apply to land and buildings in an urban and rural setting. If you are in doubt whether you are looking at a site that is ‘urban’ or ‘rural’ consider whether the site is located in a settlement or not.

Guidance on how these documents should be used and relevant considerations is included in the templates.

Standard Documents: Wayleaves

A mast site will need to be connected to power and fibre infrastructure. Wayleaves will need to be agreed to allow this additional infrastructure to pass over third party land or even the landlord’s land.

Infralink is developing a standard wayleave agreement.

Standard Documents: Framework Agreement

When deploying internet of things (IoT) or small cells, the mobile industry will often agree one contract to cover a number of leased assets – a master agreement.

Infralink has taken best practice in these areas to produce a standard master agreement. Guidance on how these documents should be used and relevant considerations are included in the templates

Payment Guidance

A key part of the discussions between potential landlords and tenants will be the financial considerations. This should take account of the value of the asset, the burden on the landlord and any benefits the tenant is receiving. There are a few other things it needs to comply with too – the Electronic Communications Code 2017, subsidy control (formerly known as state aid) and a public bodies ‘best consideration’ obligation.

The Payment Guidance has taken all these elements into consideration for a variety of asset types across Scotland to provide a fair starting point to begin negotiations.

Consideration about subsidy control (formerly known as state aid) and public authority ‘best consideration’ requirements can be found in the Infralink Local Authority Note.

Connectivity Marketplace

What if you could have an online map with information about which public sector assets are available to put mobile infrastructure on, and know upfront the terms for doing so?

What if you could look at an area and know where connectivity needs to be improved whether because the coverage is poor or there is known future demand?

Infralink-Exchange is part of the UK Government’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport’s pathfinder programme to build an online, map-based, marketplace that brings together existing information in one place to allow the public sector and mobile industry to discuss opportunities for better connectivity.

Infralink-Exchange Playbook

How to Apply Ofcom License

5G Digital Supply Chain Report

Published June 2022, The Scotland 5G Centre outlines the productivity and efficiency gains enabled by new 5G technology and how this can be applied to drive business, skills and service change in the supply chain.

5G Green Freeport's Report

Published May 2022, The Scotland 5G Centre outlines some of the 5G technologies that might be considered when becoming the next Scottish Green Freeport. This is an opportunity for us to support those who choose to bid.