AN improved mobile phone signal is being promised by one operator in south Shropshire.

But it initially will only benefit people living in the north of the area.

However, Ludlow MP Philip Dunne, is hoping for improvements in due course in Ludlow and southern areas.

The MP has welcomed Vodafone’s expansion of 4G services in Bridgnorth, which went live this month.

4G allows customers to browse the internet at speeds comparable to home broadband, making it much more suitable for today’s data usage needs.

Vodafone has invested more than £2 billion on its network and services since 2014 and expects to spend another £2 billion on them over the next three years – the company recently introduced a network satisfaction guarantee, giving new and upgrading customers the freedom of having 30 days to experience the strength and quality of the network before they fully commit.

“When discussing mobile signal and data across South Shropshire in my meetings with mobile providers, I am hearing encouraging talk of investment and rollout,” said Philip Dunne.

"It is now important this talk is delivered upon, and the rollout of Vodafone’s 4G services to Bridgnorth is a welcome step for local residents and businesses.

“We should start to see further improvements across the Ludlow constituency, as the government signed a landmark deal with the four main mobile networks to invest £5 billion in the UK communications network, guaranteeing 90 per cent of the UK's landmass will have mobile reception by 2017.

“Alongside other programmes, this will ensure that 98 per cent of people will be able to get 4G mobile coverage by 2017.”