Field Solutions Holdings Limited announced it has been selected from a panel comprising every mobile network operator and several infrastructure providers, to lead the Neutral Host Pilot for NSW Government. Highlights: FSG selected to lead the Neutral Host Pilot (MOCN) Partnership trial with participation from Optus, Telstra, TPG and Pivotel; FSG selected to participate in all categories of domestic roaming, OpenRAN and MORAN – equipment sharing trials alongside Optus, Telstra, TPG, BAI, Pivotel and One-Wifi; Stage 1 Pilot funding pool of $50 Million; Stage 2 Production deployment funding pool of up to $250 Million; FSG leading both the Federal and NSW Neutral Host Pilots; FSG to utilise Nokia and Mavenir mobile network vendor partnerships. The NSW Mobile Connectivity Project (MCP) is broken into 4 workstreams, each seeking to design a viable commercial and technical model under which the participants can achieve some form of Active Sharing.

FSG is leading the Active Neutral Host (MOCN), which would allow participants to share infrastructure and a single radio network, with the potential of delivering massive commercial benefits to all participants. In addition, FSG will be participating in the other 3 streams (Domestic Roaming, OpenRAN and Equipment Sharing. FSG have been refining its Neutral Host and Active Sharing model for the past 24 months.

"FSG are currently constructing a further 18 new Neutral Host Enabled Networks across regional Australia as part of its Regional Australia Network and are in the process of partnering with the Federal Government and Optus to trial the Neutral Host and Domestic Roaming as part of the Commonwealth Mobile Blackspots Program.