Tag Archives: 4g coverage

Vodafone Expands 4G in Coventry

4G provider Vodafone has announced a multi-million pound investment in its network across Coventry with a view to providing over 98% of the city’s population with 3G or 4G mobile coverage. At the end of last year a report from Which? and OpenSignal suggested that mobile phone coverage in Coventry, and across the West Midlands … Read More

Report Shows Global Variations in 4G

A new report from OpenSignal, The Sate of LTE, shows that 4G speeds and availability are increasing across the globe, but that there are huge regional variations. Some countries are just starting out with 4G, while others have well established networks and extensive coverage – but this doesn’t necessarily correlate with the performance of their … Read More

Ofcom Report Shows 4G Surge

4G uptake has accelerated in the past year according to Ofcom’s annual Communications Market Report, which states that during 2014 4G subscriptions soared from 2.7 million to 23.6 million. What are 4G users doing? The Ofcom report provides an insight into what 4G mobile users are doing compared with 3G users, and suggests that they … Read More

4G in the UK Rootmetrics Report

In a recent Rootmetrics report entitled 4G in the UK: Fast Speeds and Expanding Footprints, the company assessed the state of 4G in the UK as a whole and looked at each of the major 4G providers in turn. The report suggests that 4G mobile internet is in a continuous cycle of growth. As speeds … Read More

Mobile Report Shows Global Shift to 4G

 A new mobile report by GSMA shows a rapid shift to mobile broadband, specifically 4G, across the globe, with half the global population expected to have 4G coverage by 2017. The GSMA Global Mobile Economy Report 2015 suggests that the global mobile industry is still growing rapidly, with 3.6 billion unique mobile subscribes at the … Read More

Ofcom Reports on 4G Progress

An Ofcom report released last week outlined the progress of 4G within the UK and compared the four major 4G networks in terms of download speeds, web browsing speeds, upload speeds, and latency, in five major UK cities. Ofcom’s report indicates the current state of the nationwide 4G rollout, stating that EE’s 4G network now … Read More

Do 4G Customers Care About Speed?

When we measure 4G performance we often focus on network coverage and speeds but Vodafone is questioning whether customers are really that bothered about 4G speeds, or whether they just want a reliable service. Vodafone, who came last of the four major networks in the speed index of the latest RootMetrics UK Rootscore Report, suggests … Read More

Over 3 million Three Customers Use 4G

Three was the last provider to launch a 4G network but it already covers almost half (48%) of the UK and has announced that 3.1 million of its UK customers are using 4G. Three has a unique 4G model compared with the other 4G network providers, because all customers that live in an area with … Read More

4G Speeds Decreasing According to OpenSignal Report

The latest OpenSignal UK State of the Market Report, put together in association with Which?, shows that 4G speeds in the UK have almost halved in the last year – so what is causing this decline? Decline in 4G speeds The main reason that 4G speeds have been decreasing is that more people are signing … Read More

Will 4G Providers Be Forced to Share Networks?

Today the Culture Secretary outlined plans to increase mobile network coverage across the UK, including forcing mobile operators to share their networks. The proposals are in response to research which shows that 20% of the UK does not have mobile coverage. According to Culture Secretary Sajid Javid, “It can’t be right that in a fifth … Read More