Tag Archives: EE

BT to Launch 4G This Week

BT Mobile will re-enter the consumer mobile market this week as it launches its own 4G mobile network, almost 15 years after it sold off its mobile arm O2 to Telefonica. The BT Mobile network will be an MVNO (mobile virtual network operator), running on the EE 4G network, and a rental agreement was signed … Read More

EE Still Leads the Way in RootMetrics Review

The results of the RootMetrics 2nd Half 2014 UK Mobile Network Performance Review are out and EE still leads the way for overall performance among the four 4G network providers, with Three, coming second, and O2 and Vodafone coming third and fourth respectively. The RootMetrics UK Mobile Network Performance Review is an in-depth report providing … Read More

4G Vital to High Street Survival

A report issued by the Digital High Street Advisory Board has suggested that a connectivity overhaul is necessary for the survival of UK High Streets, and has advised that 4G mobile connectivity in town centres is a vital part of this. The Digital High Street Report 2020 seeks to make the UK’s towns and high … Read More

EE Tops 400 Mbps at Wembley Stadium

Last year we announced a partnership between EE and Wembley Stadium to create the most connected stadium in the world. With EE’s 4G+ service set to be switched on in March, the network has been testing an advanced form of carrier aggregation at the stadium with impressive results. This week EE took part in 4G … Read More

EE Commits £1.5 Billon to Expanding 4G

EE has announced a new manifesto called ‘Signalling the Future’, which will see it investing around £1.5 billion between now and 2017 in improving and expanding its network. EE’s new manifesto is designed to address the changing infrastructure needs of the UK, extending the 4GEE network to 99% of the population and 90% of the … Read More

4G Provides a Boost to Vodafone Revenue

Vodafone UK has struggled in recent years, with the last time Vodafone posted a growth in core mobile revenues at group or UK level being 2012. However, it would seem that consumers’ insatiable appetite for data on its 4G network is reversing the network’s fortunes. Vodafone almost managed to reverse a continual slide in revenue … Read More

BT to Buy UK’s Biggest 4G Network EE

The telecoms landscape in the UK is set to alter dramatically now that telecoms group BT has paid £12.5 billion to buy the country’s first and largest 4G network, EE. The takeover of EE will more than treble BT’s retail customers from 10 million to over 34 million. It will be even larger than it … 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

Next Generation 4G Tops Speeds of 410Mbps

A trial of next generation 4G category 9 by Huawei, EE, and Qualcomm has apparently achieved download speeds of over 410Mbps, indicating that we’re only just starting to see the potential of 4G. The trial of LTE category 9 technology is thought to be the first successfully completed trial of its kind in Europe. It … Read More

4G Now Available in the Eurotunnel

At the start of the year EE announced they would be installing 4G in the Eurotunnel, and the network has now been switched on. The installation was completed on 24th September 2014 and so far appears to be a great success. The service has been launched as part of the celebrations around the 20th anniversary … Read More