Tag Archives: rural 4g

Rural 4G

Many rural communities are getting fed up with the lack of high speed broadband services and no longer want to put up with slow broadband because they are too far away from the BT exchange, Many of these rural Internet customers are switching to 4G services because they can triple or quadruple their internet speed … Read More

Three Rolls Out 4G Super Voice

This week 4G network Three has rolled outs its new enhancement, Super Voice. The development is part of Three’s #makeitright campaign and launched with the strapline “Indoor blackspots suck. We’re kicking their ass with new 4G Super Voice.” Super Voice, which was originally announced in April, uses Voice Over Long-Term Evolution (VoLTE) technology, making Three … Read More

Farmer creates his own rural 4G hotspot

A Wiltshire farmer – who believes that 4G holds the answer to slow fixed line broadband connections in rural areas – has created his own 4G hotspot providing speeds of up to 69 Mbps. Richard Guy was fed up with the slow fixed line broadband connection speeds he was getting from BT, which were typically … Read More

4G Overtakes 3G on EE

As mobile network EE celebrates reaching 10 million 4G customers, making it Europe’s largest 4G network, it has also announced that 4G has overtaken 3G use for the first time. On the EE network total 4G traffic has now outpaced total 3G traffic. The growth of 4G hasn’t just benefited towns and cities, it has … 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

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

Rural 4G Expansion Continues

EE is continuing the expansion of its 4G network and is bringing superfast mobile internet to a number of rural locations. In an article entitled ‘From whisky valley to the land of clotted cream, more 4G coverage across the UK’s rural towns’, EE explained that it was rolling out 4G to an additional 14 towns, … Read More

EE Expands 4G Network and WiFi

In a week of controversy surrounding the speed of the 4GEE network, the provider has announced that it has reached a tipping point in 4G adoption, where it now sells more 4G contracts than 3G contracts. EE has also announced plans to launch new 4G WiFi devices, as well as a significant network expansion. A … Read More

EE Expands Rural 4G Coverage in Cumbria

The major 4G network providers have largely been focussing on big cities for their 4G rollouts. However, one of the major issues in the UK is the provision of adequate internet access in rural areas, and EE has begun to address this by introducing 4G in Cumbria. Following initial trials in the Threlkeld area of … Read More

Why MPs Should Consider 4G for Rural Areas

The government’s plans to roll out fibre optic broadband in rural areas received a huge blow last week as the Commons Public Accounts Committee condemned them as poorly managed, and a rip-off for the tax payer. Chairwoman of the PAC Margaret Hodge described the project, in which BT have been awarded contracts to provide super-fast … Read More