READING is among the towns and cities in the UK which has gone live on the new 5G network, launched by EE.
The company has invested in a number of different infrastructure projects to see 5G network access for locations across the UK.
Now it has officially launched the network in 19 locations, including Reading, Windsor, and Slough, and is currently seeking to make the network available anywhere in the UK by 2028– the only telecomms company to do so.
The 5G network is intended to provide faster connection speeds and more reliable service for mobile connections in the town.
It sees median average download speeds of nearly 60mbps, which is more than twice the speed currently offered by other networks.
The provider has seen the new network spread over around 60% of the UK’s population in the four years since it began installations.
It comes as EE is again named as the best overall network in the UK by RootMetrics following an independent comparison.
It is the 19th time in a row that it has been named as RootMetrics’ best overall provider.
Marc Allera, CEO of BT’s Consumer Division, said: “It’s a remarkable achievement to be named the UK’s best network for the nineteenth report running.
“The work keeps going as we look to maintain the significant investment required to ensure the rollout of our 4G and 5G networks continue to deliver for our customers.”
RootMetrics carried out more than 635,000 tests across the UK and the below 16 UK Metropolitan areas using the best commercially available smart phones to conduct is research.
A “RootScore” award was given to the operator with the best overall network performance in each area as well awards for reliability, accessibility, speed, data, calls, and texts.
EE came first or joint first in 109 of these awards and was rated as the winning network for speed, data and accessibility across all 16 areas.
