EE’s 5G network showed 17.9Mbps availability, compared to the 10.3% recorded on Vodafone, the 6.4% on Three and the 5.4% on O2. Vodafone led the way on upload speeds, beating EE to top spot.
Read moreWhat type of 5G is in the UK?
All four of the UK’s core networks – EE, O2, Vodafone and Three – offer 5G . Other networks are known as Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs) and piggyback off the back of one of the core networks. So far MVNOs BT (EE), VOXI (Vodafone), Tesco Mobile (O2) and Sky Mobile (O2) have launched a 5G service.
Read moreWhat is band n78 in 5G?
Overview. n78 (3500 MHz), or commonly referred to as the 3.5 GHz 5G band, or C-band 5G, is the most commonly tested and deployed 5G frequency . The n78 band’s popularity is due to its relatively common availability, with lower cellular spectrum already in use by 3G and 4G networks.
Read moreWhat 5G bands are available in UK?
The current deployments for 5G in the UK and much of the world have been using the 3.4-3.6 GHz sub-part of the mid-band spectrum, or more recently up to 3.68 GHz in the UK including the 3.605-3.68 GHz spectrum of Three UK (extended downwards to 3.6 GHz recently by Ofcom, permitting Three to use a contiguous 100 MHz at …
Read moreWhat frequency does Vodafone use for 5G?
The radio frequencies currently used for 5G in the UK are similar to the ones we use for 4G services. Where 4G uses frequencies between 800 megahertz (MHz) and 2.6 gigahertz (GHz), 5G uses frequencies between 3.4GHz and 3.6GHz .30 Eyl 2021
Read moreWhich 5G bands are used in UK?
The current deployments for 5G in the UK and much of the world have been using the 3.4-3.6 GHz sub-part of the mid-band spectrum, or more recently up to 3.68 GHz in the UK including the 3.605-3.68 GHz spectrum of Three UK (extended downwards to 3.6 GHz recently by Ofcom, permitting Three to use a contiguous 100 MHz at …
Read moreWhat 5G band does Vodafone UK use?
On Vodafone, 5G coverage in the UK uses band n78 spectrum (3500MHz) . 4G coverage is normally available on band 7 and band 20 LTE (2600MHz & 800MHz), with 3G coverage available at 2100MHz and 2G coverage available at 900MHz.
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