All the UK networks have opted for the drip-drip approach of covering main areas of major cities first, then covering suburbs next. As we mentioned, this is all using mid-band (sub-6Ghz) 5G .
Read moreWhich cities in the UK have 5G?
As of June 2020, they have 5G in 80 cities and towns including Bristol, Coventry, Glasgow, Leeds, Leicester, Liverpool, Newcastle, Nottingham and Sheffield . The UK’s biggest mobile network has said that it expects 5G customers to experience an increase in speeds of around 100-150Mbps, even in the busiest areas.
Read moreWhich 5G bands are used in the 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 bands do three use in the UK?
In the UK, Three primarily offers 5G coverage on band n78 (3500MHz), 4G coverage on LTE bands 3 and 20 (1800MHz & 800MHz) and 3G coverage on 2100MHz . The 800MHz band 20 spectrum is only accessible on devices that support 4G Super-Voice on Three.
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