EE to Expand 5G to Rural Areas and Tourist Destinations

EE to Expand 5G to Rural Areas and Tourist Destinations

EE, UK’s fastest mobile operator, has announced new investments to expand 5G coverage to rural areas, National Parks, and rural Tourist destinations and is on its path to full UK coverage. EE also announced new technologies and ways to enhance mobile coverage and improve the energy efficiency of mobile connectivity in years to come.

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EE 5G Rollout for Rural Communities

EE says its 5G Network, which already reaches major towns and covers 60% of the population, is now expanding into more rural populations.

About 500 smaller communities, including Church Stretton and Birkenshaw in England, Llandeilo and Pen-y-banc (Carmarthenshire) in Wales and Tayport and Ratho in Scotland, now have their first 5G signal from EE. This brings the total number of UK cities, towns and villages where customers can access EE 5G to over 1,000.

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National Parks and Popular Rural Tourist Destinations

As part of its 5G rollout plans, EE is also rolling out 5G to National Parks and popular rural tourist destinations. Some seasonal hotspots where EE customers can experience 5G are Berwick-upon-Tweed and Windermere in England, Brecon (Aberhonddu), Dolgellau (Gwynedd) and Narberth (Pembrokeshire) in Wales, and Fort William in Scotland. In addition, the Brecon Beacons, Pembrokeshire Coast and The Broads are the first National Parks to get the 5G Technology.

This commitment to invest in rural coverage is part of the strategy to provide EE 5G coverage anywhere in the UK by 2028.

Howard Watson, Chief Security and Networks officer of BT Group, said: “The network rollout progress announced today is a critical step toward meeting our goal of enabling a 5G connection anywhere in the UK by 2028. The strength of our underlying 4G network, thanks in part to improvements made under the Shared Rural Network, has put us in the best position to make widespread 5G coverage improvements outside of big cities. Speaking as a technologist, I’m proud of the way BT Group is applying new innovations to reduce the digital divide.”