Three UK customers see 5G coverage boost at London Gatwick Airport

Customers of mobile operator Three UK have been given a boost at London Gatwick Airport after VodafoneThree deployed their Multi-Operator Core Network (MOCN) technology across the site, which enables Three’s customers to harness Vodafone’s existing 4G and 5G+ capable mobile (mobile broadband) network – part of the on-going network integration work.

Back in 2022 Vodafone deployed dedicated network coverage across both the airport’s North and South terminals, which was more recently upgraded to support their latest 5G+ (5G Standalone) technology for even faster performance. Suffice to say that Three UK’s customers should now be able to benefit from this too. London Gatwick is the country’s second-busiest airport, receiving around 43 million passengers each year.

The change forms part of VodafoneThree’s post-merger plan to invest £11bn into upgrading their 5G mobile infrastructure and coverage over the next decade (here, here and here). As part of that they’ve committed to reach more than 99.96% of the UK’s population with their 5G+ network by 2034 (99% by 2030) and to push fixed wireless access (mobile home broadband) to 82% of households by 2030, among other things.