{"id":6818,"date":"2014-05-21T14:47:23","date_gmt":"2014-05-21T13:47:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/?p=6818"},"modified":"2014-05-21T14:47:23","modified_gmt":"2014-05-21T13:47:23","slug":"ee-bring-4g-2588-uk-rural-villages-small-towns-boost-speeds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2014\/05\/ee-bring-4g-2588-uk-rural-villages-small-towns-boost-speeds.html","title":{"rendered":"EE Bring 4G to 2588 UK Rural Villages and Small Towns and Boosts Speeds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mobile operator <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/eebroadband\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">EE<\/a> has announced that their &#8220;<em>superfast<\/em>&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/4g\">4G<\/a> (LTE at 1800MHz) based Mobile Broadband network will soon be expanded to cover 2,588 villages and small towns with populations under 10,000. At the same time the operator also plans to extend the footprint of its &#8220;<em>double speed<\/em>&#8221; (150Mbps) network to 40 towns and cities by the end of 2014 and there&#8217;s more..<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Apparently the expanded footprint will include many rural areas and involve locations from <strong>Silverburn<\/strong> in Scotland (less than 65 people) to <strong>Aberdulais<\/strong> in South Wales (500 people). Overall <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/eebroadband\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">EE<\/a> claims that more than 3 million people in rural areas &#8220;<em>now have access to a mobile network to rival the UK\u2019s largest cities<\/em>&#8221; (although we&#8217;d suggest that many of the locations it calls rural are arguably more suburban).<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere the operator said that <strong>47 major train stations<\/strong> and <strong>22 of the biggest airports<\/strong>, from Bournemouth to Aberdeen, now have their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/4g\">4G<\/a> service;\u00a0including upwards of 50% <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/4g\">4G<\/a> coverage on 50 of the country&#8217;s busiest motorways and A-roads (Coverage of major roads in urban areas, such as the M25 and M62, is apparently greater than 80%).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bq1\"><p><strong>Olaf Swantee, CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/eebroadband\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">EE<\/a>, said:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>With more experience of 4G than any other UK operator, we have unique insight into how the technology is changing behaviour. Our mobile devices have effectively become mini TVs with video traffic already making up over half the data on our 4G network.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>We\u2019re committed to remaining one step ahead \u2013 adapting our network to make 4G available where it matters most, with a focus on more rural areas, transport links and offering our customers the best network experience and great value, innovative devices and plans<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>But, as sales of EE&#8217;s 4G plans outstrip <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/3g\">3G<\/a> for the first time, the operator has also announced plans to launch the UK\u2019s first 4G in-car <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/wifi\">WiFi<\/a> device (MiFi). This plug-and-play device (\u00a349.99 on PAYG) will enable any car with a 12v connection to instantly become a 4G <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/wifi\">WiFi<\/a> hotspot for up to 10 connections, and avoid the need for expensive in-built solutions. However we&#8217;re unclear how this differs from other portable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/3g\">3G<\/a>\/4G based <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/wifi\">wifi<\/a> routers, except for the 12v adapter.<\/p>\n<p>EE are also introducing two new standard 4G WiFi devices, one\u00a0pocket-sized premium device\u00a0is for\u00a0busy professionals and\u00a0called the &#8216;Kite&#8217; (\u00a369.99 on PAYG). The other device is for a younger audience &#8211; &#8216;Osprey&#8217; (only \u00a349.99 on PAYG). All of these are due to launch on <strong>28th May 2014<\/strong> and you can find the 4G WiFi data plans \/ prices below.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ngg-singlepic ngg-none\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/wp-content\/gallery\/2014-article-illustrations\/ee_4g_wifi_plans.gif\" alt=\"ee_4g_wifi_plans\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Elsewhere EE said that they&#8217;d also embarked on a programme for selected video and TV content owners, who desire an optimum user experience for their customers over EE&#8217;s 4G network. For example, work with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/bbc\" target=\"_blank\">BBC<\/a> iPlayer team has already seen &#8220;<em>significant improvements for their customers on the speed of programme load times<\/em>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p>At present EE&#8217;s 4G network can reach 72% of the United Kingdom&#8217;s population and they aim to hit 98% by the end of 2014. EE has also launched a 4G LTE based <strong>Fixed Wireless Access<\/strong> alternative to Home Broadband in isolated rural areas (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2013\/10\/ee-uk-launch-4g-alternative-home-broadband-trials-300mbps.html\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>) and plans to start boosting their mobile 4G speeds up to<strong> 300Mbps<\/strong> later this summer (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2013\/11\/ee-begins-uk-trial-300mbps-4g-based-mobile-broadband-speeds.html\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mobile operator EE has announced that their &#8220;superfast&#8221; 4G (LTE at 1800MHz) based Mobile Broadband network will soon be expanded to cover 2,588 villages and small towns with populations under 10,000. At the same time the operator also plans to extend the footprint of its &#8220;double speed&#8221; (150Mbps) network to 40 towns and cities by [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[61,405,60],"class_list":["post-6818","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uk_isp_news","tag-4g","tag-ee","tag-mobile-broadband"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>EE Bring 4G to 2588 UK Rural Villages and Small Towns and Boosts Speeds - ISPreview UK<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Mobile operator EE has announced that their &quot;superfast&quot; 4G (LTE at 1800MHz) based Mobile Broadband network will soon be expanded to cover 2,588 villages\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2014\/05\/ee-bring-4g-2588-uk-rural-villages-small-towns-boost-speeds.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"EE Bring 4G to 2588 UK Rural Villages and Small Towns and Boosts Speeds - 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