INTELLIGENT BRANDS // Mobile Technology
EE continues innovation journey
with 5G launch locations for 2019
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E, a leading UK mobile network and
part of BT Group, has announced that
it is switching on 5G sites in 16 UK
cities in 2019. The first launch cities will be
the UK’s four capital cities – London, Cardiff,
Edinburgh and Belfast – and Birmingham
and Manchester.
EE is building 5G in the busiest parts of the six
launch cites – including Hyde Park in London,
Manchester Arena, Belfast City Airport, the
Welsh Assembly, Edinburgh Waverly train
station and Birmingham’s Bullring – where
the power of 5G technology can really make
a difference by providing a more reliable
data connection to business and consumer
customers, even in the biggest crowds.
As well as the six launch cities, throughout
2019 EE will also be introducing 5G across
the busiest parts of 10 more UK cities:
Glasgow, Newcastle, Liverpool, Leeds, Hull,
Sheffield, Nottingham, Leicester, Coventry
and Bristol.
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EE will launch with multiple smartphone
partners, as well as an EE 5G Home router
with external antenna, to showcase the
power of 5G for broadband.
The BT Technology team is virtualising
elements of the core network for 5G rollout
in 2019. The team is building a next-
generation 5G core in line with the next
stage of global 5G standards, with virtualised
network functions on a cloud-native
infrastructure, creating the basis for a smart
and fully converged agile network. The BT
21CN backbone network is Petabit-class and
will ensure the future-proofed scale required
to enable a world-leading 5G experience.
Marc Allera, CEO of BT’s Consumer division,
said: “Adding 5G to the UK’s number one
4G network will increase reliability, increase
speeds and keep our customers connected
where they need it most. This is another
milestone for the UK and for our network
journey – we’ll keep evolving as we move to
one, smart network for our customers. We
have an ambition to connect our customers
to 4G, 5G or Wi-Fi 100% of the time.” n
THE FIRST LAUNCH
CITIES WILL BE
THE UK’S FOUR
CAPITAL CITIES –
LONDON, CARDIFF,
EDINBURGH AND
BELFAST – AND
BIRMINGHAM AND
MANCHESTER.
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