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Three UK Reaches 1,250 5G Sites; Adds 10Gbps Backhaul to 3200 4G/5G Sites

Susan Buttsworth, Chief Operating Officer at Three UK Susan Buttsworth, Chief Operating Officer at Three UK Image Credit: Three UK

Three UK recently announced that it currently operates 1,250 5G sites in 193 towns and cities across the country, including Brentwood, Chorley and Gateshead, as part of a 5-year programme to deliver the UK’s fastest 5G network.

This is up from 1,000 sites at the end of last year with hundreds more sites expected to come online before the end of 2021. More and more of Three’s mobile and home broadband customers will continue to see benefits from the largest 5G spectrum holding throughout the year as we continue to rollout.

 

10Gbps backhaul has been added to more than 3200 sites boosting experience for Three UK’s 4G and 5G customers. The £2 billion network investment continues with 5G sites hitting 1,250 and the addition of new 4G spectrum to our network.

Three’s 5G home broadband coverage is also growing with 1.6M households covered by our service, which is delivering superfast download speeds over wireless.

The company’s 4G connectivity has also received a boost with the addition of 20MHz of 1400MHz spectrum added to 1500 sites in our portfolio, which will increase download speeds by up to 3 times.

The addition of the extra spectrum means that the capacity of its 4G network, on the sites where it has been deployed, has been doubled.

Susan Buttsworth, Chief Operating Officer at Three UK
We have made solid progress at the start of 2021 and are meeting our goal to deliver better connectivity, every day, for every customer. Our 5G roll out has made excellent progress with 1250 sites across 193 towns and cities and we’ve made strong improvements to boost the 4G experience for our customers, which has never been more vital with virtual working and home schooling.

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