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Daily Record
22-07-2025
- Business
- Daily Record
Improvements to Wishaw's 5G network have been confirmed
The North Lanarkshire town is one of the latest areas to join EE's 5G Standalone network - part of a major rollout that will cover over 34 million people. Improvements to Wishaw's 5G network have been confirmed. The North Lanarkshire town is one of the latest areas to join EE's 5G Standalone network - part of a major rollout that will cover over 34 million people and includes commuter towns, regional hubs, and smaller communities that are increasingly under mobile pressure due to growing populations, higher data usage, and hybrid working. 5G standalone is a new type of mobile connectivity built to unleash the true power of 5G for EE customers throughout the UK, delivering smoother livestreaming, faster loading and upload speeds, better indoor connectivity, as well as improved video calls and mobile gaming. The network has been built to deliver up to 100 times more capacity than 4G connectivity, making it significantly better at handling demands from lots of devices at once. 5G standalone customers on EE get access to a smoother, more reliable and more secure mobile connection. As well as significant improvements for customers, building a nationwide 5G standalone network will also deliver a huge boost to the UK economy, with new research showing it can help unlock up to £230 billion in benefits and productivity enhancements for the nation. 'Whether you are video calling from a crowded train station, livestreaming on social media from a sold-out concert, or simply staying in touch with your family and friends over the summer holidays, 5G standalone on EE makes your experience smoother, faster and more secure,' said Greg McCall, Chief Networks Officer at BT Group. 'Delivering a high-quality mobile experience every day for millions of people is what matters to us, it's what has driven us to build the UK's most reliable network and why we're now delivering 5G standalone to more people in more places across the UK.' The number of smartphones, tablets and laptops that are compatible with 5G standalone has grown significantly, with devices from Apple, Samsung, Google, Honor, Nothing, Lenovo, Sony, TCL and Microsoft all enabled to connect to EE's most advanced network. To access 5G standalone, customers will need to be in a location where 5G standalone is available, have a compatible device and an EE 5GSA-ready SIM card or eSIM as part of their monthly plan. To ensure more people experience the benefits of the cutting-edge technology, 5G standalone is available on EE to all new and upgrading customers taking any EE pay monthly handset plan. *Don't miss the latest headlines from around Lanarkshire. Sign up to our newsletters here.
The Irish Sun
22-07-2025
- Business
- The Irish Sun
UK's biggest mobile provider dishes out free data boost to 41 million customers – find out if you qualify
MORE than 34 million people will receive a big boost to their mobile service this summer at no extra cost. And it should cut down on dreaded poor connection when your phone says it has 5G. 3 Customers can expect better connections in certain areas Credit: Alamy 3 Company aims to make better form of 5G available to 41million by spring 2026 Credit: Alamy EE is unleashing the best version of 5G, known as When connected to 5G standalone you essentially receive the best form of 5G there is. At the moment, a lot of the 5G your phone gets is actually non-standalone, which is some 4G tech mixed in with 5G upgrades, therefore connections aren't at their full speed potential. But the BT-owned company has been making progress on replacing its kit to the full whack 5G standalone standard. By the end of August, the firm says its 5G standalone network will be available to more than half of the UK population. It claims this will make EE the UK's biggest 5G standalone network less than a year on from launch. Some areas that have recently had the tech switched on include Carlisle, Chesterfield, Hemel Hempstead, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Gosport, Slough, Stoke-on-Trent, Sutton Coldfield and York. But this summer, the following 38 areas will notice more reliable, speedy 5G too. Most read in Tech Aberdeen Beverley Blyth Boston Canterbury Chippenham Cleethorpes Crawley Derby Exmouth Great Malvern Grimsby Halifax Harlow Havant Inverness Ipswich Leyland Lichfield Loughborough Norwich Paignton Peterborough Royal Leamington Spa Salisbury Shrewsbury St Albans St Neots Sutton in Ashfield Trowbridge Wellingborough Whitley Bay Windsor Winsford Wishaw Wokingham Wrexham Yeovil EE says it is also rolling out voice over 5G standalone (Vo5G), a feature that improves voice calls with faster setup times, reducing the delay between dialling a number and the phone starting to ring. "Whether you are video calling from a crowded train station, livestreaming on social media from a sold-out concert, or simply staying in touch with your family and friends over the summer holidays, 5G standalone on EE makes your experience smoother, faster and more secure," explained Greg McCall, Chief Networks Officer at BT Group. "Delivering a high-quality mobile experience every day for millions of people is what matters to us, it's what has driven us to build the UK's most reliable network and why we're now delivering 5G standalone to more people in more places across the UK." EE's aims to make 5G standalone available to more than 41million people by spring 2026. 3 Calls will also connect faster thanks to the new tech Credit: Getty
Scottish Sun
22-07-2025
- Scottish Sun
UK's biggest mobile provider dishes out free data boost to 41 million customers – find out if you qualify
5-GEE! UK's biggest mobile provider dishes out free data boost to 41 million customers – find out if you qualify MORE than 34 million people will receive a big boost to their mobile service this summer at no extra cost. And it should cut down on dreaded poor connection when your phone says it has 5G. Advertisement 3 Customers can expect better connections in certain areas Credit: Alamy 3 Company aims to make better form of 5G available to 41million by spring 2026 Credit: Alamy EE is unleashing the best version of 5G, known as 5G standalone, to more users across the UK. When connected to 5G standalone you essentially receive the best form of 5G there is. At the moment, a lot of the 5G your phone gets is actually non-standalone, which is some 4G tech mixed in with 5G upgrades, therefore connections aren't at their full speed potential. But the BT-owned company has been making progress on replacing its kit to the full whack 5G standalone standard. Advertisement By the end of August, the firm says its 5G standalone network will be available to more than half of the UK population. It claims this will make EE the UK's biggest 5G standalone network less than a year on from launch. Some areas that have recently had the tech switched on include Carlisle, Chesterfield, Hemel Hempstead, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Gosport, Slough, Stoke-on-Trent, Sutton Coldfield and York. But this summer, the following 38 areas will notice more reliable, speedy 5G too. Advertisement Aberdeen Beverley Blyth Boston Canterbury Chippenham Cleethorpes Crawley Derby Exmouth Great Malvern Grimsby Halifax Harlow Havant Inverness Ipswich Leyland Lichfield Loughborough Norwich Paignton Peterborough Royal Leamington Spa Salisbury Shrewsbury St Albans St Neots Sutton in Ashfield Trowbridge Wellingborough Whitley Bay Windsor Winsford Wishaw Wokingham Wrexham Yeovil EE says it is also rolling out voice over 5G standalone (Vo5G), a feature that improves voice calls with faster setup times, reducing the delay between dialling a number and the phone starting to ring. "Whether you are video calling from a crowded train station, livestreaming on social media from a sold-out concert, or simply staying in touch with your family and friends over the summer holidays, 5G standalone on EE makes your experience smoother, faster and more secure," explained Greg McCall, Chief Networks Officer at BT Group. "Delivering a high-quality mobile experience every day for millions of people is what matters to us, it's what has driven us to build the UK's most reliable network and why we're now delivering 5G standalone to more people in more places across the UK." EE's aims to make 5G standalone available to more than 41million people by spring 2026. Advertisement
