article_snippet.sent: The new 4G mobile phone services in the UK are not as super-fast as the industry promised - and could get worse.
article_snippet.sent: The mobile phone companies boasted that 4G services would be ‘five times faster’ than the existing 3G networks when The mobile phone companies launched in the autumn of 2012.
article_snippet.sent: However, a new official study puts the real figure at an average of 2.5 times faster - 14.7 megabits per second compared to 5.9Mbit/s per second on the 3G service that most people use.
article_snippet.sent: A study by Ofcom says 4G speeds in the UK are slower than promised.
article_snippet.sent: Mobile phone companies boasted 4G would be five times faster than 3G.
article_snippet.sent: At the same time, the evidence suggests that 4G services are likely to slow down as more people connect to more people.
article_snippet.sent: 4G technology is being promoted by the big mobile networks on the basis 4G technology offers high speed internet access and smooth video streaming without annoying buffering.
article_snippet.sent: The 4G speed data comes from the telecoms regulator, Ofcom, which supports the technology and insists the figures show a meaningful and significant benefit over the 3G services.
article_snippet.sent: EE’s 4G network, which covers 81 per cent of homes and businesses, delivered the fastest average download speed of 18.6Mbit/s.
article_snippet.sent: This looks good when compared with This 3G service, which was a slow 4Mbit/s.
article_snippet.sent: There is good evidence to believe the speeds offered by 4G are slowing down.
article_snippet.sent: When 4G services launched at the end of 2012, the average download speed was up at around 19 Mbit/s, however the new research suggests an average of 14.7 and other studies put the new research as low as 10.
article_snippet.sent: EE’s 4G network, which covers 81 per cent of homes and businesses, delivered the fastest average download speed of 18.6Mbit/s .
article_snippet.sent: Ofcom admitted: ‘As more people are taking 4G services from the mobile operators, this is likely to affect the average speeds being received.
article_snippet.sent: 4G is delivering a significantly enhanced mobile experience and, as these services roll out across the UK, our research will support consumers when choosing the right mobile package for consumers needs.
highlights_snippet.sent: Study by Ofcom says 4G speeds in the UK are slower than promised .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Mobile phone companies boasted 4G would be 5x faster than 3G .
  