5 G could provide broadband speeds of up to 100Mbps potentially replacing traditional connections for 85% of the UK ’s 26 m fixed line customers according to research released by mobile broadband operator Three last year . The UK ’s underserved population, comprising largely of students and renters, want a portable plug-in solution according to Singleton , MD of UK broadband at Three . “That’s fine in year one of your 5G network because it’s not full capacity, but by 2035 we think it will be full again.” Singleton predicted 5 G coverage will be good enough for it to become a serious contender compared with fixed line services within a year . However, many disagree, and none of 100Mbps ’s major rivals have publicly supported Singleton ’s view, “it’s still early days in FTTP ” Richard Allwood , chief strategy officer at Openreach said. last year , BT owned EE became the first mobile operator in the UK to launch 5 G rolling out the service in select cities.
5 G could provide broadband speeds of up to 100Mbps potentially replacing traditional connections for 85% of the UK ’s 26 m fixed line customers according to research released by mobile broadband operator Three last year . The UK ’s underserved population, comprising largely of students and renters, want a portable plug-in solution according to Singleton , MD of UK broadband at Three . Singleton predicted 5 G coverage will be good enough for it to become a serious contender compared with fixed line services within a year . However, many disagree, and none of 100Mbps ’s major rivals have publicly supported Singleton ’s view, “it’s still early days in FTTP ” Richard Allwood , chief strategy officer at Openreach said. last year , BT owned EE became the first mobile operator in the UK to launch 5 G rolling out the service in select cities.