5G could provide broadband speeds of up to 100Mbps potentially replacing traditional connections for 85% of the UK’s 26m 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 Ros Singleton, MD of UK broadband at Three. Singleton predicted 5G 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 Three’s major rivals have publicly supported Singleton’s view, “it’s still early days in FTTP” Richard Allwood, chief strategy officer at Openreach said. “While we are not yet convinced that 5G is going to deliver on its promise to bring us gigabit speeds, there has been no shortage of evidence from other countries showing how quickly this technology
5G could provide broadband speeds of up to 100Mbps potentially replacing traditional connections for 85% of the UK’s 26m 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 Ros Singleton, MD of UK broadband at Three. Singleton predicted 5G 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 Three’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 week, BT owned EE became the first mobile operator in the UK to launch 5G rolling out the service in select cities.