Next stop, 5G! EE connects more of the UK’s busiest transport hubs and popular places to latest mobile technology

EE 5G speed test in train station

EE switches on 5G in Britain’s busiest and largest train station – London Waterloo – as well as Liverpool Street Station and Charing Cross
Busy UK landmarks, including Birmingham’s Brindley Place, Manchester’s Albert Square, and London’s Piccadilly Circus are also connected
EE spreading 5G coverage from launch cities into nearby busy towns to keep customers connected to 5G more of the time
With coverage now in more than 20 large towns and cities, the EE 5G network is available in more places than any other 5G network

EE today announced it has switched on 5G in more of the UK’s busiest transport hubs and city centre destinations to bring increased speeds and improved reliability in the places people need it most.

Commuters in the capital travelling through London Waterloo, Britain’s largest train station, Liverpool Street Station, and Charing Cross can now access 5G to video call and download movies on the capital’s busiest concourses – invaluable at peak times.

London commuters can also enjoy 5G at Highbury and Islington station, which sees 29.5 million people a year pass through, New Cross Gate Overground station and Shoreditch High Street Overground station.

Thanks to the ongoing rollout of new 5G sites, visitors to some of the UK’s most popular places can now connect to 5G. EE has recently brought the UK’s fastest mobile network to:

Market Street on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile
Cardiff’s St David’s shopping centre and Morgan Arcade
London’s Piccadilly Circus, Clapham Common, and Hampton Court Palace gardens
Albert Square, the home of Manchester’s Christmas markets
Belfast’s Great Northern Mall and City Hall
Birmingham’s historical Victoria Square, the Mailbox and Brindley Place, which hosted 4.5 million visitors last year

Marc Allera, CEO of BT’s consumer division, said: “Switching on 5G in more busy places will help to keep our customers connected to the things that matter to them the most. Our engineers are building new 5G sites every day, and increasing capacity on 4G sites – all part of our ambition to keep all of our customers connected 100% of the time.”

As well as covering the busiest hotspots in its six launch cities, EE is also expanding coverage around the cities to reach busy towns and suburbs. In the West Midlands, EE is rolling out coverage around Solihull, Dudley, Sutton Coldfield, West Bromwich, and Lichfield. Around Greater Manchester, 5G is being brought to areas around Salford, Oldham, Ashton-under-Lyne, Rochdale and Milnrow. Spreading out from London, EE is launching 5G in Kingston-upon-Thames, Grays, Romford, Chatham and Gillingham.

And EE has also this week built sites in three new cities – Bristol, Leicester and Coventry. The sites will be switched on next week.

EE switched on the UK’s first 5G network in May 2019. With coverage now in more than 20 large towns and cities, the EE 5G network is available in more places than any other UK 5G network. EE is still aiming to deliver 5G to a further seven large cities in 2019 – Glasgow, Newcastle, Liverpool, Leeds, Hull, Sheffield and Nottingham.

For more information on EE’s 5G network, 5G Smart plans and 5G devices, customers can visit www.ee.co.uk/5G.

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About EE

EE runs the UK's biggest and fastest mobile network, offering superfast 4G in more places than any other operator. EE brought the first 4G network to the UK in October 2012, and launched the UK’s first 5G network in May 2019

EE has received extensive independent recognition, including being named the UK's best network every year since 2015 at The Mobile Choice Awards, The Mobile News Awards, The Mobile Industry Awards and by RootMetrics®.

As well as offering mobile services to consumers and small and medium businesses, EE also provides home and business broadband using both 4G and fixed line connections. Today, EE’s retail presence exceeds more than 600 shops across the UK.

EE is committed to being number one for service in the industry. It remains the only mobile provider to answer 100% of customer calls in the UK and Ireland, and was recognised as the UK’s Best Large Contact Centre by the UK Customer Experience Awards 2018 and Welsh Contact Centre Awards 2019. EE was awarded The Sunday Times’ Best 100 Companies to Work for in 2018 and 2019, as well as being named Best Employer 2018 by the European Contact Centre & Customer Service awards.

EE is part of BT’s Consumer business unit which provides products and services to all of BT’s consumer customers in the UK.

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