Vodafone is trialling the network with “select customers” in seven locations across the country.
United Kingdom
Rakuten and NEC launch commercial Open RAN site on Virgin Media O2’s network
The deployment will take place in the Northamptonshire region.
BT to deploy a 5G private network at the port of Tyne
Broadband provider BT has announced it will build a private network at the north-eastern port of Tyne in Britain.
Three UK says its 5G network covers 54% of the population
The mobile operator says it is now the UK’s biggest 5G network.
EE and Qualcomm achieve 5G spectrum aggregation
British mobile operator EE says it is the first European network to combine seven spectrum carriers and achieve speeds up to 2.2 Gbps.
5G overtakes 3G on Three’s UK network
The British network operator says that usage of its 5G network has increased by 385% since 2020.
Vodafone UK to deploy marine-focused 5G trials
The operator will build a marine-focused private network in collaboration with Nokia in the port of Plymouth.
Vodafone UK and Ericsson trial on-demand 5G network slicing
The two companies say the trial is the first of its kind to take place in the United Kingdom.
UK Government targets 35% of traffic over Open RAN by 2030
The announcement came in a joint statement from the country’s mobile operators and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport.
UK Government launches competition to boost 5G rollout
The UK government has launched a £4m pound competition that will explore ways to make it easier for mobile operators to deploy 5G infrastructure on public street furniture such as lampposts and bus shelters.
