Everything Everywhere - the service providers formerly known as Orange - are reeling, after findings published by RootMetrics have shown that their new 4G network is a long way short of providing the coverage that is expected of it.
The service - which was launched in Manchester and 10 other major cities across the UK - highlighted the main areas of the system's failings, showing that over 50% of the Manchester population were completely unable to access the network.
The news is a serious blow to the service providers 'Everything Everywhere', as RootMetrics' Chief Executive Bill Moore explains: "Although EE's 4G service is much faster than any network currently available in the UK, our testing shows that the connections are not consistent even within a nominated area."
The tests highlighted that, in Manchester, users could expect a connection speed of just 17Mbps, significantly lower than those expected of this system. Bill Moore went on to explain that: "It is important that customers are aware of this as there will be an expectation of blistering fast connection speeds."
Another area of concern highlighted by the test was the fact that once outside of the city centre there was no coverage whatsoever - whilst inside the areas covered by 4G users could access much quicker connection speeds indoors.
But, surprisingly, the report was not all doom and gloom, with Mr Moore actually believing that the new 1800Mhz spectrum has proved itself to be a success, commenting on the fact that current indoor speeds would have been completely unattainable without a 4G network to accommodate them.
But one thing is for sure, and that is that Everything Everywhere will have to step their game up if they want to remain ahead of the competition once Vodafone and O2 launch their own networks in the near future, something that could happen as soon as March of this year, once the auction has been carried out.
So, it does seem that the future of UK telecommunications is indeed bright - the only question is, bright for who? But with the impending introduction of competition in the form of other, fully functioning 4G networks, EE will have to up their game quickly, or maybe have to think about another re-branding.
The service - which was launched in Manchester and 10 other major cities across the UK - highlighted the main areas of the system's failings, showing that over 50% of the Manchester population were completely unable to access the network.
The news is a serious blow to the service providers 'Everything Everywhere', as RootMetrics' Chief Executive Bill Moore explains: "Although EE's 4G service is much faster than any network currently available in the UK, our testing shows that the connections are not consistent even within a nominated area."
The tests highlighted that, in Manchester, users could expect a connection speed of just 17Mbps, significantly lower than those expected of this system. Bill Moore went on to explain that: "It is important that customers are aware of this as there will be an expectation of blistering fast connection speeds."
Another area of concern highlighted by the test was the fact that once outside of the city centre there was no coverage whatsoever - whilst inside the areas covered by 4G users could access much quicker connection speeds indoors.
But, surprisingly, the report was not all doom and gloom, with Mr Moore actually believing that the new 1800Mhz spectrum has proved itself to be a success, commenting on the fact that current indoor speeds would have been completely unattainable without a 4G network to accommodate them.
But one thing is for sure, and that is that Everything Everywhere will have to step their game up if they want to remain ahead of the competition once Vodafone and O2 launch their own networks in the near future, something that could happen as soon as March of this year, once the auction has been carried out.
So, it does seem that the future of UK telecommunications is indeed bright - the only question is, bright for who? But with the impending introduction of competition in the form of other, fully functioning 4G networks, EE will have to up their game quickly, or maybe have to think about another re-branding.
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