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EE extends small cell network in London

An outdoor small cell project in the City of London has been a success and has thus now moved beyond the trial phase. Twenty-five new sites for mobile network operator (MNO) EE are now live on Freshwave’s infrastructure, adding capacity and enhancing the 4G and 5G network experience for EE mobile users in one of […]

October 1, 2024

EE launches next-gen Smart Hub Pro, Smart WiFi Pro

EE has announced the launch of the Smart Hub Pro and Smart WiFi Pro, enabling its broadband customers to be among some of the first in the world to benefit from the latest Wi-Fi standard – Wi-Fi 7. EE has partnered with Qualcomm Technologies to deliver top speeds and performance of home Wi-Fi with the […]

September 17, 2024

Research: Brits spend over 2 hours per week arguing about TV

Research from EE reveals the average UK household has 18 TV ‘dramas’ a week, as families up and down the country argue over the remote, debate what the kids can watch, and bash heads over bad viewing habits. To support the release of updates to its EETV service and its new ad campaign, EE’s study reveals […]

September 13, 2024

Ofcom ranks cellco download speeds

File downloads take longer on O2 over 4G and 5G than on the other mobile networks, according to new research from regulator Ofcom. Ofcom’s latest Mobile Matters research report puts people’s experiences of using mobile networks across the UK under the microscope, based on crowdsourced data collected between October 2023 and March 2024. Ofcom analysis […]

September 6, 2024

EE’s first 5G small cells go live

EE has announced that it has now deployed over 1,000 small cells across the UK, marking 400 new deployments over the last 12 months including its first 5G sites, recently installed in Croydon, London. Small cells are miniature mobile masts which offer performance boosts in high-demand areas thanks to their size, which makes them easy […]

August 14, 2024

Data: EE tops mobile reliability chart

Independent testing of the everyday mobile experience across the UK has demonstrated EE is the most reliable network for mobile customers, being named the UK’s best network for the 11th year in a row. To provide a definitive picture of the performance of all four of the UK’s mobile network operators – EE, Three, O2 […]

August 5, 2024

Eurosport’s Olympics free for EE TV customers

All EE TV customers can access discovery+’s coverage of the Olympic Games Paris 24 +, regardless of what package they’re on. To celebrate the return of the Olympics, EE TV discovery+ basic customers will receive access to discovery+ Standard at no extra cost from now until August 12th, enabling them to stream every moment of […]

July 24, 2024

Forecast: 4G can generate £6m+ for rural communities

An independent study carried out by connectivity consultancy FarrPoint has analysed the socio-economic impact of four EE 4G mobile sites on the rural communities they serve across the UK. The report finds: A range of social and economic benefits, worth between £249,000 and £6.9 million to different types of rural communities over 15 years. Significant additional […]

June 26, 2024

BT rolls-out cell sleep technology to EE mobile sites

BT Group has implemented energy-saving ‘cell sleep’ technology across its EE mobile sites nationwide, following successful trials in each of the UK’s home nations. BT explains that cell sleep software works by putting certain 4G LTE capacity carriers to sleep when the capacity is not needed, based on predicted periods of low traffic which have […]

June 24, 2024

Survey: 38% of kids will mimic adults’ toxic behaviour

A YouGov survey commissioned by EE has revealed that two fifths (38 per cent) of kids aged 6-15 will copy behaviour of adults, online and offline, if they see it is positively reinforced, even if they think it’s wrong. Furthermore, the research highlights the true exposure to hate that kids suffer with today across the […]

June 12, 2024