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EE’s 400mbps 4G Network is COMING to London First
EE discusses its plan to test 400mbps 4G at Wembley Stadium –– “we want Wembley to be the world’s best connected stadium”
EE’s LTE-A network will launch next year, bringing insanely fast, 300mbps 4G to the UK’s capital. Initial tests of the new LTE-A network began in earnest last year within the confines of London’s Tech City. EE says it wants to focus on bringing its twice-as-fast-LTE to businesses and tech leaders first, hence its decision to launch LTE-A first in London.
But before this happens the network has now confirmed it will soon begin testing EVEN faster speeds –– 400mbps, ladies and gents –– at Wembley Stadium in order to ensure it provides regular, consistent updates to its infrastructure. EE hasn’t mentioned when 400mbps will become the norm, but judging by its past rollouts a launch in 2016 seems about right.
In order to access these high-speed connections you’ll need a smartphone or tablet that can handle CAT 6 LTE, and that will mean –– for many –– an upgrade. There are CAT 6 LTE-enabled handsets already in circulation (anything with a Snapdragon 805 CPU in it, basically), but as we move towards 2015 more and more releases, again, thanks to Qualcomm chips, will feature support for ultra-fast, face-melting LTE speeds.
EE CTO Fotis Karonis said, “Since we announced this historic partnership six months ago, customers using the network at Wembley have already uploaded the equivalent of 850,000 selfies, and streamed 400,000 goal replays.
“We’ve added enough capacity to connect every visitor that walks through the gates, and we’re continuing to invest – more 3G, more 4G, Superfast WiFi and the capability to launch a multi-operator 4G service, supporting all the networks, means everyone with a smartphone can be connected at Wembley.
“This partnership has a very clear vision – we want Wembley to be the world’s best connected stadium, showing off new technologies first and giving two million visitors a year the best possible Wembley experience.”
Richard Goodwin
12:48, 24 Sep 2014