New independently carried-out tests have shown that the speeds and
coverage promised by EE, which is the only mobile network currently to
have a licence to offer 4G services, are largely living up to
expectations.
The mobile network testing company RootMetrics carried out its own
independent research, which involved taking 95,672 separate readings on
the ground in the cities of Cardiff, Sheffield and Liverpool, which have
had 4G rolled out to them. Professional testers were used to take the
measurements, and readings were taken indoors, outdoors and whilst on
the move in a vehicle.
EE originally claimed that the average speeds that customers using its superfast service could expect would be between 8 and 12 Mbps. The RootMetrics research showed that the actual speeds experienced by users with 4G phones lived up to this promise within a slight margin of error. The following results were obtained: In Sheffield, customers achieved speeds of 7.9 Mbps, In Liverpool, customers achieved speeds of 9.4 Mbps and In Cardiff, customers achieved speeds of 11.8 Mbps.
In each of these areas, the speeds experienced by 4G phone and tablet
device users were also over twice as fast as the next fastest network.
The research also rubbished claims made by EE’s competitors that its 4G service would not operate very well indoors. In the RootMetrics study, there was very little difference found between outdoor and indoor 4G service and speeds.
The CEO and president RootMetrics, Bill Moore, offered his own
comment on the outcome of the independent research. Offering good news
for all users of 4G phones in the UK,
he said: “EE’s 4G network has lived up to its own promises: speeds are
meeting EE’s pledges and indoor performance is reasonably good, “At the
same time, the technology is more powerful than the bar that has been
set, and there should be room for further improvement.”
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