EE launches double speed next generation services on 4G

EE has this week unveiled its next generation network and a range of new plans and services designed to make it easier for customers to use EE’s 4G and Fibre broadband.

Following the roll out, which now reaches 85 towns and cities in the UK, EE will officially switch on double-speed 4G in twelve UK cities on July 4, seeing EE’s network reach a theoretical maximum speed of 150Mbps – rivalling mobile networks in Europe, the US, Japan and South Korea.

The double speed 4G from EE is set to improve video viewing and sending large files, and will be made available to all existing 4GEE customers.

“Our new double speed 4G technology means that we have the biggest, fastest and best network in the UK, and now the equal fastest in the world,” said Olaf Swantee, CEO of EE.

“With our superfast network, we have a unique opportunity to introduce a new era of customer-friendly pricing models based on speed, and we’ll be revealing further details of this later this year.”

EE will introduce a new range of new services on July 17, including shared 4GEE Plans, which will allow customers to connect up to five separate devices to one 4GEE plan, and a ‘cash on tap’ plan in partnership with MasterCard, which will allow customers to make payments via their mobile.

EE will also be launching the Bright Box 2 wireless router for Fibre broadband customers later this summer – designed to offer a stronger Wi-Fi signal and less drop-off in speed when a customer moves around, as well as plug and play set up.