Britain’s 5G rollout faces myriad obstacles
Geography, policy and economics all play a role
BRITONS HAVE long complained about their mobile networks. A report from the National Infrastructure Commission in 2016 compared Britain’s 4G coverage, unfavourably, to Albania’s. At that time, a much-hyped new technology was on the cards: 5G, or the fifth generation of networks, would offer superfast speeds and lots more capacity. The network went live last year, making Britain one of the first countries to offer it to consumers.
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