The entire world is blanketed by mobile coverage now days, and the coverage is especially good in developed nations. British people were among some of the first to have access to 3G networks when these were new nearly ten years ago, but currently are straggling the rest of Europe and North America when it comes to 4G mobile UK. There have been various issues relating to the roll-out that have slowed things down.
When asked, most of UK public indicated that they desired 4G coverage, and they wanted it immediately. Although it is unclear from the poll whether the people asked were aware of the issues with the technology, 82% supported the pressing generation of greater 4G coverage. The reasons they mentioned included keeping up with the rest of the world, and competing with international businesses.
The majority of 4G coverage uses the bandwidth at 800 and 2100Mhz. Older technologies such as 2G and 3G use different bands. The superior combination of speed and distance, in addition to building penetration of signals, is achieved at 800Mhz. The problem with this is that a number of other technologies also rely on frequencies around this band, for similar reasons.
Between 3 - 10% of all UK households could lose their free television if nationwide 4G coverage was implemented, however. The bandwidth utilised by boosters that bring the signal to the UK population is close enough to that of the new, suggested 4G networks that it may run into interference. The mobile companies have offered to use filters to reduce this interference, but it could still cause a problem for some.
Paid TV might also be impacted, although people may, of course, choose to change to other options in these cases. However, there are some powerful companies behind paid television now days, since it is such a huge business. This implies that there are potent opponents standing in the way of rolling out 4G at present.
Some sharing of the frequencies has been fulfilled by auctioning off the preferred wavelengths. Companies that show an interest in utilising them put up capital to 'own' the rights to that wavelength. A substantial amount of the competition for 4G airspace has actually been from among mobile providers. Some companies seem to be holding back hoping that several in-progress court cases will sort things out.
Trials with 4G are in progress in several cities in the UK by a number of large providers. However, they are not using the discussed frequencies at the moment. The reason that the frequencies are so contested is that they supply greater areas of coverage with less towers, and penetrate buildings better. Thus, everyone wants the 'best' frequencies.
Unfortunately, it seems that the UK population will need to be patient for a while longer before 4G mobile UK is rolled out. Nevertheless, it seems unlikely that nothing will happen, because the concerns that the UK needs to stay up to date with the rest of the developed world are quite real. Regardless of circumstances, a compromise of some sort will be attained, hopefully very soon.
When asked, most of UK public indicated that they desired 4G coverage, and they wanted it immediately. Although it is unclear from the poll whether the people asked were aware of the issues with the technology, 82% supported the pressing generation of greater 4G coverage. The reasons they mentioned included keeping up with the rest of the world, and competing with international businesses.
The majority of 4G coverage uses the bandwidth at 800 and 2100Mhz. Older technologies such as 2G and 3G use different bands. The superior combination of speed and distance, in addition to building penetration of signals, is achieved at 800Mhz. The problem with this is that a number of other technologies also rely on frequencies around this band, for similar reasons.
Between 3 - 10% of all UK households could lose their free television if nationwide 4G coverage was implemented, however. The bandwidth utilised by boosters that bring the signal to the UK population is close enough to that of the new, suggested 4G networks that it may run into interference. The mobile companies have offered to use filters to reduce this interference, but it could still cause a problem for some.
Paid TV might also be impacted, although people may, of course, choose to change to other options in these cases. However, there are some powerful companies behind paid television now days, since it is such a huge business. This implies that there are potent opponents standing in the way of rolling out 4G at present.
Some sharing of the frequencies has been fulfilled by auctioning off the preferred wavelengths. Companies that show an interest in utilising them put up capital to 'own' the rights to that wavelength. A substantial amount of the competition for 4G airspace has actually been from among mobile providers. Some companies seem to be holding back hoping that several in-progress court cases will sort things out.
Trials with 4G are in progress in several cities in the UK by a number of large providers. However, they are not using the discussed frequencies at the moment. The reason that the frequencies are so contested is that they supply greater areas of coverage with less towers, and penetrate buildings better. Thus, everyone wants the 'best' frequencies.
Unfortunately, it seems that the UK population will need to be patient for a while longer before 4G mobile UK is rolled out. Nevertheless, it seems unlikely that nothing will happen, because the concerns that the UK needs to stay up to date with the rest of the developed world are quite real. Regardless of circumstances, a compromise of some sort will be attained, hopefully very soon.
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