4G
Coverage of 4G in the Nexus archive.
- T-Mobile is booting customers from its oldest plans
T-Mobile is retiring legacy plans dating back to the 3G era, including older Sprint plans, and moving affected customers to current rate plans. T-Mobile's chief marketing officer confirmed the change, noting these plans are over 15 years old and predate the company's 5G network deployment.
- Brit regulator finds mobile network service on trains is far from first class
Ofcom found that UK mobile networks on trains fail to meet performance standards, with 83% of rail segments showing poor signal and on-board Wi-Fi functioning just 1% of the time. EE had the best performance but still met 'Good Performance' thresholds less than half the time, while Three, O2, and Vodafone achieved it in 17-21% of journeys. Weak signal strength and high latency were primary issues, exacerbated by rural locations and carriage design.
- Four in 10 struggle to access mobile signal on the move in the UK
A survey reveals that over 40% of UK consumers struggle to access 4G or 5G on mobile devices while moving, with 45% reporting weekly frustration and 57% among 18-24-year-olds.