Britain's O2 mobile phone network, owned by Spain's Telefonica, said on Thursday it would launch next generation 5G services in October, and will ...
LONDON: Britain's O2 mobile phone network, owned by Spain's Telefonica, said on Thursday it would launch next generation 5G services in October, and will be live in 20 towns and cities by the end of the year and in 50 by next summer.
Customers need to buy 5G compatible smartphones to use the ultrafast services, which typically currently offer speeds 20 times faster than 4G. The deal enables the companies to share equipment, such as radio antennas, on joint network sites across the UK.The companies will have autonomy to install their own equipment at 25per cent of the sites while sharing the mast.
Vodafone Chief Executive Nick Read has stated he wants to make better use of the company's masts across Europe by encouraging rival operators to use them or selling stakes in the infrastructure.
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