Everything Everywhere granted 4G trial extension

Everything Everywhere has been granted an extension on its 4G trial, by UK communications regulator Ofcom.

The 4G trial, which involves 180 broadband customers in St. Newlyn East in Cornwall, first began in October 2011, and thanks to the official nod from Ofcom, will now continue until June this year.

According to Orange and T-Mobile, people in the area had to make do with either no broadband or 2Mbps speeds before the trial began. Now, thanks to Everything Everywhere’s 4G trial, the average download speed is 7Mbps – more than the UK’s 6.2Mbps average.

Olaf Swantee, CEO, Everything Everywhere, said: “The rollout of 4G will help drive economic growth and create jobs across the UK by making the economy more competitive, by enabling businesses to be more productive, and by allowing consumers to benefit from the latest mobile innovations.”

“This trial has been key in investigating ways to rapidly bring 4G LTE to Britain, and Ofcom is helping us do the groundwork to accelerate the UK from laggard to leader.”

Mark Jose, who is onboard with the 4G trial added: “My family found anything beyond casual browsing or sending email a struggle with our previous 512k broadband speed – loading photos for example could take all night. With the download speeds this trial is delivering, we’re all able to access the internet at the same time and enjoy social networking sites like YouTube, streaming movies and participating in fast online gaming.”

[Source: Everything Everywhere]