Three 5G going live in 66 locations at the end of February

Three’s 5G mobile launch has been a long time coming, but it’s finally almost here, as the network has announced that it will be bringing 5G for mobile to 65 new locations at the end of February, as well as switching it on for mobile in London (where its 5G service is already available but only for home broadband), making for 66 5G locations in total.

While it has been a long time coming, given that EE, Vodafone, O2 and some MVNOs already have live 5G mobile networks, Three could be set to leapfrog the competition, as at the time of writing EE has the most UK locations covered, with 50 in total, followed by Vodafone with 37 (plus a bunch of roaming locations), and O2 with 21.

Of course, location numbers don’t tell the whole story, as the sizes of these places vary, and networks will deliver varying levels of coverage within them. Still, it’s a promising figure from Three. The full list of Three’s 5G locations is as follows:

Fast and affordable

Not only will Three’s 5G network potentially soon be in more places than rivals, it could also be faster, with Three making the bold claim that it is “set up to be the fastest 5G network in the country”, with peak speeds that are up to two times faster than other 5G networks.

It’s a claim that’s not without merit though, as Three has far more 5G spectrum than rivals, as well as far more of it being contiguous. It’s also the UK’s first mobile network with a 5G-ready cloud core, which should help too.

Better yet, Three will be offering all of its new and existing customers access to 5G at no extra cost, whether they’re on Pay Monthly, SIM Only or Pay As You Go – though you will of course need a 5G phone to take advantage.