Vodafone 4G now available to 50% of UK population

The slow and steady rollout of Vodafone's 4G network has progressed with the network now offering 4G coverage to 50% of the UK population. Less than a week after EE revealed it offers 4G to 80% of the population, Vodafone UK CEO Jeroen Hoencamp defended the 4G rollout by saying they were focusing on reliability over speed. In the past twelve months, the UK's third largest operator has invested more than £1 billion in its UK network as part of an overall £19 billion pledge to make Vodafone the biggest and best 4G network provider across Europe. Vodafone now offers 4G services in 382 cities, towns and communities across the UK but lags behind EE (although the latter did have a years' head start over the former). In a post on the official Vodafone blog, Hoencamp said: “For us it’s about having the strongest network,” Hoencamp said. “Wherever we build 4G, we’ve proved that we can deliver great unbeatable 4G speeds and coverage, but it’s not a race to have the highest speeds because when it comes to mobile, speed only gets you so far. “It’s not about who’s got the most coverage, it’s more about having the strongest signal. We’d love to expand ...

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