EE boosts City of London mobile coverage with added outdoor small cells | Computer Weekly

"Connectivity infrastructure-as-a-service provider Freshwave has brought nearly 50 outdoor small cell sites live for mobile operator (MNO) EE in the Square Mile of the City of London, expanding coverage, and improving 4G and 5G connectivity. The small cells comprise miniature mobile masts that are designed to offer performance boosts in high-demand areas thanks to their size, which makes them easy to install on everyday street infrastructure."

"In March 2022, it deployed 200 4G small cells across its UK network to boost capacity in high-demand areas, and in the next stage of its strategy in August 2024, the BT Group-owned UK mobile provider revealed it had deployed over 1,000 small cells across the UK, marking 400 new deployments in a 12-month period, including its first 5G sites in Croydon, London."

"As part of its deployment strategy, EE says it uses "advanced" network analytics to identify specific locations that would benefit from the performance boost enabled by a small cell. It then works with partners Nokia and Ericsson to deploy a service itself. The result is said to be reduced congestion, enabling customers to benefit from speeds of up to 300Mbps for 4G cells and 600Mbps for 5G."

Freshwave brought nearly 50 outdoor small cell sites live for mobile operator EE in the Square Mile of the City of London, expanding coverage and improving 4G and 5G connectivity. The small cells are miniature mobile masts designed to boost performance in high-demand areas and can be installed on red phone kiosks, digital street hubs, lamp posts and other street furniture. EE previously deployed hundreds of small cells across the UK to increase capacity and introduce 5G. EE uses advanced network analytics and works with Nokia and Ericsson to reduce congestion and deliver speeds up to 300Mbps on 4G and 600Mbps on 5G. EE combines licensed 1800MHz and 2600MHz with unlicensed 5GHz for its 4G small cells, while Croydon 5G sites use 1800MHz for 4G and 3.5GHz for 5G.

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