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| 5G: EE launches UK's next-generation mobile network | 5G: EE launches UK's next-generation mobile network |
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| EE has launched the UK's first next-generation 5G mobile network, with a concert by rapper Stormzy live-streamed from a boat on the River Thames. | EE has launched the UK's first next-generation 5G mobile network, with a concert by rapper Stormzy live-streamed from a boat on the River Thames. |
| 5G mobile networks offer faster downloads, but customers will need a new handset to take advantage. | 5G mobile networks offer faster downloads, but customers will need a new handset to take advantage. |
| At first, the service will only be available in limited areas of Belfast, Birmingham, Cardiff, Edinburgh, London and Manchester. | At first, the service will only be available in limited areas of Belfast, Birmingham, Cardiff, Edinburgh, London and Manchester. |
| Rival Vodafone plans to switch on its 5G service in the coming weeks. | Rival Vodafone plans to switch on its 5G service in the coming weeks. |
| EE's lowest-priced deal is £54 a month plus a one-off £170 fee for a compatible handset. But this only includes 10GB of data a month, which can be used up quickly if you download lots of movies or games. | EE's lowest-priced deal is £54 a month plus a one-off £170 fee for a compatible handset. But this only includes 10GB of data a month, which can be used up quickly if you download lots of movies or games. |
| Going live | Going live |
| On Thursday morning, BBC Breakfast had the UK's first live news broadcast over 5G. | On Thursday morning, BBC Breakfast had the UK's first live news broadcast over 5G. |
| Many news channels currently link several 4G connections together in order to stream video over mobile networks. | Many news channels currently link several 4G connections together in order to stream video over mobile networks. |
| But using the 5G network, the BBC's technology correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones was able to broadcast in high definition using just one Sim card. | But using the 5G network, the BBC's technology correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones was able to broadcast in high definition using just one Sim card. |
| 5G is not just about faster internet speeds. It also offers lower latency than 4G connections: that means less of a delay between sending a request and getting a response. | 5G is not just about faster internet speeds. It also offers lower latency than 4G connections: that means less of a delay between sending a request and getting a response. |
| For Rory, that meant a shorter delay between hearing a question in his earpiece and answering live on TV. | For Rory, that meant a shorter delay between hearing a question in his earpiece and answering live on TV. |
| One technical hitch delayed Rory's broadcast. Test transmissions had ploughed through the data allowance on the Sim card, so it needed a top-up before Rory could go live on BBC Breakfast. | |
| That makes EE's 10GB data cap on its cheapest price plan seem a little bit limiting - although EE says the data cap was reached after several days of test transmissions. |