LONDON, 1 Aug. (EUROPA PRESS) -
O2 UK, the British subsidiary of Telefónica, will offer from August 29 4G services through its ultra-fast network in the towns of London, Leeds and Bradford, where they will be available to more than five million people at the time of their commercial launch, the operator reported.
In addition, the plans projected by O2 UK imply that this 4G network will be available from its launch to an additional two million people per month, which will allow O2's 2G, 3G and 4G networks to reach 98% of the UK population, both 'indoor', and 'outdoor'.
Thus, by the end of 2013, the new network will be operational in thirteen cities across the country, including London, Leeds, Bradford, Birmingham, Newcastle, Glasgow, Liverpool, Nottingham, Leicester, Coventry, Sheffield, Manchester and Edinburgh.
The company announced that it is preparing a commercial offer to provide these services starting at £26 a month. "There will be specific offers for freelancers, which will include rates adapted to 'tablets' and mobile broadband, as well as mobile Wi-Fi, in the coming weeks," the operator added.
O2 has invested £550 million to secure one of the largest shares of spectrum in the 800Mhz range. This frequency has a greater range than any other, which allows to provide the best 'indoor' penetration and 'outdoor' coverage.
In the last twelve months the use of data on the O2 network in the United Kingdom has multiplied by more than two, which demonstrates the growing use of mobile data, said the operator.
"The 4G network will complement O2's existing network and offering, which includes 9,000 free Wi-Fi hotspots and the recent launch of TuGo, which allows O2 customers to make calls over the Wi-Fi network and use their tablet or laptop to make and receive calls and text messages, " Added.
