Vodafone says its network racked up 4G speeds of more than 43Mbps at a Trafalgar Square summer event after the installation of seven Ericsson units deployed on lamp posts by wireless infrastructure company Ontix. 

EE has boosted 4G coverage in the southern Lake District following the upgrade of two masts. 

EE, O2, Vodafone, and Three each won a portion of the offering

O2 customers in six cities saw speeds up to 26.9Mbps, the national average for O2 customers is 14.7Mbps

UK operator reaffirming 2G spectrum with latest Cat 12 download speeds. More than 600 sites will be upgraded over the next six months by BT-owned company EE, spanning Birmingham, Manchester, Edinburgh and Cardiff. The enhancement will refarm 10MHz of its 2G holding at 1800MHz, opening up 20MHz of 4G spectrum at 1800MHz and 35MHz at

The demonstration was completed at Wembley Stadium in partnership with Sony and Qualcomm

Operator has switched on additional 1800MHz spectrum at sites across Northern England, West Midlands, Scotland and Northern Ireland, with the rest of the UK set to follow