Three rolls out 800mHz spectrum to tackle indoor “Notspots”

Jones says the company is “proud to be the first network to roll this out across the country”. Because Three is using its new 800MHz spectrum for 4G Super Voice, penetration in hard to reach places should be better. Current high frequencies used for LTE in the United Kingdom can offer higher capacity, but at the expense of coverage due to how the signal attenuates through walls and buildings.

The technology uses the addition of low frequency 800MHz spectrum to the Three network, which enables its 4G network to carry voice calls using VoLTE technology as well as texts and data. “This announcement is the latest step in our efforts to offer customers a quality experience on what is already the UK’s most reliable network”. According to Three, around 50-percent of the United Kingdom population are now catered for with indoor coverage with 4G Super-Voice. This can embrace the Samsung Galaxy S5 and LG G4 at launch, with new units – together with the just lately introduced iPhone 6s and 6s Plus fashions – added later this yr. “That strategy helped us to take away all of the technical gremlins early”.

Hutchison 3G, the smallest mobile operator in the United Kingdom and provides services under the Three brand, has become the nation’s first mobile service provider to launch a commercial voice-over-LTE service.

4G Super Voice already covers 50% of the United Kingdom population for indoor coverage, said Three, and it already covers three quarters of London, Edinburgh, Exeter and Birmingham. When the replace is prepared for a buyer’s handset an alert can be despatched, notifying them to replace their working system, by following the on-screen directions. Next on the 4G Super-Voice hit list are Cardiff, Manchester, Liverpool and Bristol, with the service starting to roll to these areas out now. “Adding low frequency spectrum to our network and enabling voice calls over 4G and Wi-Fi, will mean Three customers can stay connected in more places than ever before”.

Vodafone is known to be in the late stages of testing VoLTE in several cities and will be more than a little irritated that it’s been beaten to the punch.