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Saf Malik
January 8, 2021
Astronauts will soon be able to carry out basic mobile activities on the moon NASA and Nokia’s planned 4G installation.
Yet while some areas in the UK are receiving 5G coverage, parts of the country do not benefit from full 4G access.
Based on data collected by Ofcom’s Connected Nations, Mazuma looked at the proportion of premises in each constituency that receives 4G from all four major mobile networks as well as those which receive 4G signal from none of those providers.
Top 10 areas in the UK with the worst 4G coverage:
|
Rank |
Parliamentary Constituency |
Region |
% of outdoor premises with 4G signal from all four operators |
|
1 |
Na h-Eileanan an Iar |
Scotland |
50.11 |
|
2 |
Orkney and Shetland |
Scotland |
62.72 |
|
3 |
Ynys Môn |
Wales |
63.52 |
|
4 |
Ross, Skye and Lochaber |
Scotland |
69.70 |
|
5 |
Dwyfor Meirionnydd |
Wales |
73.11 |
|
6 |
Montgomeryshire |
Wales |
75.59 |
|
7 |
Argyll and Bute |
Scotland |
76.60 |
|
8 |
Cynon Valley |
Wales |
78.77 |
|
9 |
Ceredigion |
Wales |
79.78 |
|
10 |
Penrith and The Border |
North West |
80.32 |
The areas with the worst 4G signal, with around 50 per cent coverage for the big four networks, include Dwyfor Meirionnydd, Orkney and Shetland, and Na h-Eileanan an Iar.
Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland suffer the most when it comes to 4G.
Just eight of the areas which had 100 per cent 4G coverage were located in Scotland, with just one in Wales and none in Northern Ireland.
Out of 650 places, just 24 per cent have full access to 4G on those four networks, leaving 493 with patchy signals.
You can view the research in full here.