Phone signal on trains not good enough most of the time, research says
Summary
A report from the UK media regulator Ofcom shows that mobile phone signals on trains in Britain are poor most of the time, making it hard to use apps, make video calls, or stream videos. Train Wi-Fi also works well only rarely, but the government plans to invest £57 million to improve connectivity, including using satellite links.Key Facts
- Vodafone met Ofcom's "good performance" standard only 17% of the time on trains.
- EE was the best network but met the standard just 42% of the time.
- Other networks like Three and O2 met the standard around 20% of the time.
- "Good performance" means download speeds of 5 Mbps, upload speeds of 1.5 Mbps, and response times of 50 milliseconds.
- Train Wi-Fi performed well only 1% of the time, partly due to outdated technology and speed limits set by train companies.
- Some local authorities denied over 90% of mobile infrastructure upgrade applications in the past five years.
- Mobile UK says because commercial investment alone isn't enough, taxpayers should help fund the infrastructure needed to fix mobile signal black spots on railways.
- The UK government plans to spend £57 million to improve train Wi-Fi by allowing connections via low-earth orbit satellites.
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