There are some of us who get to travel through the channel tunnel on a jaunt, whether it be a full-on holiday or just a day trip. Others have to pass through on a business trip, but whatever your reason for needing to be inside the tunnel, it can be annoying when you’re out of signal for that long.
If you’re on EE however, you no longer have to worry about losing signal, as those wily people have figured out a way for their customers to keep on talking, texting or watching Netflix. Not content with connectivity, they’ve even packed in LTE speeds in there, and have measured peaks of 57 Mbps.
Surprised? Maybe you aren’t one of the 25,000 people who have already seen the light at the end of the tunnel and taken advantage of that end-to-end connectivity.
4G network from UK’s biggest operator switched on in September and has now carried 282GB of data from more than 25,000 EE customers that have connected to the network
Peak 4G speeds of 56Mbps seen in the 23.5 mile long tunnel, 75 metres underground
21st November 2014 – EE, the UK’s largest mobile network operator, has confirmed that its 4G service is live in the Channel Tunnel, and 282GB of data has been carried since the installation was completed on the 24th September.
More than 25,000 EE customers have connected to the network in the last two months. Peak 4G download speeds of 57 Mbps have been delivered, with an average of 13.5Mbps.
EE CTO Fotis Karonis said: “Our 4G rollout has changed the mobile landscape in the UK, and we’re very proud to have been the first UK operator to put superfast data 75 metres underground in the Channel Tunnel. We’ve been watching the performance of the network for the last two months and we’ve now delivered a great data experience to more than 25,000 customers, and made a real difference to people commuting and going on holiday.”
The EE network, which also supports 2G and 3G, is live in the tunnel from the UK to France. The 4G network lets customers stream HD video, download large files, and use video calling services, all while 75 metres underground, travelling up to 99 MPH during the half hour journey.
