U.K. operator Virgin Media O2’s 5G network reached 800 towns and cities across the country as of the end of the third quarter of the year, the telco said in its earnings statement.
The telco said it remains on track to deliver 5G services to 50% of the U.K. population in 2023.
During the third quarter, Virgin Media O2 also said it had upgraded 4G capacity in more than 190,000 postcodes across the U.K.
In the mobile segment, the carrier recorded a total mobile net addition of 629,000 subscribers in the quarter, with increases across wholesale, IoT, prepaid and contract segments. The contract mobile base increased by 47,000 in Q3 to 16 million.
