Romania has a better 4G network compared to the UK, says report

Newsroom 14/12/2016 | 16:22

Mobile services users from Romania together with those from Albania , Panama or Peru have a better 4G network than in UK, according to a report of the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC).

According to the report, the UK is on the 54th place worldwide according to the 4G coverage and there are areas where the it’s impossible to access the mobile internet. The National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) says that the Government should make sure that the mobile services are accessible wherever people live, work and travel.

„The roads and our railroads are digital wastes and even the center of the cities exist in areas where the Internet connection is impossible. This thing is not only frustrating, but also stops the businesses because a higher and higher part of our economy needs a more connected workforce, ” said the NIC president, Lord Andrew Adonis.

In March the senator Bernie Sanders, candidate for the Democrat Party in the presidential elections, criticized the reduced Internet speed that Americans benefit from, making a comparison between America and Romania „The high speed internet access is not a luxury anymore. Today, people from Bucharest, Romania, have a higher Internet speed than most of the USA users. This is unacceptable and must change,” said Sanders on his Twitter page.

The report shows a series of recommendations, that in NIC opinion, could help the development of the mobile internet in UK. Among these recommendations are the appointment of a new minister that will be responsible for the digital infrastructure and the Government together with the regulation organisms should collaborate to make sure that the next generation of mobile internet, 5 G, will be available in the UK until 2025.

Georgiana Bendre

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