Poor mobile coverage is an issue that many Brits regularly must contend with.
Now, experts have revealed the UK’s best and worst areas for coverage – with seven out of the top ten areas in London.
Camden, Brent, Watford and Redbridge were revealed as the areas with the best coverage, while Derry City and Strabane, North Ayrshire and the Shetland Islands were the worst.
‘Mobile networks are constantly evolving and improving as years go by, as more networks put up masts around the country, improving the scope and quality of mobile coverage,’ said Ben Branson, CEO of Fonehouse.
‘Even so, there are still areas where coverage is weaker than others as the roll-out has been hampered by technology availability.’
Experts have revealed the UK’s best and worst areas for coverage – with seven out of the top ten areas in London
Poor mobile coverage is an issue that many Brits regularly must contend with. Now, experts have revealed the UK’s best and worst areas for coverage – with seven out of the top ten areas in London
Experts from Fonehouse used data from Ofcom’s Connected Nations 2021 report, and coverage checker tools on Three, Vodafone, EE and O2’s website to create a total coverage score.
The scores were based on five factors – 3G services, 4G services, 5G services, voice services and data services.
These were then ranked highest to lowest to reveal the best and worst areas.
The results revealed that Camden, Brent, Watford, Redbridge and Luton top the list as the areas with the best mobile coverage.
These were closely followed by Newham, Kingston upon Hull, Lewisham, Lambeth and Hounslow.
At the other end of the scale, Derry City and Strabane emerged as the area in the UK with the worst mobile coverage, followed by North Ayrshire, Shetland Islands and Isles of Scilly.
Camden (pictured), Brent, Watford and Redbridge were revealed as the areas with the best coverage, while Derry City and Strabane, North Ayrshire and the Shetland Islands were the worst
Wrexham, East Devon, East Lindsey, Dover, Dumfries and Galloway and Mid Ulster rounded out the top 10 worst areas for mobile coverage.
At a regional level, it will probably come as no surprise that London is the best region for mobile coverage, according to the Fonehouse.
However, it’s not such good news for Scotland and Northern Ireland, which were named as the two worst regions for mobile coverage.
‘5G has come a huge way since it was first released, with a much wider range of compatible handsets, available areas and networks offering it,’ Mr Branson added.
‘The latest devices that feature newer 5G chipsets, such as the iPhone 13 and Samsung Galaxy S22 will benefit from the fast network roll-out for 5G across the UK.’
The research comes shortly after Protect Your Bubble revealed the best and worst UK areas for broadband.
Hull took the number one spot, where 97.5 per cent of residents have access to Ultra-Fast Broadband, while Aberdeen was named as the worst area, where just 49 per cent have access to Ultra-Fast Broadband.