EE expands 4G coverage to 12 more towns

The operator said it has also improved coverage of commuter routes between Edinburgh and Glasgow, and Cardiff and Swansea

EE has launched 4G in 12 more towns today (march 28) bringing the total served by the superfast mobile broadband service to 187.

It is now live in: Antrim, Coleraine and Newtownabbey in Northern Ireland; Bridgend and Pontypool in Wales; Livingstone in Scotland; and Burnley, Leigh, Macclesfield, Nuneaton, Sittingbourne and Tamworth in England.

The operator said it has also improved coverage of commuter routes between Edinburgh and Glasgow, and Cardiff and Swansea.

The news comes days after EE unveiled its first EE-branded smartphone – the EE Kestrel – alongside a range of cheaper tariffs. The EE Kestrel is free on plans from £13.99, or for just £99 on prepay.