EE to launch 5G network on 30 May

BT owned telecoms giant EE are to launch their new 5G high speed mobile network on 30 May.

The launch will start in six cities, London, Manchester, Birmingham, Cardiff, Edinburgh and Belfast, other cities will follow later this year and throughout 2020.

5G technology is the next generation of mobile network offering higher speeds than the current 4G, EE are planning to reach 1,500 this year.

With the 5G launch next week the operator said the new 5G mobile plans will be available to pre-order from Wednesday.

On Tuesday thousands of EE customers were unable to make calls or use WiFi calling, after the provider suffered an outage.

Vodafone are to launch 5G across seven cities on 3 July and by the end of the year another 12 cities will follow.