O2 broadband, 3 g rolls through the cooperative "in the key of the cities '-ZDNet UK

O2 has enabled its long-term 3 G service to frequencies that only recently was it only allowed 2 G services available.

Like its competitor of Vodafone, O2, is a spectrum in the 900 MHz range, which it uses the standard GSM services such as voice calls and text messages. This allows the use of the services can be carried out in the spectrum of greater distances and more-the building coverage. In January, the regulator Ofcom finally gave the all clear in the 900 MHz frequencies to use Mobile broadband to keep businesses — the procedure is called a spectrum, refarming.

We've acted quickly to bring 3 G to the interests of more than 900 MHz frequencies for customers and we are as good as it gets, with the results of the te. – Nigel Purdy, O2

On Friday, O2 said it was using 900 MHz 3 G London implementation this week. It also showed that, for the first time since January, it has been quietly taking in the "main cities" including Leeds, Birmingham and Manchester, the same service. Other cities will follow "in the coming months."

"This ... is the network improvements and the latest in a series of O2 is the first UK and Telefónica, O2, Chief Technology Officer, said on Friday, Nigel Purdy. "We've acted quickly to bring 3 G to the interests of more than 900 MHz frequencies for customers and we are as good as it gets, with the results of the te. Simply O2: n on the network, the more customers use more data and experiences faster. "

According to the O2, the use of the 900 MHz 3 G offers a 50% growth in network capacity and 30% faster downloads. However, only the customers who are using the compatible devices such as iPhone, HTC and Samsung Galaxy S HD7 take advantage of these planning system company.

Vodafone spokesman told ZDNet UK on Friday that his company "will eventually" refarm the 2 G spectrum. He pointed out that Vodafone has less need to do so because the possession of more than 2.1 GHz 3 G spectrum than O2, that is, it already has more capacity than its competitor.

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ZDNet UK has asked all throughout the operations, the combined UK — T-Mobile and orange — whether it also intends to refarm the 1800MHz spectrum in the 2 G to 3 G services, but was told: "it is too early for us to say at this stage." In any case, more than the services do not reach 1800MHz frequencies, they are more than 900 MHz running as far as possible, so that these actors are less for the refarming.

To the rest of the UK operator 3, has only ever been 2.1 GHz 3 G frequencies.

Spectrum refarming problem has been the long-running story. The European Commission and Ofcom is called 2 G spectrum in 2007 behind the change, and the severe restrictions on the use of, the Commission has adopted its official authorisation in 2009. The problem has also been stumbling on upcoming 4 G spectrum auction, some holding that process, because they wanted to first discover what they really were the new spectrum requirement for actors on the road.

Although currently only being rolled out cities, long-distance 3 G is also often mentioned as one possible solution to the poor coverage of broadband in the problems of rural areas.

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