Three 5G coverage map shows the initial coverage will be somewhat limited

While Three has by far the most 5G spectrum and is likely to be extremely disruptive in the long run, there’s some way to go if this is the coverage we can expect after switch-on.

Although the maps shown here are not yet public, they were generated using data loaded onto Three’s website as at February 25th 2020.

In my opinion, it isn’t very impressive.

I can only hope there are a lot more sites to be activated very soon, but the locations seem to tie-up with the list (see below) Three published last week, so I think it may well be it.

I had expected that places like London, Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool or Cardiff would have far more substantial coverage.

On the plus side, Three has extremely competitive pricing for its handset contract and SIM-only plans with unlimited data, and of course 5G is available at no extra cost to customers – as long as you have a suitable 5G handset.

While it pains me to say it, given my interest in 5G, this does support the opinion held by many that 5G is too immature to get excited about yet.

What do you think? Let me know in the comments below.

UK Coverage Overview – Three 5G

UK Coverage Highlights – Three 5G

The 5G enabled locations published by Three last week