EE and Freshwave expand outdoor small cell network across the City of London

EE has increased mobile coverage in the City of London by activating nearly 50 new outdoor small cell sites, delivered in partnership with connectivity infrastructure-as-a-service provider, Freshwave. The rollout strengthens 4G and 5G services for customers in one of the world’s foremost financial and business districts.  

This deployment builds on Freshwave’s earlier delivery of 35 sites for EE, with a further 34 currently under construction. The network uses a first-of-its-kind design by Freshwave, which can host all mobile operators on 4G and 5G from day one, without any modifications to the infrastructure.  

Coverage improvement includes areas outside key landmarks such as St Paul’s Cathedral, the Old Bailey, and Guildhall, extending to areas surrounding the Barbican and along Fleet Street. EE is already seeing an average of 125TB of data traffic each week across its Freshwave deployed sites in the City.  

Commenting on the installations, Tom Sleigh, Chairman of the Planning and Transportation Committee at the City of London Corporation, said: “As more people expect seamless connectivity wherever they go, enhancing coverage across the City of London is an essential step to becoming future-ready. We’re delighted to see this kind of collaborative deployment taking shape in the City and look forward to continuing to work with EE and Freshwave on delivering this transformation.”