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As you would expect, 4G is the fourth generation of mobile internet technology. Putting aside arguments that the 4G we have today is not ‘real’ 4G, it is still an upgrade on 3G for a number of reasons. Speed The biggest upgrade is speed. 4G users will generally notice much faster internet speeds on 4G than on 3G – however, the speeds experienced will vary greatly according to the location of the user, the user’s carrier, and the device the user is connecting with. When experiencing 4G speeds, the user will have faster web browsing, faster uploads and downloads, less buffering on video, better sound quality, reduced lag when streaming, and better online gaming. Latency One reason 4G users can achieve higher connection speeds is the improved latency on 4G. Latency describes the time it takes for data to travel from a device or laptop to the internet and back again. 4G latency is around half that of 3G, which makes 4G connections seem much faster. This is ideal for frequen...

EE said it is "firmly on track" to reach 14 million 4G subscribers by the end of the year, although subscriber growth is still not translating into higher revenue figures. The UK-based mobile operator, which is in the process of being sold by Orange and Deutsche Telekom to BT, did report healthy revenue growth in its fixed business, saying that sales here improved by 15 per cent year on year with a net addition of 50,000 broadband customers. Mobile service revenue was down 1.7 per cent at £1.3 billion, although Jefferies analysts noted that this was an improvement on Q4 2014, when mobile revenue fell by 2.1 per cent. The company gained 1.7 million 4G subscribers in the first quarter to reach 9.3 million overall. "As much of the UK market now has smartphones, we are leading the charge into new growth areas by cross-selling our innovative range of connected products including 4G tablets, 4G Wi-Fi, fixed broadband and EETV to our existing customers," ...