Demand for 4G delivers boost to EE

MOBILE OPERATOR EE has marked its best quarterly take up of 4G customers with nearly 900,000 signing up to the superfast network in the first three months of the year.

Strong demand for faster mobile internet has seen 2.9 million customers join the network since it was launched in October 2012, and the group expects to double that number before the end of this year.

However, first quarter turnover fell 3.6% on the year to £1.55 billion as it was weighed down by stricter rules on roaming charges and fees telecoms firms force on each other for connecting voice calls.

EE’s standard 4G service now reaches 72% of the UK population — 46 million people.