4G and 5G: Motorways
Commons · Question 82527 · Tabled 15 Oct 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Lizzi Collinge
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to improve 4G and 5G mobile connectivity on major motorway routes in areas where there are known signal black spots.
Answer
Answered by Kanishka Narayan, 24 Oct 2025
According to Ofcom’s Connected Nations Spring update, published on 8 May 2025, 4G in-vehicle coverage on UK major roads is 96% from at least one mobile network operator (MNO) and 81% from all four MNOs. The Shared Rural Network has improved 4G mobile cove...