Written questions

Mobile Broadband: Standards

Commons · Question 121002 · Tabled 16 Mar 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record

Answered 23 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Charlotte Cane

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what data her Department uses to track progress on 4G and 5G coverage targets.

Answer

Answered by Kanishka Narayan, 23 Mar 2026

Through the Communications Act 2003, Ofcom, as the regulator, is responsible for reporting on the availability of electronic communications networks.The Government uses Ofcom’s Connected Nations mobile coverage data to track mobile networks across the UK....