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....