Despite the customer interactions, a spokesperson for Three told Independent.ie that the outage was not related to the 5G network upgrade. Its new 5G network comes just in time for next month’s launch of the iPhone 12, expected to be Apple’s first 5G-compatible phone. Three says that its 5G network will support speeds of up to 1,000Mbs (1Gbs), although initial connections to its 5G network around Dublin by Independent.ie on a Samsung 5G phone showed download speeds of between 70Mbs and 110Mbs. Ericsson now dominates the 5G mobile connectivity infrastructure ecosystem in Ireland, with 5G rollouts underway in Three, Vodafone and part of Eir. Three says that bill pay customers on its ’3 Bill Pay Unlimited’ and ‘3 Bill Pay Unlimited Plus’ plans will have 5G included free.

Source: Irish Independent September 28, 2020 06:00 UTC