In reply to a post by pluralist:

Where is that one though. It's another column. Where does it say 5G?

5G panels at the top (small panels) (2nd installation in the same place Hermitage Way but further down the road)

Next year Three going to installing 20m PoW by the Madeley Academy, Castlefields Way, Madeley, Telford (subject to be approved by Telford Council) as it badly need it there for Woodside area.

In reply to a post by adslmax:

Went pass there today as you are correct there. One of of the engineer supervisor told me 5G will be Three panel and 4G panel will be Three & EE but EE 5G will be installing 2nd one later in end of September by the look of the work upcoming.

That small top panel is a "massive MIMO" needed for the high band (capacity) 5G signals; and if two rows are fitted than it will be a joint EE and Three 4G and 5G pole. That explains why there is a gap below the Three 5G panels for something else; I assumed as novel space separator.

All the poles that look like the picture you provided in my town are 4G/5G for Three, and 4G for EE only, all installed under the "MBNL" name, and in many cases replaced older poles.

e.g. this one by Morrisons, has really fast 4G from EE, and 4G/5G from Three; it has been in place about 3 years now. https://maps.app.goo.gl/A1fJWhreBSiYXJR3A

Edited by jchamier (Thu 01-Aug-24 21:12:44)

Looks very similar to the new 3/EE monopoles fitted in Lincoln, except the Lincoln ones only have the single layer of 5G MIMO at the top. 3 went live about 3-6 Months after installation, EE does not appear to be live yet on many of them. There are both 3 and EE stickers on the cabinet.

I bet Hermitage Way won't go live switched on until next year (months and months to wait)

In reply to a post by lincsat:

Looks very similar to the new 3/EE monopoles fitted in Lincoln, except the Lincoln ones only have the single layer of 5G MIMO at the top. 3 went live about 3-6 Months after installation, EE does not appear to be live yet on many of them. There are both 3 and EE stickers on the cabinet.

Any EE 4G on them?

I went to Hermitage Way with two sims, Three (smarty) and EE (1p mobile) on same mobile phone A55 5G, both only pick up 4G but not great speed. Smarty 4G get 14.6Mbps down and 3.2Mbps up - no 5G! And 1p Mobile 4G get 69.4Mbps down and 52.8Mbps up - no 5G!

https://i.ibb.co/hcn7zHX/Screenshot-3.png - three
https://i.ibb.co/MyvG6L9/Screenshot-2.png - ee

I expecting 4G to be lots better! But very poor on Three but EE could do better!

The new PoW mast is nearly finished work but think it not fully active yet! (probably next year)

Edited by adslmax (Fri 02-Aug-24 17:29:07)

In reply to a post by jchamier:

In reply to a post by lincsat:

Looks very similar to the new 3/EE monopoles fitted in Lincoln, except the Lincoln ones only have the single layer of 5G MIMO at the top. 3 went live about 3-6 Months after installation, EE does not appear to be live yet on many of them. There are both 3 and EE stickers on the cabinet.

Any EE 4G on them?

No active EE, it may be in test mode but my phone on SPUSU (EE) shows very low signal in the vicinity.

Edited by lincsat (Fri 02-Aug-24 17:29:07)

In reply to a post by adslmax:

The new PoW mast is nearly finished work but think it not fully active yet! (probably next year)

New masts can go live quickly, but then take ages to get full speeds; can take a year or more to fully integrate.

In my town all the 5G poles were replacing older 4G only services, and the 4G improved (newer radios, more capacity bands) and the 5G for Three was in addition.

Edited by jchamier (Fri 02-Aug-24 17:42:54)

In reply to a post by lincsat:

No active EE, it may be in test mode but my phone on SPUSU (EE) shows very low signal in the vicinity.

Yeah, probably for the installers only, may not have the backhaul yet.