Blog

Using public data from OFCOM, we've generated a consolidated coverage map for O2's UK mobile GSM 2G 900MHz network. The data isn't great or current (~2012) as the OFCOM disclaimer makes clear but is the best available publicly. OFCOM has encouraged operators to voluntarily share network data since 2005 but operators ceased sharing following a ruling in 2007 that this was public data which must be published. The operators claimed their data would give a competitor a commercial advantage - a plausible excuse.

Long Term Evolution (LTE) / 4G uses advanced waveforms and dynamic antennas to deliver the latest in mobile data. Despite the seemingly new technologies, it is still bound by the laws of physics and RF propagation so propagation can be modelled effectively using existing algorithms.