EE is bringing ultimate upgrade to all customers, but doing so will break some phones

Speaking about the upgrade, Philip Jansen, Chief Executive of BT Group, said: “Over the past 18 months we’ve helped the UK to meet the demands of a pandemic. We must now look ahead to deliver the strongest foundations to drive future growth. We’re making a uniquely ambitious, long-term commitment to drive high performance 5G further and faster, and to integrate it at the core with our fibre network for a seamless customer experience. Openreach was first to fibre, EE was first to 5G and together BT will be first to a fully converged future.”

So that’s the good news but upgrading the UK to 5G does come at a cost. That’s because EE needs to switch off its existing 3G network to make space for better speeds in the future.