Question follow-through · 14453
5G: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential causes of poor 5G connectivity.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 15 Nov 2024
- Target answer date
- 19 Nov 2024
- Answer
- 25 Nov 2024 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
15 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential causes of poor 5G connectivity.
19 Nov 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
25 Nov 2024
Answer published
Network congestion, hills, buildings, trees, and the distance from the mobile mast can impact on a consumer’s experience of 5G outdoors and the material construction of properties can additionally affect indoor connectivity.
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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