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23 Aug 2010 09:18
Glasgow Gets Online with Three
The Gadget Show presenter Pollyanna Woodward goes to Glasgow with the Three Bus.
Glasgow, 23th August 2010: The Three Mobile Broadband Bus will be at St Enoch Square today, with special guest Pollyanna Woodward from Channel Five’s The Gadget Show on board to demonstrate the benefits of mobile internet.
Latest figures show that 47 per cent of homes in Glasgow still do not have internet access and Scotland as a country also has the lowest broadband ownership in the UK at 61 per cent, compared to the UK average of 71 per cent.[i]
Pollyanna and Three will be offering advice on smartphone use and giving people the chance to get online with the latest Three phones and mobile broadband products.
The visit to Glasgow comes as Three announces its £4m network investment in Glasgow, improving 3G reception and access to mobile internet across the city.
Pollyanna Woodward said: “Three has really shaken up the mobile market. As the UK’s biggest 3G network, it allows more people to get connected in more places and with a faster mobile internet connection. Three’s network investment in Glasgow gives locals better coverage and a better experience, which we’ll demonstrate today.”
Three is the first mobile operator to pledge its support to the government-led Race Online 2012 scheme, with a pledge to get 100,000 people connected to the internet for the first time by 2012.
“We believe it is a misconception that everyone is online and knows how to make the most of being connected to the internet” said Charlotte Blanchard director of products and services at Three.
“Part of the reason we’ve come to Glasgow today is to highlight that Scotland is behind the rest of the UK for internet adoption. Three is committed to giving people a network they can depend on and access packages that makes the internet affordable for anyone. We believe everyone should be able to get online wherever they are, that's why we're investing in the biggest 3G network in the UK.”
Three's investment in Glasgow has given the area an 81 per cent growth in network sites - from 82 sites to 149.
Three is the UK’s number one mobile broadband provider.[ii]
To find out more, visit the Three Mobile Broadband Bus in:
St Enoch Square, Glasgow, G1 4BW
Between 10 – 5pm on Monday 23rd August 2010.
The Three Mobile Broadband Bus will be visiting Manchester, London and Birmingham in its next stops across the UK.
ii. YouGov Dongle Tracker Report
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About Three UK
Three is a communications company focused on bringing the benefits of the internet to mobile communications. We offer attractive pricing and give our customers the widest choice of ways to stay connected. To do this we’ve built an award-winning high-speed mobile broadband network. Three UK is a member of the HWL group of companies, which include 3G operations in Austria, Denmark, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Macau and Sweden.
Three facts about Three:
- Three launched the UK's first 3G high-speed mobile network offering national coverage for calls and texts, and has more than 97.5% population coverage for mobile internet services.
- Three is the fastest growing network in the UK.
- Three is rated the Number 1 network for Smartphones in the most recent YouGov Smartphone Survey, took first place in 5 out of 10 categories in the most recent YouGov 3G Tablet Survey, and took top spot for 6 out of the 7 data categories in the most recent YouGov iPhone survey. Three is also came first in the most recent uSwitch Best Network awards. For more info visit www.three.co.uk/awards
For more information about Three UK, please visit www.three.co.uk or call the Three Media Office on 0845 6038333.