Three 5G UK launch to arrive in August, bringing faster internet to cities across Britain

Network should spread to 25 towns and cities before end of 2019

Mobile network Three has confirmed it will launch its 5G network in August and plans to reach 25 UK towns and cities before the end of 2019 (PA)

Three is to launch 5G internet in August, bringing faster internet to cities across Britain.

The service will first arrive in London, before spreading out to 25 towns and cities across the UK by the end of the year.

It comes after EE launched the first 5G network in the UK last week, and with Vodafone's service about to start at the beginning of July.

Three has suggested its network could give up to double the speeds of those rivals.

The network operator said it is investing £2 billion in its infrastructure to support the new network.

5G technology is the next generation of mobile network and is expected to offer internet speeds several times that of current generation 4G.

Three's rollout will begin with a 5G home broadband service in London, before expanding to other towns and cities including Birmingham, Brighton, Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Nottingham, Sheffield and Sunderland before the end of the year.

Three chief executive Dave Dyson said: "It's clear that consumers and businesses want more and more data.

"We have the UK's best network for data and we have led the market on customer usage on both 3G and 4G technologies.

"We have worked hard over a long period of time to be able to offer the best end to end 5G experience.

"5G is a game changer for Three, and of course I am excited that we will be the only operator in the UK who can offer true 5G."

Additional reporting by Press Association