Compare Sky Mobile with EE Network

Features
Network Provider O2 EE
Check network coverage: Sky Mobile coverage EE coverage
5G Network Yes Yes
5th generation network. Max data speed of 10 or 20 Gb/s.
4G Network Yes Yes
4th generation network. Max data speed of 1 Gbps (1000 Mb/s).
3G Network Yes Yes
3rd generation network. Max data speed of 42 Mbps.
2G Network Yes Yes
2nd generation network. Max data speed of 0.3 Mb per second.
WiFi Calling Yes Yes
Use Wi-Fi for mobile phone calls and texts when no network signal.
4G Calling (VoLTE) Yes Yes
Voice over LTE (4G Calling) makes clearer HD calls over 4G networks.
Data Rollover Yes No
Unused mobile data allowance rolled over from one month to the next.
Tethering Allowed Yes Yes
Tethering allows you to share your mobile internet with other devices.
eSIM No Yes
e-SIMs are digital virtual SIM cards downloaded onto supported mobile handsets.
Network Frequency Bands
5G (NR) Frequency 3500 MHz 3500 MHz
4G (LTE) Frequency 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2300 MHz 800 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 MHz
3G (UMTS) Frequency 900 / 2100 MHz 2100 MHz
2G (GSM) Frequency 900 MHz 1800 MHz

Launched to the public in January 2017, Sky Mobile operates as a full MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operator) within the UK, utilising the O2 radio access network infrastructure.

EE (formerly Everything Everywhere) currently has the biggest network coverage in the UK, covering over 99% of the UK population with their mobile network infrastructure. EE Mobile introduced the first 4G network to the United Kingdom in October 2012 and launched the first UK 5G network in May 2019.

EE consistently ranks as the fastest mobile network operator in the UK, according to various independent speed tests. Its 5G network has the highest average download speeds and lowest latency, while its 4G network also delivers fast internet speeds.

Along with providing mobile telecommunication services to consumers and small to medium sized businesses, EE also offers home and business broadband using mobile and fixed line connections.

The EE company was formed in 2010 as a fifty-fifty joint venture between Deutsche Telekom and Orange S.A. (previously France Télécom) through the merger of their respective T-Mobile and Orange mobile businesses in the UK.

In 2020, EE was acquired by BT Group, and it now operates as a subsidiary of the British Telecom Group.