EE has announced that it has successfully reached the halfway point in its goal to extend 4G coverage to 98 percent of the UK population by the end of 2014.

The service now covers 50 towns and cities, with the most recent rollout extending services to: Bradford, Bingley, Doncaster, Dudley, Harpenden, Leicester, Lichfield, Loughborough, Luton, Reading, Shipley, St Albans and West Bromwich.

EE is expecting to extend its coverage to 70 percent of the UK population by the end of 2013.

The telecommunications company said in a statement: "As 4G is switched on in each town and city, EE engineers turn their focus to increasing network density, ensuring the continued advancement of the service to increase speeds and further improve indoor coverage.”

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