LONDON (AFP) – Britain’s first super-fast 4G mobile Internet service was launched in 11 cities on Tuesday, allowing the kingdom to catch up with the global roll-out.

Telecoms firm EE — formed by the merger of the Orange and T-Mobile networks in Britain — went live with the service, meaning millions of mobile phone users across the country will be able to access 4G for the first time.

The network was rolled out in London, Bristol, Birmingham, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Sheffield and Southampton.