EE has outlined its plan around its 5G investment across rural parts of the UK, with the operator aiming to reach hundreds of rural communities across the country for the first time.

This investment will see EE providing 5G coverage to National Parks and seasonal hotspots across the UK.

EE was the first of the four big mobile network operators to switch on its commercial 5G service in the UK, doing so in May 2019.

Since then, the company claims to serve more than 60 percent of the UK, with several big towns and cities covered.

However, rural areas have seen less of this focus. But the investment into rural communities will enable EE to grow its 5G coverage from 500 cities, towns, and villages, to over 1,000.

This investment is set to include National Parks and popular rural tourist destinations, with the Brecon Beacons, Pembrokeshire Coast, and The Broads named as the first National Parks where EE's 5G coverage will be deployed.

EE revealed that it will have its 5G solution deployed everywhere in the UK by 2028.

"The strength of our underlying 4G network, thanks in part to improvements made under the Shared Rural Network, has put us in the best position to make widespread 5G coverage improvements outside of big cities," said Howard Watson, Chief Security and Networks officer, BT Group, who said the operator is keen to address the digital divide.

He noted that the network rollout progress announced by EE today shows that the operator is on course to reach its 2028 5G target.

EE also revealed that its 4G network is on track to pass 90 percent of the UK's geographic landmass midway through the decade, with the operator claiming that its 4G network stretches more than 2,500 square miles further than its nearest domestic rival.

The operator added that it has added 50 new 4G locations every month for the past three years.

Last week, the company deployed its 5G service across three London Underground tube stations.