Paris 5G coverage is extensive—but Ookla found a few holes
With the start of the Paris Olympics just days away and more than 15 million people expected to visit the city during the course of the Olympic and Paralympic games, Ookla assessed the mobile network coverage available near the major venues which will be hosting related events.
The company concluded that “5G is available in almost every corner of the city … for the most part you’ll have a hard time finding an area where you cannot connect at all.”
According to Ookla’s analysis, the overall map for Paris 5G coverage for the Olympics looks like this:
However, getting more granular in the specific venue areas reveals higher prevalence of 4G coverage in a number of places, and a few holes where visitors may find themselves on 3G or (rarely) unable to connect at all. For example, see Ookla’s drill-down on Paris 5G and 4G coverage in the 7th arrondissement, where several major venues including the Eiffel Tower Stadium are located.
On the upside, however, overall coverage is prevalent enough that Ookla said in most cases, walking a short distance will get them back into 4G or 5G coverage. The firm also said offered the pointed that in several of the relevant districts, “the edge of the Seine is a reliable place to find 5G should you need a faster connection.”
The testing company also reminded mobile users that if they are roaming, they may not get the performance that they are used to on their networks in their respective home countries.
Read more details of Ookla’s assessment of Paris 5G network coverage and performance in this blog post.