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Test and Measurement: Keysight beats guidance but sees lower revenues

Keysight reported a net loss for the quarter due to a $315 million tax-related expense in Singapore Keysight Technologies beat the high end of its guidance for the most recent quarter, but still saw lower revenues than the year-ago period and recorded a loss due...

iPhone 16 is the fastest 5G iPhone yet and makes ‘a strong case for upgrading’ Ookla says

The iPhone 16 is fastest 5G iPhone yet in five out of 11 countries, Ookla says Ookla wasted no time in diving into data around the performance of the newly released iPhone 16 from Apple. The company collected speed and latency data from the first...

Test and Measurement: Ahead of holiday travel, Ookla tests airport connectivity

Should you choose mobile or Wi-Fi to get the fastest airport connectivity? Ookla gives a breakdown on speeds. If you're traveling via San Jose's Norman Mineta International Airport this holiday season, you're passing through the airport with the fastest free Wi-Fi speeds in the country,...

As more BEAD plans get approval, Ookla asks: Where do the states stand on broadband speeds?

As $42.5 billion in federal funding makes it way to the states to be translated into infrastructure deployment projects, Ookla recently assessed how the 50 U.S. states stand in terms of delivery of broadband speeds. Ookla examined its Speedtest data for broadband services in terms...

Verizon network outage impacts customers

A Verizon network outage impacted customers across the United States on Monday, and the carrier has not yet publicly identified a cause. The outage reports extended beyond the known outages caused by Hurricane Helene in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic. According to customer-reported issues...

Test and Measurement: Vecta Labs leverages AI for interference hunting

Vecta Labs said this week that it recently finished a successful trial of AI-driven RF interference hunting in Miami, FL with a Tier 1 operator. The company, founded in 2014, specializes in manufacturing and testing mobile radio frequency devices including antennas, as well as in...

‘Paris is 5G-ready overall’: Ookla

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...

5G is increasing customers’ perception of network reliability: JD Power

JD Power's findings on customer perception of network reliability are in line with recent findings from Ookla Wireless customers in the U.S. are seeing improved customer experience due to 5G midband deployments, and thus are reporting that they are more satisfied overall and perceive mobile...

T-Mobile US first in 5G mobile; AT&T in home internet: Ookla

Ookla found that T-Mobile US has the fastest 5G median download speed at 265.80 Mbps According to Ookla data from January through June 2024, T-Mobile US emerged as the leader when it comes to key mobile KPIs in the U.S, while AT&T achieved top marks...

The midband boost: 5G performance improving due to midband deployments, Ookla says

Continued midband spectrum deployments by U.S. national carriers are further improving 5G performance, according to new analysis by Ookla of the 5G experience in the U.S. as of the first quarter of 2024. "Speedtest Intelligence data shows a clear correlation between the release of...

Where is airport connectivity the best? Ookla weighs in

Wi-Fi is fast, but mobile networks are even faster: Ookla Airports are notorious for the intensity and density of data usage. Just as summer travel is ramping up, Ookla has reassessed both Wi-Fi and mobile network airport connectivity at more than 50 airports around the...

Ookla tests the Galaxy S24; Samsung back on top of smartphone market

Samsung's Galaxy S24 provided 'statistically significant' improvement in 5G download speeds across seven out of 15 countries, according to Ookla testing Samsung's newest Galaxy models provide faster median 5G download speeds in about half of the global markets in recent testing by Ookla, and also...

Reliance Jio reaches 100 million 5G subscribers: Report

Jio and rival telco Bharti Airtel initially launched 5G services in October 2022 Indian telco Reliance Jio Infocomm has exceeded the 100 million subscribers in the 5G segment, local newspaper The Economic Times reported. The report also stated that rival operator Bharti Airtel currently has nearly...

Ookla: T-Mo sees ‘strong increase’ in Q4 speeds, Verizon and AT&T are ‘distant runners up’

T-Mobile US continues to ratchet up its network speeds, with modern chipsets able to achieve a median download speed of 188.96 Mbps during the fourth quarter of 2023, up from 163.59 Mbps during the third quarter and a "strong increase", according to new analysis...

Verizon, T-Mo are maintaining FWA performance as they bring on customers: Ookla

T-Mo, Verizon are gaining cable, DSL customers Fixed Wireless Access services offered by telecom carriers are succeeding in winning customers away from cable and DSL service providers, according to new analysis from Ookla, but competition in the space is expected to ramp up in the...

Hughesnet’s new satellite bumps offered speeds as high as 100 Mbps

Satellite broadband provider Hughes Network Systems, aka Hughesnet, which is part of Echostar, has begun offering service plans with speeds up to 100 Mbps using capacity from its new Jupiter 3 satellite. That's a big bump in speeds for Hughesnet service. Depending on how...

Are the latest Apple and Samsung phones worth an upgrade? Ookla weighs in

Apple's iPhone 15 leads the pack in speed improvements in most global 5G markets tested Do the latest iPhone and Samsung Galaxy ZFlip and ZFold models offer enough of a performance boost to be worth an upgrade? It depends on your geographic market and its...

Jio claims nationwide coverage with 5G in India

Reliance Jio Infocomm has been rapidly expanding its 5G network using Standalone (SA) architecture since October 2022 Indian carrier Reliance Jio Infocomm has covered the entire country with its 5G network ahead of the promised time frame of December 2023. According to a statement released by...

The EU has a gigabit society goal. Not so fast, says Ookla.

The economics of access and adoption, plus the need for Wi-Fi equipment upgrades, are barriers to achieving universal gigabit service The European Union has laid out ambitious connectivity goals for member states, including universal access to 100 Mbps service by 2025 and gigabit-speed coverage of...

Test and Measurement: PCTel to be acquired by Amphenol

The purchase of all PCTel's outstanding shares will cost Amphenol about $140 million Test, measurement and antenna company PCTel has agreed to be acquired by global electronics tech company Amphenol, which focuses on interconnect, sensor and antenna solutions. Amphenol will acquire all outstanding shares of PCTel...

5G continues to mature, and speeds ramp up around the world

T-Mobile US tops for 5G speed in US market 5G speeds and availability continue to increase around the world, with regional leaps forward due to network launches in places like India. Testing and analysis company Ookla recently released new reports on 5G markets around the...

T-Mobile US continues to top 5G speed charts: Ookla

T-Mobile US achieved a median 5G download speed of 220.00 Mbps during Q2 2023 According to the latest Ookla Speedtest data, T-Mobile US continues to come out on top in the U.S. when it comes to practically every 5G category. T-Mobile US achieved a median 5G...

As MWC Shanghai 2023 approaches, what insights can we gain from China’s 5G development to date?

MWC Shanghai 2023 is set to return this June to the Shanghai New International Expo Center. After the success of MWC Shanghai 2021, which saw more than 200,000 attendees from 114 countries and territories, there has been high anticipation for the return of the...

Starlink customers are in love, says Ookla

Starlink in Canada was the fastest in North America, clocking a download speed of 93.97 Mbps According to new data gathered by Ookla, Starlink users “love” their service, while fixed broadband users are a whole lot less thrilled with their internet service providers (ISPs). When users...