Mobile users experienced faster average download speeds on urban and rural highways than the overall national average, according to Opensignal report
Inspired by the growing popularity of road trips as a form of vacations in the U.S. Opensignal examined the mobile experience of its users as...
The test utilized Nokia’s AirScale baseband and AirScale 24 GHz mmWave radio and a Nokia FastMile 5G PoC CPE
Finnish vendor Nokia said it has achieved sustained average downlink speeds of over 2 Gbps using millimeter wave (mmWave) spectrum and 5G Fixed Wireless Access (FWA)...
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...
Ookla identified 127,509 5G deployments in 128 countries as of November 30, 2022
With 2022 coming to a close, Ookla released an update on the state 5G’s global progress. According to the firm, there were 127,509 5G deployments in 128 countries as of November...
Vodacom says it achieved 5G transfer speeds of 2.4 Gbps in recent trials
Vodacom, which operates in several African countries, claims it has achieved a blazingly fast transfer speed of 2.4 Gbps on its 5G network in recent tests. This represents a nearly two-and-a-half times...
Download speeds on 'premium' 5G networks were roughly three times faster than low-band AT&T and Verizon 5G speeds, and 1.36 times faster for T-Mobile
Opensignal’s latest report digs into the mobile experience when connected to the top three U.S. carrier’s premium — or enhanced, as...
However, Verizon and AT&T also saw notable increases in 5G download speeds as result of their C-band deployments
Opensignal once again crowned T-Mobile US the fastest 5G carrier in the U.S. in its latest 5G Experience report. That makes this the sixth "win" for the...
Opensignal users that connected with 5G scored 74.5 on a 100-point scale when gaming, compared to public Wi-Fi’s score of 72
According to Opensignal, mid-band 5G is making cellular much more competitive with Wi-Fi for mobile experiences like gaming and surfing the web.
“Opensignal’s latest analysis...
Verizon, which remained second, saw a strong increase in speeds, likely due to new C-Band deployments
Ookla’s latest speed tests concluded that T-Mobile US was the fastest mobile operator in the United States during Q1 2022 with a median download speed of 117.83 Mbps, while...
On January 19th 2022, Verizon and AT&T activated their C-band 5G networks, finally changing up the dynamic in which T-Mobile was the only U.S. carrier using large swaths of mid-band spectrum for 5G. To get a sense of how this development has impacted the...
According to the latest Opensignal 5G experience report, Verizon remains the sole winner of the experiential measures, which include the gaming and voice app experience, but T-Mobile US “dominates in both the speed metrics and in the two measures of a network’s extent.” Further,...
The impressive T-Mobile US download speed results are likely due to the progress of 5G mid-band spectrum deployments
The latest Opensignal 5G experience report revealed that T-Mobile US has “an impressive lead in 5G Download Speed” thanks to its deployment progress of mid-band spectrum. T-Mobile’s...
According to Opensignal, the average 5G download speed globally is 447.8 Mbps
Opensignal’s latest report tackles the progress of 5G around the world, looking specifically at metrics like 5G download and upload speeds, 5G availability and user experiences with applications like video and gaming. The...
T-Mobile users connected to 5G nearly one-third of the time, according to OpenSignal report
Since the release of OpenSignal’s previous report in January, the availability of 5G under all three major U.S. carriers increased. T-Mobile US maintained its lead when it comes to 5G speed,...
Data shows that mmWave 5G is nearly thirty times faster than public Wi-Fi
According to recent Opensignal data, 5G mmWave and public Wi-Fi are nearly matched in availability. However, smartphone users experienced download speeds 30 times faster when connected to 5G mmWave than when connected...
Nokia and Turk Telekom reported 5G speeds over 4.5 gbps
Nokia recently announced that it achieved a 5G speed record in collaboration with Turk Telekom. The pair conducted a trial in Ankara, Turkey that reached over 4.5 Gbps on 5G New Radio. The test utilized...
According to speed tests, U.K.’s 5G speeds are nearly four times faster than 4G
The U.K.’s four largest mobile operators — EE, Vodafone, Three UK and O2 — have launched 5G technologies in the U.K.’s main cities, as well as in a number of small...
The 5G download speed exceeds the group's previous speed of 4.2 Gbps
Telstra, Ericsson and Qualcomm Technologies achieved a new 5G maximum download speed record on a commercial network for a single user. Performed the 5G Innovation Centre on the Gold Coast in Australia, the 5G...
NBN achieved a 5G mmWave transmission of close to 1Gbps at a distance of 7.3 km
Australia's National Broadband Network (NBN) is laying claim to the world record for long-range 5G transmission using millimeter wave spectrum during live testing at a proof-of-concept site near Mortlake, Victoria....
Nokia, Elisa and Qualcomm Technologies have achieved what they claim are the world’s fastest 5G speeds on a commercial network in Finland by delivering 8 Gbps for the first time serving two 5G mmWave devices connected simultaneously, Nokia said in a release.
The record speed,...
Users in four countries are connected to 5G more than 20% of the time
A recent report released by Opensignal examined the “real-world 5G experience” across mobile operators from 12 different countries. One of the more interesting results of the study revealed that the U.S....
The New T-Mobile 5G layer cake strategy appears to be working
The multi-billion dollar T-Mobile US and Sprint merger closed on April 1, and a few weeks later, President of Technology of New T-Mobile, Neville Ray, provided a video update on network integration efforts as...
Samsung expects that in the coming years, an additional 15 nations will launch 5G mmWave services
Samsung claimed that it achieved the fastest 5G speeds seen by the industry in a lab demonstration that combined 800 megahertz of millimeter-wave spectrum with MU-MIMO (Multi-User Multiple-Input Multiple-Output)...
Bharti Airtel achieved a median download speed of 7.4 Mbps
According to a new Tutela report, Bharti Airtel’s network is stronger than its rival telecom operators in India in four of the five key tested metrics for the network connectivity. Airtel proved to have the...
