Ookla Releases Speedtest Global Index for Third Quarter 2023

Ookla's Speedtest released its Global Index for the third quarter of 2023. The United States ranked 15th in mobile global performance and 6th for fixed broadband. Fierce reported T-Mobile was in first place in the U.S. with a median 5G download speed of 221.57 Mbps. This slightly increased from the second quarter of 2023, when T-Mobile’s median 5G download speed was 220 Mbps. Verizon came in second place with a median 5G download speed of 153.79 Mbps, but that increased over the second quarter when Verizon recorded a 5G median download speed of 133.50 Mbps. AT&T also saw an increase in its median 5G download speeds, moving from a 5G median download speed of 86.10 Mbps in the second quarter to a 5G median download speed of 101.55 Mbps in the third quarter.