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Starlink Slowed in Q2, Competitors Mounting Challenges
There is fresh data on satellite performance during Q2 2022 in Europe, Oceania, North America, and South America. This analysis includes results from eight additional countries, two new providers, and expanded data for Starlink, HughesNet, and Viasat. Key findings in an analysis from Speedtest Intelligence data include:
United States' Mobile and Fixed Broadband Internet Speeds June 2022
Speedtest by Ookla released its June 2022 mobile and fixed broadband speeds market analysis. Speedtest Intelligence reveals T-Mobile was the fastest mobile operator in the United States during Q2 2022 with a median download speed of 116.54 Mbps on modern chipsets. Verizon Wireless remained in second place and AT&T finished third. T-Mobile also had the fastest median upload speed among top mobile operators in the US at 11.72 Mbps during the second quarter of 2022. Verizon Wireless was second and AT&T finished third.
Here’s How Fast Starlink Has Gotten Over the Past Year
It’s been a year since Ookla first examined SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet, which launched its public beta in November 2020.
Capitalizing on C-band — United States Q1 2022 Results Show Room for Improvement
Ookla's first quarter 2022 results for the United States show that there is room for improvement on C-band usage in the country. Median 5G performance for Verizon reached 107.25 Mbps in first quarter 2022, fuelled by its C-band deployment, but T-Mobile maintains the upper hand in the performance stakes, recording 191.12 Mbps. Furthermore, Verizon looking to capitalize on C-band advantage. While still early days for C-band in the US, Verizon will hope that its improved 5G performance will feed through into growth in postpaid net phone additions, following a decline in first quarter 2022.
Speedtest Releases US Global Index Market Analyses
Speedtest Global Index Market Analyses from Ookla identify key data about internet performance in countries across the world. This quarter Ookla has provided updated analyses for 44 markets that include details on fastest mobile and fixed broadband providers, performance of most popular devices and chipsets and internet speeds in cities.
Starlink Hits 100+ Mbps Download Speed in 15 Countries During Q4 2021
Fast satellite internet is already a huge boon to rural communities that might otherwise be too remote for fixed broadband service.
Ookla Data Hints C-Band Could Change Who’s Going to be Fastest in the US
Data from Ookla's Speedtest Intelligence shows exactly how much C-band has already affected 5G performance in the week following its launch on January 19, and how that might impact Speedtest Global Index Market Analysis rankings. Ookla saw a week-over-week increase in median 5G download speed of 13 percent when looking at all operators combined.
Ookla releases its mobile and fixed broadband Speedtest rankings for December 2021
Ookla's Speedtest released its mobile and fixed broadband speed rankings in the United States for December 2021. Speedtest Intelligence revealed T-Mobile was the fastest mobile operator in the United States during Q4 2021 with a median download speed of 90.65 Mbps on modern chipsets. AT&T was second and Verizon third. This represents a strong increase in download speed for T-Mobile from 62.35 Mbps in Q3 2021.
Growing and Slowing: The State of 5G Worldwide in 2021
Ookla examined Speedtest Intelligence data from Q3 2021 Speedtest results to see how 5G speeds have changed, where download speeds are the fastest at the country and capital level, where 5G deployments have increased, and what worldwide 5G Availability looked like in Q3 2021. Over the past year from Q3 2020 to Q3 2021, the median global 5G download speed fell to 166.13 Mbps, down from 206.22 Mbps in Q3 2020. Median upload speed over 5G also slowed to 21.08 Mbps (from 29.52 Mbps) during the same period.