| December 8, 2021

Belgium Falls Behind EU Peers, Faces 5G Regulatory Challenges


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Belgium represents an important cornerstone to the European community and is home to the Council of the European Union, the European Commission, European Parliament and the European Council. However, Belgium is behind the curve among its regional partners in terms of promoting 5G competition with only one 5G provider during the majority of 2021. In this article, we used Ookla® Speedtest Intelligence® to examine Belgium’s fixed and mobile internet performance speeds, as well as regional and provincial performance during Q3 2021. We also examined the European Quarter in Brussels using Ookla Cell Analytics to determine which mobile operators had the best signal level and quality.

The Netherlands leads among Belgium’s regional trading partners for fastest mobile

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Speedtest Intelligence reveals that the Netherlands had the fastest median mobile download speed among Belgium’s closest regional trade partners at 84.59 Mbps during Q3 2021. Switzerland and Luxembourg followed at 71.76 Mbps and 69.81 Mbps, respectively. Austria was next at 49.98 Mbps, followed by Belgium at 48.88 Mbps.

Switzerland and Spain set the European standard with fixed broadband speeds over 100.00 Mbps

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According to Speedtest Intelligence, Switzerland had the fastest median fixed broadband speed among Belgium and its regional trading partners at 104.58 Mbps during Q3 2021, edging out Spain’s 101.10 Mbps. The Netherlands and Luxembourg followed at 92.20 Mbps and 89.27 Mbps, respectively. Belgium’s median fixed broadband download speed of 72.90 Mbps was just slower than France’s at 75.47 Mbps.

BASE, Telenet and Proximus outpaced Orange for mobile

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Belgium’s fastest mobile provider was too close to call during Q3 2021 with BASE (56.83 Mbps), Telenet (56.73 Mbps) and Proximus (53.58 Mbps) leading the way. Orange was fourth at 39.09 Mbps. It also must be noted Telenet owns the BASE brand.

Telenet had the fastest fixed broadband speed

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Telenet had the fastest download speed over fixed broadband at 124.89 Mbps. This far outpaced VOO, which followed at 94.63 Mbps. Orange was next on the list at 82.20 Mbps, followed by Proximus (43.45 Mbps) and Scarlet (35.34 Mbps).

Flanders had faster mobile download speeds than Brussels and the Walloon region

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Speedtest Intelligence data uncovered a wide divide between Belgium’s more populous northern Flemish region and the less populous southern Walloon region on mobile performance during Q3 2021. Flanders had a median mobile download speed at 54.57 Mbps to Walloon’s 37.63 Mbps. The Capital Region of Brussels was squarely in the middle on mobile at 49.90 Mbps. This digital divide extended into province-level data, with almost every Flemish province achieving faster median download speeds than Walloon provinces.

Four Flemish provinces had mobile download speeds over 50 Mbps

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There was no statistically fastest mobile download speed among Belgium’s provinces, though Flemish Brabant (57.47 Mbps), Antwerp (57.30 Mbps), West Flanders (54.95 Mbps) and East Flanders (52.19 Mbps) all notched download speeds above 50.00 Mbps. The Luxembourg province (28.40 Mbps) and Province of Namur (28.71 Mbps) were the only Belgian provinces that fell short of reaching a median mobile download speed of 30.00 Mbps.

There was a wide divide between Flanders and the Walloon region on fixed broadband

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Speedtest Intelligence data revealed the digital divide among Belgium’s regions was even more distant on fixed broadband during Q3 2021. Flanders had a median fixed broadband download speed at 87.02 Mbps to the Walloon’s 55.66 Mbps. The Capital Region of Brussels was again in the middle at 60.40 Mbps.

Limburg was fastest province for fixed broadband

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Limburg had the fastest median download speed over fixed broadband at 90.07 Mbps, followed by East Flanders (86.68 Mbps), West Flanders (86.45 Mbps), Antwerp (85.23 Mbps) and Flemish Brabant (84.50 Mbps). There was no fastest province in Wallonia, though Walloon Brabant and the Province of Namur had the fastest median download speeds at 60.15 Mbps and 58.90, respectively.

4G LTE Signal Level and Quality varied by provider near the European Quarter in Brussels

We examined mobile performance in the European Quarter in Brussels using Cell Analytics data from the past 24 months. Each of these maps shows the strongest 4G Signal Level (RSRP) and Signal Quality (RSRQ) signals in this key area, which can assist mobile operators in improving their networks. Cell Analytics identifies the strongest RSRP and RSRQ by mobile network operator for a given area or building when there is a statistically significant winner and color codes that plot bin to the provider’s corresponding color. RSRP provider-level maps show the strength of a signal from individual providers for a given area, with pink and red showing a strong signal and blue indicating a weak signal. Since users can experience poor quality even with a strong signal level, resulting in audio interruptions or slow data speeds, RSRQ provider-level maps show the quality of an operator’s signal for a given area, with red showing a high-quality signal and blue indicating a lower-quality signal. We’ve also included the approximate locations of cell towers in the area.

Tight competition for best 4G LTE RSRP in Brussels

The image below shows where a provider had the strongest 4G LTE RSRP signal strength during the past 24 months. As you can see, BASE/Telenet had a strong presence in the center of the map, achieving the highest RSRP in our polygon area. Proximus and Orange had strong signals around the edges of the map, and Orange had the strongest RSRP in some of the key EU institutions, including the European Commission headquarters and the European Parliament.

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The maps below show where each top provider has high and low signal strength data in the European Quarter. BASE/Telenet showed very strong RSRP near the center of the map, particularly around the major EU buildings, Rue de la Loi and near Av. Marnix, though there were a few weaker areas just southwest of the European Parliament building. Orange showed areas of strong localized RSRP through the map, particularly in the southwest, with a weaker RSRP in blue in the northwest and in the center of the map. Proximus had some areas of strength along Rue de la Loi, and near the core of the European Quarter, though had weaker signals throughout.

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BASE/Telenet had the best RSRQ in Brussels’ European Quarter

According to Cell Analytics, BASE/Telenet had the highest RSRQ in the polygon area of the European Quarter we surveyed. The maps below show where each provider had the best RSRQ over the past 24 months, for both indoor and outdoor areas. The image below shows BASE/Telenet had areas near the center of the map of the best RSRQ, while Orange had the best RSRQ near the south of the map — particularly on Av. de la Couronne — and the outskirts of the map toward the east. Proximus had the best RSRQ in some areas of the European Quarter, particularly in the northwest around the Royal Palace of Brussels and Parc Léopold. Indoor RSRQ showed a similar story, with strong competition throughout the map, though Orange showed a stronger showing in the southwest of the map, as well as in some key EU buildings.

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The maps below show where each top provider had high and low quality RSRQ signal strength. BASE/Telenet showed very strong areas near the center of the map, particularly around the European Parliament, Square Frère-Orban Park and Parc du Cinquantenaire, though there were a few areas of lower quality just south of the European Parliament building. Orange showed areas of strong localized RSRQ, particularly in the near key EU buildings, though had lower RSRQ areas in blue in the northwest, center and southwest of the map. Proximus had a somewhat similar map to Orange, with areas of higher RSRQ in the east of the map and near the important EU buildings like the Council of the European Union, but generally had lower RSRQ throughout the center of the map, particularly along major throughways like Rue de la Loi.

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Belgium has opportunities for fast 5G, but consumers won’t benefit until operators and regulators make 5G easier to implement

Belgium faces a challenging 5G outlook. The Secretary of State for the Brussels Region, Pascal Smet, has indicated a desire to make “Brussels the technology capital of Europe” and a recently commissioned report for the Belgian regulator estimates 5G’s impact on Belgian society as delivering an additional EUR 4-6 billion to GDP annually by 2030, and a further 40,000-80,000 new jobs. However, the auction of key 5G bands has been repeatedly delayed, and as they stand, strict non-ionizing radiation (NIR) limits will ultimately limit the scale of 5G deployment in the market.

Belgium’s plans for a multi-band spectrum auction — including new frequencies for 5G and the renewal of existing licenses — have been on hold for years as a result of disagreements between regional and federal governments, particularly over how the proceeds should be distributed. The country lags behind many of its regional peers in terms of 5G deployment and adoption, and the continued delay led the Belgian regulator, the Belgian Institute for Postal Services and Telecommunications (BIPT) to grant temporary 5G licenses during 2020. Recent proposals, which include holding the proceeds in escrow until agreement can be reached, appear to have broken the deadlock, and the auction is now expected to take place in Q2 2022.

Belgium also has to contend with some very stringent NIR limits, particularly in the Brussels region, which will serve to limit 5G deployment. The Regional Government adopted a “5G roadmap” in mid-July 2021 and is organizing working groups to draft a city-wide rollout plan, and make legislative changes. It has already moved to more than double the NIR limit, but despite this it remains lower than other Belgian regions — still well below EU proposals.

Under the draft legislation of the auction, operators would be required to cover 70% of the Belgian population with 5G within one year, increasing to 99.5% after two years. BIPT also plans to set aside spectrum for a potential fourth mobile network operator, as it seeks to reduce prices in the market. However, a consultation it commissioned in early 2021 on the impact of 5G and a fourth mobile network operator estimated that the entry of a new player would have a negligible impact on employment and investment and an uncertain impact on revenues (+/- 5%, versus flat). As a result, the amount of spectrum reserved for a new entrant has been reduced, to allow B2B operators to bid for some of the remaining frequencies. Proximus, which launched its 5G network during Q3 2020, saw median 5G download and upload speeds at 201.59 Mbps and 20.33 Mbps, respectively, during Q3 2021. With Orange and Telenet making huge investments to expand their 5G network within Belgium — and Telenet launching commercial 5G this week, we’re excited to see what the future holds.

Belgium has the opportunity to improve mobile and fixed broadband speeds for consumers, and we’ll be watching closely to see what happens in the future with our Global Index Market Analyses. Learn more about Ookla Speedtest Intelligence or Cell Analytics by inquiring here.


België loopt achter op EU-collega’s en wordt geconfronteerd met uitdagingen inzake 5G-regelgeving

België vormt een belangrijke hoeksteen van de Europese gemeenschap en is de thuisbasis van de Raad van de Europese Unie, de Europese Commissie, het Europees Parlement en de Europese Raad. België loopt echter achter op zijn regionale partners wat de ondersteuning van 5G-mededinging betreft, met slechts één 5G-provider gedurende het grootste deel van 2021. In dit artikel maakten we gebruik van Ookla® Speedtest Intelligence® com de prestaties van vast en mobiel internet in België te onderzoeken, alsook de regionale en provinciale prestaties tijdens het derde kwartaal van 2021. We hebben ook de Europese wijk in Brussel onderzocht met Ookla Cell Analytics om te bepalen welke mobiele operatoren het beste signaalniveau en de beste signaalkwaliteit hadden.

Nederland is koploper onder de regionale handelspartners van België voor snelste mobiel netwerk

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Speedtest Intelligence toont aan dat Nederland de snelste mediane mobiele downloadsnelheid had van België’s dichtstbijzijnde regionale handelspartners met 84,59 Mbps tijdens Q3 2021. Zwitserland en Luxemburg volgden met respectievelijk 71,76 Mbps en 69,81 Mbps. Oostenrijk was de volgende met 49,98 Mbps, gevolgd door België met 48,88 Mbps.

Zwitserland en Spanje zetten de Europese standaard met vaste breedbandsnelheden van meer dan 100,00 Mbps

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Volgens Speedtest Intelligence had Zwitserland de snelste mediane vaste breedbandsnelheid van België en zijn regionale handelspartners, namelijk 104,58 Mbps tijdens het derde kwartaal van 2021, waarmee het Spanje met zijn 101,10 Mbps voorbleef. Nederland en Luxemburg volgden met respectievelijk 92,20 Mbps en 89,27 Mbps. België’s mediane vaste breedband downloadsnelheid van 72,90 Mbps was net iets trager dan die van Frankrijk met 75,47 Mbps.

BASE, Telenet en Proximus overtroffen Orange voor mobiel

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Het verschil tussen de snelste mobiele aanbieders van België was in het derde kwartaal van 2021 zeer klein: BASE (56,83 Mbps), Telenet (56,73 Mbps) en Proximus (53,58 Mbps) gingen aan kop. Orange was vierde met 39,09 Mbps. Er moet ook worden opgemerkt dat Telenet eigenaar is van het merk BASE.

Telenet had de snelste vaste breedbandsnelheid

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Telenet had de snelste downloadsnelheid via vaste breedband met 124,89 Mbps. Dit was veel beter dan VOO, dat volgde met 94,63 Mbps. Orange was de volgende op de lijst met 82,20 Mbps, gevolgd door Proximus (43,45 Mbps) en Scarlet (35,34 Mbps).

Vlaanderen had hogere mobiele downloadsnelheden dan Brussel en het Waalse Gewest

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Gegevens van Speedtest Intelligence brachten tijdens het derde kwartaal van 2021 een grote kloof aan het licht tussen de meer bevolkte noordelijke Vlaamse regio van België en de minder bevolkte zuidelijke Waalse regio wat mobiele prestaties betreft. Vlaanderen had een mediane mobiele downloadsnelheid van 54,57 Mbps tegenover 37,63 Mbps in Wallonië. Het Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest zat opnieuw in het midden met mobiel op 49,90 Mbps. Deze digitale kloof breidde zich uit tot de gegevens op provincieniveau, waarbij bijna elke Vlaamse provincie hogere mediane downloadsnelheden haalde dan de Waalse provincies.

Vier Vlaamse provincies hadden mobiele downloadsnelheden van meer dan 50 Mbps

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Er was geen statistisch snelste mobiele downloadsnelheid onder de Belgische provincies, hoewel Vlaams-Brabant (57,47 Mbps), Antwerpen (57,30 Mbps), West-Vlaanderen (54,95 Mbps) en Oost-Vlaanderen (52,19 Mbps) allemaal downloadsnelheden boven de 50,00 Mbps noteerden. De provincie Luxemburg (28,40 Mbps) en de provincie Namen (28,71 Mbps) waren de enige Belgische provincies die een mediane mobiele downloadsnelheid van 30,00 Mbps niet haalden.

Er was een grote kloof tussen Vlaanderen en Wallonië wat vaste breedband betreft

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Uit gegevens van Speedtest Intelligence blijkt dat de digitale kloof tussen de Belgische regio’s in het derde kwartaal van 2021 nog groter was op het gebied van vaste breedband. Vlaanderen had een mediane vaste breedband downloadsnelheid van 87,02 Mbps tegenover 55,66 Mbps in Wallonië. Het Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest zat opnieuw in het midden met 60,40 Mbps.

Limburg was snelste provincie voor vaste breedband

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Limburg had de snelste mediane downloadsnelheid via vaste breedband met 90,07 Mbps, gevolgd door Oost-Vlaanderen (86,68 Mbps), West-Vlaanderen (86,45 Mbps), Antwerpen (85,23 Mbps) en Vlaams-Brabant (84,50 Mbps). Er was geen snelste provincie in Wallonië, hoewel Waals-Brabant en de provincie Namen de snelste mediane downloadsnelheden hadden met respectievelijk 60,15 Mbps en 58,90 Mbps.

4G LTE-signaalniveau en -kwaliteit per aanbieder in de buurt van de Europese wijk in Brussel

We onderzochten de mobiele prestaties in de Europese wijk in Brussel met behulp van Cell Analytics-gegevens van de afgelopen 24 maanden. Elk van deze kaarten toont het sterkste 4G-signaalniveau (RSRP) en de signaalkwaliteit (RSRQ) in dit belangrijke gebied, wat mobiele operatoren kan helpen bij het verbeteren van hun netwerken. Cell Analytics identificeert de sterkste RSRP en RSRQ per mobiele-netwerkexploitant voor een bepaald gebied of gebouw wanneer er een statistisch significante winnaar is en kleurt die plotbin de overeenkomstige kleur van de aanbieder. De kaarten op RSRP-aanbiederniveau tonen de sterkte van een signaal van individuele aanbieders voor een bepaald gebied, waarbij roze en rood een sterk signaal aangeven en blauw een zwak signaal. Aangezien gebruikers zelfs met een sterk signaal een slechte kwaliteit kunnen ervaren, met onderbrekingen van het geluid of trage datasnelheden tot gevolg, geven kaarten op aanbiederniveau van RSRQ de kwaliteit van het signaal van een operator voor een bepaald gebied aan, waarbij rood staat voor een signaal van hoge kwaliteit en blauw voor een signaal van lagere kwaliteit. We hebben ook de locaties van gsm-masten in het gebied bij benadering opgenomen.

Scherpe concurrentie voor beste 4G LTE RSRP in Brussel

De onderstaande afbeelding toont waar een aanbieder de afgelopen 24 maanden de sterkste 4G LTE RSRP-signaalsterkte had. Zoals u kunt zien, was BASE/Telenet sterk aanwezig in het midden van de kaart, met de hoogste RSRP in ons polygoongebied. Proximus en Orange hadden sterke signalen rond de randen van de kaart, en Orange had de sterkste RSRP in enkele van de belangrijkste EU-instellingen, waaronder het hoofdkwartier van de Europese Commissie en het Europees Parlement.

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De onderstaande kaarten laten zien waar elke topaanbieder een hoge en een lage signaalsterkte heeft in de Europese wijk. BASE/Telenet liet zeer sterke RSRP zien in het centrum van de kaart, met name rond de grote EU-gebouwen, de Wetstraat en bij de Marnixlaan, hoewel er een paar zwakkere gebieden waren net ten zuidwesten van het gebouw van het Europees Parlement. Orange toonde gebieden van sterke gelokaliseerde RSRP door de kaart, vooral in het zuidwesten, met een zwakkere RSRP in blauw in het noordwesten en in het centrum van de kaart. Proximus had enkele sterke zones in de Wetstraat en in het hart van de Europese wijk, maar had overal zwakkere signalen.

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BASE/Telenet had de beste RSRQ in de Brusselse Europese Wijk

Volgens Cell Analytics had BASE/Telenet de hoogste RSRQ in het door ons onderzochte polygoongebied van de Europese Wijk. De onderstaande kaarten laten zien waar elke aanbieder de afgelopen 24 maanden de beste RSRQ had, zowel voor binnen- als buitengebieden. De afbeelding hieronder toont dat BASE/Telenet gebieden in het centrum van de kaart had met de beste RSRQ, terwijl Orange de beste RSRQ had in het zuiden van de kaart – met name op Kroonlaan – en aan de rand van de kaart in oostelijke richting. Proximus had het beste RSRQ in sommige delen van de Europese wijk, met name in het noordwesten rond het Koninklijk Paleis van Brussel en het Leopoldpark. Indoor RSRQ kende een gelijkaardig verhaal, met een sterke concurrentie op de hele kaart, hoewel Orange sterker was in het zuidwesten van de kaart, alsook in enkele belangrijke EU-gebouwen.

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De onderstaande kaarten laten zien waar elke topaanbieder een hoge en een lage kwaliteit van het RSRQ-signaal had. BASE/Telenet liet zeer sterke gebieden zien in het centrum van de kaart, met name rond het Europees Parlement, het Square Frère-Orban Park en het Jubelpark, hoewel er een paar gebieden van mindere kwaliteit waren net ten zuiden van het gebouw van het Europees Parlement. Orange vertoonde gebieden met een sterke gelokaliseerde RSRQ, vooral in de buurt van belangrijke EU-gebouwen, maar had lagere RSRQ-gebieden in blauw in het noordwesten, midden en zuidwesten van de kaart. Proximus had een kaart die enigszins vergelijkbaar was met die van Orange, met gebieden met een hoger RSRQ in het oosten van de kaart en in de buurt van belangrijke EU-gebouwen zoals de Raad van de Europese Unie, maar met over het algemeen een lager RSRQ in het hele centrum van de kaart, met name langs belangrijke doorgangswegen zoals de Wetstraat.

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België heeft kansen voor snelle 5G, maar consumenten zullen er niet van profiteren zolang operatoren en regulatoren 5G niet gemakkelijker om te implementeren maken

België staat voor moeilijke vooruitzichten wat 5G betreft. De staatssecretaris voor het Brussels Gewest, Pascal Smet, heeft de wens geuit om van "Brussel de technologiehoofdstad van Europa" te maken en in een onlangs in opdracht van de Belgische regelgever opgesteld rapport wordt de impact van 5G op de Belgische samenleving geraamd op een extra 4 à 6 miljard euro per jaar voor het BBP tegen 2030, en op nog eens 40 à 80 duizend nieuwe banen. De veiling van belangrijke 5G-banden is echter herhaaldelijk uitgesteld en in de huidige vorm zullen strikte limieten voor niet-ioniserende straling (NIR) uiteindelijk de schaal van de invoering van 5G op de markt beperken.

De Belgische plannen voor een multiband spectrumveiling – inclusief nieuwe frequenties voor 5G en de vernieuwing van bestaande licenties – liggen al jaren stil door onenigheid tussen de regionale en federale regeringen, met name over hoe de opbrengsten moeten worden verdeeld. Het land loopt achter op veel van zijn collega’s in de regio wat betreft de uitrol en de invoering van 5G, en de aanhoudende vertraging heeft de Belgische toezichthouder, het Belgisch Instituut voor Postdiensten en Telecommunicatie (BIPT), ertoe gebracht tijdelijke 5G-vergunningen te verlenen in de loop van 2020. Recente voorstellen, waaronder het in bewaring houden van de opbrengst totdat overeenstemming kan worden bereikt, lijken de impasse te hebben doorbroken, en de veiling zal nu naar verwachting in het tweede kwartaal van 2022 plaatsvinden.

België heeft ook te kampen met een aantal zeer strenge NIR-grenswaarden, met name in de Brusselse regio, die de uitrol van 5G zullen beperken. De regionale regering heeft medio juli 2021 een "5G-routekaart" goedgekeurd en organiseert werkgroepen om een plan voor de uitrol in de hele stad op te stellen en de wetgeving aan te passen. Ze is al overgegaan op meer dan het dubbele van de NIR-grens, maar desondanks blijft het lager dan andere Belgische regio’s – nog steeds ver onder de EU-voorstellen.

Volgens de ontwerpwetgeving van de veiling moeten de exploitanten binnen een jaar 70% van de Belgische bevolking met 5G bereiken, wat na twee jaar moet oplopen tot 99,5%. Het BIPT is ook van plan spectrum te reserveren voor een potentiële vierde mobiele netwerkoperator, omdat het de prijzen op de markt wil verlagen. In een consultatieronde die zij begin 2021 liet uitvoeren over de gevolgen van 5G en een vierde mobiele netwerkoperator werd echter geraamd dat de toetreding van een nieuwe speler een verwaarloosbaar effect zou hebben op de werkgelegenheid en de investeringen en een onzeker effect op de inkomsten (+/- 5%, tegenover vlak). Als gevolg daarvan is de hoeveelheid spectrum die voor een nieuwkomer is gereserveerd, verminderd om B2B-exploitanten in staat te stellen een bod uit te brengen op een deel van de resterende frequenties. Proximus, dat zijn 5G-netwerk lanceerde tijdens Q3 2020, zag mediane 5G-download- en -uploadsnelheden van respectievelijk 201,59 Mbps en 20,33 Mbps tijdens Q3 2021. Nu Orange en Telenet enorme investeringen doen om hun 5G-netwerk in België uit te breiden – en Telenet die deze week commerciële 5G lanceert, zijn we benieuwd naar wat de toekomst brengt.

België heeft de kans om de mobiele en vaste breedbandsnelheden voor consumenten te verbeteren, en wij zullen nauwlettend in de gaten houden wat er in de toekomst gebeurt met onze Global Index Market Analyses. Leer meer over Ookla Speedtest Intelligence of Cell Analytics door hier informeren.


La Belgique a du retard par rapport à ses pairs de l’UE et doit faire face à des défis réglementaires en matière de 5G

La Belgique représente un pilier important pour la communauté européenne et abrite le Conseil de l’Union européenne, la Commission européenne, le Parlement européen et le Conseil européen. Cependant, la Belgique a du retard vis-à-vis de ses partenaires régionaux en termes de promotion de la concurrence pour la 5G avec un seul fournisseur 5G pendant la majeure partie de 2021. Dans cet article, nous avons utilisé Ookla® Speedtest Intelligence® pour examiner les vitesses de performance de l’internet fixe et mobile en Belgique, les performances régionales et provinciales au cours du troisième trimestre 2021. Nous avons également examiné le quartier européen de Bruxelles en utilisant Ookla Cell Analytics pour déterminer quels opérateurs mobiles avaient le meilleur niveau et la meilleure qualité de réseau.

Les Pays-Bas sont en tête des partenaires commerciaux régionaux de la Belgique pour la téléphonie mobile la plus rapide

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Speedtest Intelligence révèle que les Pays-Bas avaient la vitesse médiane de téléchargement mobile la plus rapide parmi les partenaires commerciaux régionaux les plus proches de la Belgique, à 84,59 Mbps au cours du troisième trimestre 2021. La Suisse et le Luxembourg suivaient avec respectivement. 71,76 Mbps et 69,81 Mbps. Vient ensuite l’Autriche, avec 49,98 Mbps, puis la Belgique, avec 48,88 Mbps.

La Suisse et l’Espagne établissent la norme européenne avec des vitesses de haut débit fixe supérieures à 100,00 Mbps!

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Selon Speedtest Intelligence, la Suisse a enregistré la vitesse médiane la plus rapide en matière de haut débit fixe par rapport à la Belgique et ses partenaires commerciaux régionaux, soit 104,58 Mbps au troisième trimestre 2021, devant l’Espagne (101,10 Mbps). Les Pays-Bas et le Luxembourg suivent avec respectivement 92,20 Mbps et 89,27 Mbps. La vitesse médiane de téléchargement du haut débit fixe en Belgique, 72,90 Mbps, était juste inférieure à celle de la France, 75,47 Mbps.

BASE, Telenet et Proximus dépassent Orange pour le mobile

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Le classement du fournisseur de téléphonie mobile le plus rapide de Belgique était très serré au cours du troisième trimestre 2021, avec BASE (56,83 Mbps), Telenet (56,73 Mbps) et Proximus (53,58 Mbps) en tête. Orange est quatrième avec 39,09 Mbps. Il faut également noter que Telenet est propriétaire de la marque BASE.

Telenet a le haut débit fixe le plus rapide

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Telenet avait la vitesse de téléchargement la plus rapide sur le haut débit fixe, avec 124,89 Mbps. Ce chiffre dépasse de loin celui de VOO, qui suit avec 94,63 Mbps. Orange était le suivant sur la liste avec 82,20 Mbps, suivi de Proximus (43,45 Mbps) et Scarlet (35,34 Mbps).

Les vitesses de téléchargement mobile sont plus rapides en Flandre qu’à Bruxelles et en Wallonie

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Les données de Speedtest Intelligence ont révélé un large fossé entre le nord de la région flamande, plus peuplée, et le sud de la région wallonne, moins peuplée, en matière de performances mobiles au cours du troisième trimestre 2021. La Flandre avait une vitesse de téléchargement mobile médiane de 54,57 Mbps, contre 37,63 Mbps pour la Wallonie. La région de Bruxelles-Capitale se situait au milieu du classement en matière de téléphonie mobile, avec 49,90 Mbps. Cette fracture numérique s’est étendue aux données au niveau des provinces. Presque toutes les provinces flamandes ont atteint des vitesses de téléchargement médianes plus rapides que les provinces wallonnes.

Quatre provinces flamandes affichent des vitesses de téléchargement mobile supérieures à 50 Mbps

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Il n’y a pas eu de vitesse de téléchargement mobile statistiquement la plus rapide parmi les provinces belges, bien que le Brabant flamand (57,47 Mbps), Anvers (57,30 Mbps), la Flandre occidentale (54,95 Mbps) et la Flandre orientale (52,19 Mbps) aient toutes atteint des vitesses de téléchargement supérieures à 50,00 Mbps. La province du Luxembourg (28,40 Mbps) et la province de Namur (28,71 Mbps) sont les seules provinces belges à ne pas avoir atteint une vitesse de téléchargement mobile médiane de 30,00 Mbps.

Un large fossé sépare la Flandre de la région wallonne en matière de haut débit fixe

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Les données de Speedtest Intelligence ont révélé que la fracture numérique entre les régions de Belgique était encore plus éloignée sur le haut débit fixe au cours du troisième trimestre 2021. La Flandre avait une vitesse médiane de téléchargement à large bande fixe de 87,02 Mbps contre 55,66 Mbps pour la Wallonie. La région de Bruxelles-Capitale se situait à nouveau dans la médiane avec 60,40 Mbps.

Le Limbourg est la province la plus rapide pour le haut débit fixe

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Le Limbourg avait la vitesse de téléchargement médiane la plus rapide sur le haut débit fixe, avec 90,07 Mbps, suivi par la Flandre orientale (86,68 Mbps), la Flandre occidentale (86,45 Mbps), Anvers (85,23 Mbps) et le Brabant flamand (84,50 Mbps). Il n’y a pas de province plus rapide en Wallonie, bien que le Brabant wallon et la province de Namur aient eu les vitesses de téléchargement médianes les plus rapides, avec respectivement 60,15 et 58,90 Mbps.

Niveau et qualité du signal 4G LTE selon le fournisseur près du quartier européen de Bruxelles

Nous avons examiné les performances mobiles dans le quartier européen de Bruxelles en utilisant les données de Cell Analytics des 24 derniers mois. Chacune de ces cartes montre les signaux 4G de niveau de signal (RSRP) et de qualité de signal (RSRQ) les plus forts dans cette zone clé, ce qui peut aider les opérateurs mobiles à améliorer leurs réseaux. Cell Analytics identifie le RSRP et le RSRQ les plus forts par opérateur de réseau mobile pour une zone ou un bâtiment donné lorsqu’il y a un gagnant statistiquement significatif et attribue un code couleur à la couleur correspondante du fournisseur. Les cartes RSRP au niveau du fournisseur montrent la force du signal des différents fournisseurs pour une zone donnée, le rose et le rouge indiquant un signal fort et le bleu un signal faible. Les utilisateurs peuvent cependant être confrontés à une qualité médiocre même avec un niveau de signal élevé, ce qui se traduit par des interruptions audios ou des vitesses de données lentes. Les cartes RSRQ au niveau du fournisseur montrent la qualité du signal d’un opérateur pour une zone donnée, le rouge indiquant un signal de haute qualité et le bleu un signal de qualité inférieure. Nous avons également inclus les emplacements approximatifs des tours de téléphonie mobile dans la région.

Une concurrence serrée pour le meilleur RSRP 4G LTE à Bruxelles

L’image ci-dessous montre où un fournisseur a eu la plus forte intensité de signal 4G LTE RSRP au cours des 24 derniers mois. Comme vous pouvez le voir, BASE/Telenet a une forte présence au centre de la carte, obtenant le RSRP le plus élevé dans la zone de notre polygone. Proximus et Orange avaient des signaux forts sur les bords de la carte, et Orange avait le RSRP le plus fort dans certaines des institutions clés de l’UE, y compris le siège de la Commission européenne et le Parlement européen.

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Les cartes ci-dessous montrent où chaque fournisseur principal a des données de puissance de signal élevée et faible dans le quartier européen. BASE/Telenet a montré un RSRP très fort près du centre de la carte, en particulier autour des principau’ bâtiments de l’UE, rue de la ’oi et près de l’Av.’Marnix, bien qu’il y ait eu quelques zones plus faibles juste au sud-ouest du bâtiment du Parlement européen. Orange a montré des zones de forte RSRP localisée à travers la carte, en particulier dans le sud-ouest, avec une RSRP plus faible en bleu dans le nord-ouest et au centre de la carte. Proximus avait quelques zones de force le long de la rue de la Loi, et près du cœur du quartier européen, mais avait des signaux plus faibles partout.

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BASE/Telenet avait le meilleur RSRQ dans le quartier européen de Bruxelles

Selon Cell Analytics, BASE/Telenet avait le RSRQ le plus élevé dans la zone du polygone du quartier européen que nous avons étudié. Les cartes ci-dessous montrent où chaque fournisseur a eu le meilleur RSRQ au cours des 24 derniers mois, pour les zones intérieures et extérieures. L’image ci-dessous montre que BASE/Telenet avait des zones près du centre de la carte avec le meilleur RSRQ, tandis qu’Orange avait le meilleur RSRQ près du sud de la carte – en particulier sur l’avenue de la Couronne – et la périphérie de la carte vers l’est. Proximus avait le meilleur RSRQ dans certaines zones du quartier européen, notamment au nord-ouest autour du Palais Royal de Bruxelles et du Parc Léopold. Le RSRQ en intérieur a montré un phénomène similaire, avec une forte concurrence sur toute la carte, bien qu’Orange ait montré une meilleure performance dans le sud-ouest de la carte, ainsi que dans certains bâtiments clés de l’UE.

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Les cartes ci-dessous montrent où chaque fournisseur principal avait une force de signal RSRQ de haute et de basse qualité. BASE/Telenet a montré des zones très fortes près du centre de la carte, en particulier autour du Parlement européen, du Square Frère-Orban et du Parc du Cinquantenaire, bien qu’il y ait eu quelques zones de moindre qualité juste au sud du bâtiment du Parlement européen. Orange a montré des zones de RSRQ localisées fortes, en particulier près des bâtiments clés de l’UE, mais avait des zones de RSRQ plus faibles en bleu dans le nord-ouest, le centre et le sud-ouest de la carte. Proximus avait une carte assez similaire à celle d’Orange, avec des zones de RSRQ plus élevées à l’est de la carte et près des bâtiments importants de l’UE comme le Conseil de l’Union européenne, mais avait généralement un RSRQ plus faible dans tout le centre de la carte, en particulier le long des grandes voies de circulation comme la rue de la Loi.

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La Belgique a des opportunités pour la 5G rapide, mais les consommateurs n’en profiteront pas tant que les opérateurs et les régulateurs ne faciliteront pas la mise en œuvre de la 5G

La Belgique est confrontée à des perspectives difficiles en matière de 5G. Le secrétaire d’État à la Région bruxelloise, Pascal Smet, a fait part de sa volonté de faire de "Bruxelles la capitale technologique de l’Europe" et un rapport récemment commandé par le régulateur belge estime que l’impact de la 5G sur la société belge se traduira par une augmentation du PIB de 4 à 6 milliards d’euros par an d’ici à 2030 et par la création de 40 000 à 80 000 emplois supplémentaires. Cependant, la mise aux enchères des bandes 5G clés a été retardée à plusieurs reprises et, en l’état actuel des choses, les limites strictes des rayonnements non ionisants (RNI) finiront par limiter l’ampleur du déploiement de la 5G sur le marché.

Les plans de la Belgique pour une vente aux enchères de spectre multibande – y compris de nouvelles fréquences pour la 5G et le renouvellement des licences existantes – sont en attente depuis des années en raison de désaccords entre les gouvernements régionaux et fédéraux, en particulier sur la façon dont les recettes devraient être distribuées. Le pays est à la traîne par rapport à ses pairs régionaux en termes de déploiement et d’adoption de la 5G, et le retard persistant a conduit le régulateur belge, l’Institut belge des services postaux et des télécommunications (IBPT), à accorder des licences 5G temporaires au cours de l’année 2020. Des propositions récentes, qui incluent le maintien du produit de la vente sous séquestre jusqu’à ce qu’un accord puisse être trouvé, semblent avoir débloqué la situation, et la vente aux enchères devrait maintenant avoir lieu au deuxième trimestre 2022.

La Belgique doit également faire face à des limites NIR très strictes, notamment dans la région de Bruxelles, qui serviront à limiter le déploiement de la 5G. Le gouvernement régional a ado« té une "feuille de »oute 5G" à la mi-juillet 2021 et organise des groupes de travail pour élaborer un plan de déploie’ent à l’échelle de la ville et apporter des modifications législatives. Elle a déjà pris des mesures pour plus que doubler la limite NIR, mais malgré cela, elle reste inférieure à celle des autres régions–belges – toujours bien en deçà des propositi’ns de l’UE.

Selon le projet de législation de la vente aux enchères, les opérateurs seraient tenus de couvrir 70 % de la population belge avec la 5G dans un’délai d’un an, puis 99,5 % après deu’ ans. L’IBPT prévoit également de réserver des fréquences pour un éventuel quatrième opérateur de réseau mobile, car il cherche à réduire les prix sur le marché. Toutefois, une consult’tion qu’il a commandée début 2021 sur l’impact de la’5G et d’un quatrième opérateur de réseau mobile a esti’é que l’’ntrée d’un nouvel acteur aurait un impact négligeab’e sur l’emp’oi et l’investissement et un impact incertain sur les revenus (+/- 5 %, contre une stabilité). En conséquence, la quantité de spectre réservée à un nouvel entrant a été réduite, afin de permettre aux opérateurs B2B de faire une offre pour certaines des fréquences restantes. Proximus, qui a lancé son réseau 5G au cours du troisième trimestre 2020, a vu les vitesses médianes de téléchargem’nt et d’upload 5G s’établir à 201,59 Mbps et 20,33 Mbps, respectivement, au cours du troisième trimestre 2021. Orange et Telenet ayan’ fait d’énormes investissements pour étendre leur réseau 5G en Belgique, et Telenet lance la 5G commerciale cette semaine, nous sommes impatients de voir ce que l’avenir nous réserve.

La Belgique a la possibilité d’améliorer les vitesses du haut débit mobile et fixe pour les consommateurs, et nous surveillerons de pr’s ce qui se passera à l’avenir avec nos Analyses du marché des Global Index. Pour en savoir plus sur Ookla Speedtest Intelligence ou Cell Analytics, veuillez demander ici.

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| October 18, 2021

Speedtest Global Index Market Analyses Now Available for 43 Countries


Speedtest Global IndexTM Market Analyses from Ookla® identify key data about internet performance in countries across the world. This quarter we’ve provided updated analyses for 43 markets that includes details on fastest mobile and fixed broadband providers, performance of most popular devices and chipsets and internet speeds in cities. Click a country on the list below to see highlights or scroll through the article to learn what Speedtest Intelligence® revealed in all 43 markets:

Africa and the Middle East


Algeria | Jordan | Kenya | Morocco

Nigeria | Qatar | South Africa | Tunisia | Turkey

Asia and Oceania


Australia | China | Hong Kong (SAR) | Indonesia

Malaysia | New Zealand | Philippines | Singapore

Taiwan | Vietnam

Europe


Austria | Belgium | Czechia | Denmark

Estonia | Finland | France | Germany

Hungary | Latvia | Luxembourg | Malta

Slovakia | Spain

North and South America


Argentina | Brazil | Canada | Chile

Colombia | Ecuador | Guatemala | Mexico

Peru | United States


Africa and the Middle East

Algeria

  • Mobile provider Ooredoo had the highest Speed Score (25.69) and Consistency Score (83.4%) in Algeria during Q3 2021.
  • Apple devices were the fastest devices in Algeria during Q3 2021, achieving a mean download speed of 27.53 Mbps.
  • The Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max 5G was the fastest popular device in Algeria for the second quarter in a row with a mean download speed of 39.66 Mbps.
  • Apple devices took four out of the top five spots among popular devices, with Xiaomi’s Redmi K40 5G taking the runner-up spot on this list at 35.78 Mbps.

Jordan

  • Speedtest Intelligence found Umniah was the fastest mobile operator in Jordan during Q3 2021, earning a Speed Score of 35.86.
  • Umniah also had the highest Consistency Score at 93.9%.
  • For the second quarter in a row, fixed broadband provider Orange had the fastest Speed Score (77.30).
  • Fixed broadband provider DAMAMAX overtook Orange for the highest Consistency Score at 86.5%.
  • Among popular mobile devices, Apple’s iPhone 12 5G narrowly beat out the iPhone 12 Pro 5G for fastest median download and upload speeds at 39.43 Mbps and 18.73 Mbps, respectively.
  • Amman had the fastest median fixed broadband and mobile download speeds among Jordan’s most populous cities at 51.12 Mbps and 19.46 Mbps, respectively.

Kenya

  • Mobile provider Safaricom had the highest Speed Score (29.20) and Consistency Score (85.0%) in Kenya during Q3 2021.
  • For fixed broadband, Faiba had the highest Speed Score (26.47) and Consistency Score (48.7%) in Kenya for the second quarter in a row during Q3 2021.
  • Mombasa had the fastest mean mobile download and upload speeds among Kenya’s most populous cities at 28.25 Mbps and 16.26 Mbps, respectively.
  • Mombasa overtook Eldoret as the city with the fastest median fixed broadband download speed at 22.61 Mbps during Q3 2021.

Morocco

  • Mobile operator Maroc Telecom achieved the highest Speed Score (56.99) and Consistency Score (90.9%) during Q3 2021, both slight dips from Q2 2021 results.
  • Marrakesh regained the top spot during Q3 2021 as the fastest city among Morocco’s most populous cities with a mean mobile download speed at 40.69 Mbps. Fes and Salé were close at 40.25 Mbps and 40.15 Mbps, respectively.

Nigeria

  • For the third quarter in a row, mobile provider Airtel had the fastest Speed Score in Nigeria at 33.43 during Q3 2021 — a slight increase from 28.82 during Q2 2021.
  • Airtel overtook MTN for the highest Consistency Score on mobile during Q3 2021 at 89.4% to MTN’s 82.7%.
  • Fixed broadband provider ipNX had the best Speed Score (21.66) and Consistency Score (40.2%) in Nigeria during Q3 2021.
  • The iPhone 12 Pro Max 5G was the fastest popular device in Nigeria during Q3 2021, achieving a mean download speed of 41.94 Mbps — just faster than the iPhone 12 Pro 5G (41.37 Mbps).
  • Kano took the top spot among Nigeria’s most populous cities for fastest mean mobile download speed at 24.76 Mbps during Q3 2021.

Qatar

  • Ooredoo had the best Speed Score over mobile and fixed broadband in Qatar for the second quarter in a row during Q3 2021 at 145.53 and 71.36, respectively.
  • 5G performance was extremely competitive with Ooredoo achieving the fastest median 5G download speed at 373.98 Mbps and Vodafone achieving 346.91 Mbps.
  • Ooredoo had the highest fixed broadband Consistency Score at 81.8%.
  • Vodafone had the highest mobile Consistency Score at 93.8%, edging out Ooredoo’s 91.4%.
  • Al Khor had the fastest median mobile download speed among Qatar’s most populous cities during Q3 2021 at 135.79 Mbps.
  • Umm Salal Muhammed had the fastest fixed broadband download speeds in Qatar at 83.41 Mbps.
  • Speedtest Intelligence reveals that among popular devices in Qatar during Q3 2021, Samsung’s Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G achieved the fastest median mobile download speed at 330.68 Mbps, a significant increase from Q2 2021’s 284.32 Mbps.

South Africa

  • Speedtest Intelligence shows Cool Ideas had the fastest fixed broadband Speed Score (53.85) and Consistency Score (73.0%) for the second quarter in a row during Q3 2021.
  • Among mobile operators, MTN had the fastest Speed Score (63.52) and highest Consistency Score (91.0%).
  • Apple devices had the fastest combined median download speed in South Africa at 38.24 Mbps and fastest median upload speed at 8.11 Mbps during Q3 2021.
  • The iPhone 12 Pro Max 5G took top honors as the fastest popular device, achieving a median download speed of 79.56 Mbps.

Tunisia

  • During Q3 2021, Ooredoo achieved the highest mobile Speed Score in Tunisia at 44.06, a slight dip from Q2 2021.
  • Tunisie Telecom had the highest fixed broadband Speed Score at 9.31.
  • Apple’s iPhone 12 Pro Max 5G had the fastest mean download speed in Tunisia among popular devices during Q3 2021 at 64.43 Mbps.
  • Among popular chipsets, Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X55 5G had the fastest mean download speed for the second quarter in a row at 62.92 Mbps.
  • Sfax had the fastest mean mobile download speed in Tunisia for the second quarter in a row at 47.02 Mbps.

Turkey

  • Speedtest Intelligence revealed mobile provider Turkcell had the highest Speed Score and Consistency Score in Turkey during Q3 2021 at 67.19 and 93.3%, respectively. Both scores were slight increases from Q2 2021.
  • For fixed broadband, TurkNet edged out Turksat Kablo for the highest Speed Score 38.14 to 37.57.
  • Turknet also had the highest Consistency Score for fixed broadband at 72.3% during Q3 2021.
  • Istanbul had the fastest mean fixed broadband and mobile download speed at 48.34 Mbps and 56.43 Mbps, respectively.
  • Among top device manufacturers, Apple beat out Samsung for fastest mean download speed at 55.72 Mbps to 43.52 Mbps, respectively.

Asia and Oceania

Australia

  • Aussie Broadband was the fastest fixed broadband provider in Australia, earning a Speed Score of 88.33 during Q3 2021.
  • Aussie Broadband also had the highest Consistency Score, edging out Vodafone 85.7% to 83.2%.
  • Competition for the fastest fixed broadband speed among Australia’s most populous cities was extremely tight, with seven cities achieving between 49.00 Mbps and 53.00 Mbps. Melbourne(52.53 Mbps) edged out Darwin (52.42 Mbps), Brisbane (52.41 Mbps) and Sydney (52.30 Mbps).

China

  • According to Speedtest Intelligence, China Telecom was the fastest fixed broadband provider in China during Q3 2021 with a Speed Score of 129.56, a moderate gain over Q2 2021.
  • China Mobile continued to have the highest Consistency Score in China for fixed broadband during Q3 2021 at 90.3%, edging out China Telecom’s 88.4% and China Unicom’s 87.8%.
  • On mobile, China Mobile achieved the highest Speed Score (141.55) and Consistency Score (92.7%) among China’s top providers during Q3 2021.
  • During Q3 2021, China Telecom achieved a median 5G download speed of 304.03 Mbps, edging out China Mobile’s 302.99 Mbps.
  • Among top device manufacturers, Huawei had the fastest median download speed at 96.66 Mbps in China during Q3 2021 — a gain over Q2 2021. OnePlus followed at 85.92 Mbps, then Oppo (82.26 Mbps), Samsung (78.00 Mbps) and Vivo (66.97 Mbps).
  • Among popular devices, the Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max edged out Huawei’s Mate 40 Pro 5G for the fastest median download speed in China during Q3 2021 at 290.23 Mbps to 280.22 Mbps.
  • During Q3 2021, MediaTek’s Dimensity 700 5G chipset had the fastest median download speed at 295.51 Mbps, supplanting Huawei’s Kirin 9000 5G as the fastest chipset in China.
  • Tianjin once again had the fastest median fixed broadband download speed among China’s most populous cities at 215.33 Mbps, a moderate rise from its Q2 2021 results.
  • Harbin had the fastest median mobile download speed among China’s most populous cities at 92.34 Mbps, edging out Shenzhen’s 92.17 Mbps. This was a noticeable rise from Q2 2021 when Hangzhou was the fastest at 72.97 Mbps.

Hong Kong (SAR)

  • China Mobile Hong Kong was the fastest mobile operator in Hong Kong for the third quarter in a row, earning a Speed Score of 74.49 in Q3 2021.
  • China Mobile Hong Kong once again blazed ahead of the competition for the fastest 5G download speed, achieving a median speed of 191.95 Mbps during Q3 2021, a decline from its Q2 2021 results. Mobile provider 3 followed at 165.12 Mbps, then SmarTone at 147.10 Mbps and csl at 121.60 Mbps.
  • Among top manufacturers during Q3 2021, Samsung had the fastest median download speed at 44.64 Mbps, edging out Apple’s median download speed of 43.20 Mbps.
  • During Q3 2021, the iPhone 13 Pro Max took the top spot among popular devices in Hong Kong with a median download speed of 125.92 Mbps.
  • Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X60 5G was the fastest modern chipset for median download speed during Q3 2021 at 122.84 Mbps.

Indonesia

  • According to Speedtest Intelligence, Biznet was once again Indonesia’s fastest fixed broadband provider during Q3 2021, earning a Speed Score of 42.17.
  • Biznet also had the highest fixed broadband Consistency Score in Indonesia during Q3 2021, edging out MyRepublic 68.3% to 63.5%.
  • Telkomsel was the fastest major mobile operator in Indonesia during Q3 2021, earning a Speed Score of 30.49. Telkomsel also achieved the top Consistency Score at 85.7%, beating out XL (82.7%) and IM3 Ooredoo (82.6%).
  • The Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max 5G edged out the Xiaomi Redmi K40 5G as the fastest popular device with a mean download speed of 44.95 Mbps to 43.18 Mbps.
  • Jakarta had the fastest mean fixed broadband download speed of Indonesia’s most populous cities at 33.73 Mbps, while Makassar achieved the fastest mean mobile download speed at 25.30 Mbps.

Malaysia

  • Speedtest Intelligence reveals that TIME was the fastest fixed broadband provider in Malaysia during Q3 2021, earning a Speed Score of 120.10. TIME also achieved the highest Consistency Score for fixed broadband at 87.6%.
  • On mobile, Digi edged out Maxis for the fastest mobile operator in Malaysia, earning a Speed Score of 33.19 to Maxis’ 31.94 during Q3 2021.
  • Apple devices showed the fastest speed in Malaysia during Q3 2021 with a mean download speed of 37.51 Mbps.
  • Competition was fierce among popular devices in Malaysia during Q3 2021, with the Apple iPhone 12 Pro 5G edging out the iPhone 12 Pro Max 5G at 55.06 Mbps to 54.78 Mbps. The iPhone 12 5G followed at 54.22 Mbps and then the Xiaomi Redmi K40 5G (54.20 Mbps).
  • Among Malaysia’s most populous cities, Petaling Jaya had the fastest mean fixed broadband speed during Q3 2021, achieving a 129.74 Mbps download and a 89.11 Mbps upload.
  • Nusajaya had the fastest mean mobile download speed at 38.08 Mbps during Q3 2021.

New Zealand

  • During Q3 2021, Vodafone was the fastest mobile operator in New Zealand, earning a Speed Score of 68.79.
  • Vodafone also achieved the fastest median 5G download speed at 326.44 Mbps. Spark was second at 266.75 Mbps.
  • The Apple iPhone 12 5G was very slightly ahead of the iPhone 12 Pro 5G for fastest median download among popular devices in New Zealand with 92.96 Mbps to 92.70 Mbps, respectively, during Q3 2021.
  • Among popular device manufacturers, Oppo edged out Apple for the fastest median download speed in New Zealand during Q3 2021, 44.00 Mbps to 43.47 Mbps.
  • Christchurch had the fastest median mobile download speed at 52.16 Mbps.

Philippines

  • During Q3 2021, Smart had the highest Speed Score (59.71) among top mobile operators in the Philippines.
  • Smart had the fastest median 5G download speed in the Philippines during Q3 2021 at 217.03 Mbps, nearly twice as fast as Globe’s 114.12 Mbps.
  • Competition for the fastest popular device was tight during Q3 2021, with all of the top five devices achieving median download speeds between 72.00 and 76.00 Mbps. However, Apple’s iPhone 12 Pro 5G edged out the iPhone Pro Max 5G at 75.27 Mbps to 74.68 Mbps.
  • Caloocan had the fastest median download speed among the Philippines’ most populous cities at 22.05 Mbps.

Singapore

  • Speedtest Intelligence shows ViewQuest was the fastest fixed broadband provider in Singapore in Q3 2021, achieving a Speed Score of 276.23. MyRepublic, SingTel and StarHub all achieved a Speed Score above 200.00, while M1 followed at 183.83.
  • Singtel was the fastest mobile provider in Singapore during Q3 2021, achieving a Speed Score of 99.74, a moderate rise from Q2 2021.
  • Singtel also blazed ahead of the competition for fastest median 5G download speed at 248.45 Mbps during Q3 2021 — a noticeable rise from Q2 2021.
  • The Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max was the fastest popular device in Singapore during Q3 2021, achieving a median download speed of 164.40 Mbps.
  • Apple beat out Samsung for fastest device manufacturer during Q3 2021, with Apple devices in Singapore achieving a median download speed of 71.98 Mbps to Samsung’s 63.73 Mbps.

Taiwan

  • During Q3 2021, Chunghwa Telecom had the fastest median 5G download speed in Taiwan at 440.93 Mbps. FarEasTone followed at 335.17 Mbps, then Taiwan Mobile (262.99 Mbps) and TSTAR (138.51 Mbps).
  • FarEasTone had the highest Consistency Score in Taiwan during Q3 2021 at 92.8%.
  • Among top device manufacturers during Q3 2021, Apple devices achieved the fastest median download speed in Taiwan at 50.25 Mbps.
  • The Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max had the fastest median download speed among popular devices in Taiwan at 200.90 Mbps.

Vietnam

  • Viettel again claimed the top spot as Vietnam’s fastest mobile and fixed broadband provider during Q3 2021, earning a mobile Speed Score of 46.33 and fixed broadband Speed Score of 68.01.
  • Vinaphone had the highest mobile Consistency Score in Vietnam during Q3 2021 at 94.7%.
  • Apple’s iPhone 12 Pro Max 5G had the fastest median download speed among popular devices in Vietnam during Q3 2021 at 62.67 Mbps, edging out the iPhone 12 5G (61.24 Mbps) and iPhone 12 Pro 5G (61.22 Mbps).
  • Ho Chi Minh City took the top spot for the fastest median fixed broadband download speed among Vietnam’s most populous cities with 65.63 Mbps (63.05 Mbps upload).
  • Da Nang took the top spot for fastest median mobile download speed among Vietnam’s most populous cities at 42.66 Mbps during Q3 2021.

Europe

Austria

  • Magenta retained its top spot as Austria’s fastest fixed broadband provider with a Speed Score of 148.04 during Q3 2021. LIWEST was the closest competitor (83.34).
  • Magenta also had the highest Consistency Score for fixed broadband at 88.4% in Q3 2021.
  • A1 was again the fastest mobile provider in Austria during Q3 2021, achieving a Speed Score of 73.85. Operator 3 followed at 52.46.
  • A1 had the highest mobile Consistency Score in Austria during Q3 2021 at 92.8%.

Belgium

  • Telenet decisively claimed its spot as Belgium’s fastest fixed broadband provider during Q3 2021, earning a Speed Score of 123.84.
  • Telenet had the highest fixed broadband Consistency Score at 88.0% during Q3 2021.
  • Among mobile operators, BASE earned the fastest Speed Score in Belgium at 66.22, edging out Telenet (64.41) and Proximus (62.30).
  • Once again, Ghent retained its top place for fastest median mobile download speed among Belgium’s most populous cities, achieving a median speed of 86.27 Mbps during Q3 2021.
  • Ghent overtook Antwerp for the fastest median fixed broadband download speed at 81.05 Mbps to 79.89 Mbps, respectively.

Czechia

  • Speedtest Intelligence reveals T-Mobile was Czechia’s fastest mobile provider during Q3 2021, earning a Speed Score of 58.82.
  • Vodafone claimed the best mobile Consistency Score during Q3 2021, earning 93.0% to O2’s 90.3%.
  • Vodafone dominated as Czechia’s fastest fixed broadband provider during Q3 2021, achieving a Speed Score of 92.47.
  • Vodafone once again had Czechia’s highest Consistency Score for fixed broadband during Q3 2021 at 76.3%.
  • Pilsen had the fastest median fixed broadband speed among Czechia’s most populous cities, achieving a median download of 53.40 Mbps, edging out Brno’s 52.74 Mbps.
  • Brno had the fastest median mobile download speed at 69.68 Mbps, beating out Pilsen’s 66.66 Mbps.

Denmark

  • Fastspeed was Denmark’s fastest fixed broadband provider during Q3 2021, earning a Speed Score of 303.91. Hiper followed at 245.03.
  • Telenor supplanted YouSee as Denmark’s fastest mobile operator, earning a Speed Score of 88.48 to YouSee’s 85.01.
  • An analysis of performance on some of the most popular phones in Denmark revealed the iPhone 13 Pro had the fastest median download speed during Q3 2021 at 124.21 Mbps.

Estonia

  • According to Speedtest Intelligence, Elisa was the fastest fixed broadband provider in Estonia during Q3 2021, achieving a Speed Score of 84.47.
  • Elisa also had the highest Consistency Score at 81.0%, edging out Infonet (77.7%).
  • Telia had the fastest mobile Speed Score in Estonia during Q3 2021 at 78.26.
  • The Apple iPhone 12 Pro 5G was the fastest popular device in Estonia, earning a median download speed of 100.94 Mbps. The iPhone 12 Pro Max 5G followed closely at 98.71 Mbps.
  • Among major cell phone manufacturers, OnePlus had the fastest median download speed in Estonia during Q3 2021 at 59.91 Mbps.

Finland

  • According to Speedtest Intelligence, DNA retained its top spot as Finland’s fastest mobile provider in Q3 2021, earning a Speed Score of 79.26. DNA also edged out Telia for the highest Consistency Score, achieving 92.5% to Telia’s 89.6%.
  • Telia beat out Elisa and DNA in Q3 2021 for the fastest 5G download in Finland, achieving a median download speed of 283.34 Mbps to Elisa’s 231.45 Mbps and DNA’s 218.08 Mbps.
  • Telia retained its top spot as the fastest fixed broadband provider in Finland during Q3 2021, earning a Speed Score of 94.56.
  • Fixed broadband provider Elisa supplanted Telia in Q3 2021 for the highest Consistency Score at 82.2% to Telia’s 80.8%.
  • Among popular device manufacturers, OnePlus had the fastest median download speed in Finland during Q3 2021 at 71.38 Mbps. However, the Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max 5G had the fastest median download speed among popular devices at 114.93 Mbps, edging out the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (113.96 Mbps).

France

  • Speedtest Intelligence revealed a fierce competition for France’s fastest fixed broadband provider during Q3 2021, with Free narrowly edging out Bouygues with a Speed Score of 121.89 to 118.16.
  • SFR achieved the highest fixed broadband Consistency Score in France during Q3 2021 at 68.1%.
  • Orange once again earned the top spot as France’s fastest and most consistent mobile provider, earning a mobile Speed Score of 82.84 and a Consistency Score of 87.9%.
  • During Q3 2021, Orange blew away the competition as France’s fastest 5G provider by achieving a median 5G download speed of 352.77 Mbps, slightly faster than Q2 2021. SFR followed at 205.19 Mbps.
  • The Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max 5G was the fastest popular device in France during Q3 2021, edging out the iPhone 12 Pro 5G with a median download speed of 103.71 Mbps to 102.21 Mbps.
  • During Q3 2021, Lyon achieved the fastest median fixed broadband download and upload speeds at 151.09 Mbps and 102.62 Mbps, respectively. Nice had the fastest median mobile download speed at 78.19 Mbps.

Germany

  • According to Speedtest Intelligence, Vodafone was once again Germany’s fastest fixed broadband provider during Q3 2021, earning a Speed Score of 126.45.
  • Vodafone also took the top spot among fixed broadband providers for highest Consistency Score at 80.2%.
  • Telekom achieved the highest Speed Score (80.92) and Consistency Score (90.1%) among German mobile operators during Q3 2021.
  • Telekom supplanted O2 for the fastest median 5G download speed in Germany with 161.14 Mbps and 157.55 Mbps, respectively, during Q3 2021.
  • The iPhone 13 Pro Max had the fastest median download speed among popular devices in Germany during Q3 2021, edging out the iPhone 13 Pro with 138.74 Mbps to 134.41 Mbps.

Hungary

  • Vodafone retained its top spot as Hungary’s fastest fixed broadband provider in Q3 2021, edging out DIGI with a Speed Score of 153.79 to 148.05. Vodafone retained the top spot for highest Consistency Score at 86.6% during Q3 2021.
  • Magyar Telekom retained its top spot as Hungary’s fastest and most consistent mobile provider during Q3 2021, earning a Speed Score of 52.30 and Consistency Score of 89.0%.
  • Apple devices took the top spot among major device manufacturers in Q3 2021, achieving a median download speed of 41.09 Mbps in Hungary.
  • The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G edged out Apple’s iPhone 12 Pro Max 5G for the fastest median download speed among popular devices in Hungary during Q3 2021, 77.92 Mbps to 76.08 Mbps.

Latvia

  • Speedtest Intelligence revealed that Balticom was once again the fastest and most consistent fixed broadband provider in Latvia during Q3 2021 achieving a Speed Score of 193.08 and Consistency Score of 90.7% — both slight increases over Q2 2021.
  • LMT was the fastest mobile operator in Latvia during Q3 2021 with a Speed Score of 47.79.
  • Tukums had the fastest median mobile download speed in Latvia at 50.02 Mbps during Q3 2021.

Luxembourg

  • Tango retained its top spot as Luxembourg’s fastest fixed broadband provider during Q3 2021 by achieving a Speed Score of 126.48.
  • POST was again the fastest mobile operator in Luxembourg during Q3 2021, achieving a small increase in Speed Score from 102.09 in Q2 2021 to 109.64 in Q3 2021.
  • POST also remained the most consistent mobile operator in Luxembourg with a Consistency Score of 96.0%.
  • Differdange achieved the fastest median fixed broadband download and upload speeds among Luxembourg’s most populous cities at 116.46 Mbps and 92.67 Mbps, respectively.
  • Ettelbruck had the fastest median mobile download and upload speeds at 148.58 Mbps and 22.41 Mbps, respectively.

Malta

  • Melita retained its top spot as Malta’s fastest and most consistent fixed broadband provider during Q3 2021, earning a Speed Score of 112.49 and Consistency Score of 82.9%.

Slovakia

  • Orange knocked Telekom out of first place as Slovakia’s fastest mobile operator during Q3 2021 with a Speed Score of 55.57 to Telekom’s 53.63.
  • Telekom had the highest mobile Consistency Score in Slovakia during Q3 2021 at 89.6%.
  • UPC retained its top spot as Slovakia’s fastest and most consistent fixed broadband provider with a Speed Score of 139.98 and a Consistency Score of 86.6%.
  • The Apple iPhone 12 Pro 5G had the fastest median download speed among popular devices in Slovakia at 67.29 Mbps during Q3 2021.

Spain

  • Movistar provided the fastest and most consistent mobile experience among Spanish mobile providers with a Speed Score of 54.30 and Consistency Score of 88.5%.
  • Vodafone was Spain’s fastest 5G provider by a wide margin during Q3 2021, achieving a median download speed of 323.13 Mbps.
  • The Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max 5G had the fastest median download speed in Spain during Q3 2021 at 70.14 Mbps.
  • During Q3 2021, Madrid had the fastest median mobile download speed at 41.85 Mbps. Barcelona followed at 38.58 Mbps.

North and South America

Argentina

  • Speedtest Intelligence revealed Personal remained Argentina’s fastest mobile operator during Q3 2021 with a Speed Score of 40.08.
  • Buenos Aires edged out La Plata for mobile download speeds in Argentina’s most populous cities with a median speed of 25.45 Mbps to La Plata’s 23.98 Mbps during Q3 2021.

Brazil

  • Speedtest Intelligence reveals Claro remained the fastest and most consistent mobile operator in Brazil among top providers during Q3 2021, achieving a Speed Score of 44.76 and Consistency Score of 88.2%.
  • There was no statistically fastest provider for median 5G download speed, though Claro showed 65.92 Mbps, Vivo 64.61 Mbps and TIM 58.14 Mbps.
  • Among popular device manufacturers, Apple had the fastest median download speed in Brazil at 29.98 Mbps. Apple devices took four out of five of the top spots among popular devices in Brazil with the iPhone 12 5G achieving the fastest mean download speed at 53.28 Mbps.
  • Brasília had the fastest median mobile download speed among Brazil’s most populous cities at 31.44 Mbps during Q3 2021.

Canada

  • Shaw was Canada’s fastest fixed broadband provider in Q3 2021, earning a Speed Score of 184.26.
  • Rogers edged out Shaw for the highest Consistency Score in Canada during Q3 2021 with 89.0% to Shaw’s 86.7%.
  • TELUS retained its top spot as the fastest mobile operator in Canada during Q3 2021, achieving a Speed Score of 81.93.
  • Videotron also retained its top spot during Q3 2021 as Canada’s most consistent mobile operator, achieving a Consistency Score of 87.4%.
  • Competition for the fastest 5G was fierce during Q3 2021. Bell achieved the fastest median 5G download speed of 183.39 Mbps and TELUS followed at 176.38 Mbps.
  • Rogers achieved the highest 5G Availability in Canada during Q3 2021 at 35.9%.
  • Newfoundland and Labrador retained its top spot as Canada’s fastest region for fixed broadband during Q3 2021, achieving a median download speed of 124.22 Mbps. This province was also fastest for mobile.
  • Calgary also retained its top spot among the most populous cities with the fastest median fixed broadband download speed at 134.33 Mbps. Halifax took the top spot for mobile download speed by a wide margin with a median download speed of 113.10 Mbps.
  • Samsung devices had the fastest combined performance in Canada during Q3 2021, achieving a median download speed of 67.14 Mbps.
  • The iPhone 13 Pro Max was the fastest popular device in Canada during Q3 2021, achieving a median download speed of 164.63 Mbps.

Chile

  • According to Speedtest Intelligence, Claro was the fastest mobile operator in Chile with a Speed Score of 24.44 during Q3 2021. Claro also had the highest Consistency Score at 78.1%.
  • The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G had the fastest mean download speed among popular devices in Chile during Q3 2021 at 33.37 Mbps, edging out the iPhone 12 Mini 5G (32.25 Mbps).
  • Among popular device manufacturers in Chile, Apple had the fastest mean download at 22.81 Mbps, a hair faster than Samsung’s 21.56 Mbps. Xioami, Motorola and Huawei followed.
  • Temuco had the fastest mobile speeds in Chile during Q3 2021, achieving a mean download speed of 23.08 Mbps. Valparaíso and Viña del Mar were close followers at 22.97 Mbps and 22.59 Mbps, respectively.

Colombia

  • Tigo was the fastest mobile operator in Colombia during Q3 2021, achieving a Speed Score of 26.21. WOM followed at 17.36. Tigo also had the highest Consistency Score at 85.5%.
  • Among popular devices in Colombia during Q3 2021, the Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max 5G edged out the iPhone 12 Pro 5G for fastest mean download at 32.08 Mbps to 32.01 Mbps.
  • Cartagena narrowly beat out Barranquilla for the fastest mean mobile download speed among Colombia’s most populous cities at 22.78 Mbps to 22.25 Mbps during Q3 2021.

Ecuador

  • According to Speedtest Intelligence, Netlife was Ecuador’s fastest and most consistent fixed broadband provider during Q3 2021, achieving a Speed Score of 41.54 and Consistency Score of 73.0%.
  • CNT was the fastest and most consistent mobile operator in Ecuador during Q3 2021, achieving a Speed Score of 41.65 and Consistency Score of 85.7%.
  • During Q3 2021, the Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max 5G was the fastest popular device in Ecuador, achieving a mean download speed of 39.89 Mbps. Apple devices took all of the five top spots on this list.
  • Quito had the fastest fixed broadband among Ecuador’s most populous cities during Q3 2021, achieving a mean download speed of 39.07 Mbps. This edged out Guayaquil’s mean download of 38.90 Mbps.
  • Machala had the fastest mean mobile download speed in Ecuador during Q3 2021 at 27.28 Mbps.

Guatemala

  • According to Speedtest Intelligence, Claro was the fastest and most consistent mobile operator in Guatemala during Q3 2021, achieving a Speed Score of 38.01 and Consistency Score of 89.2%.
  • Tigo was the fastest and most consistent fixed broadband provider in Guatemala during Q3 2021 with a Speed Score of 19.97 and Consistency Score of 38.7%.
  • The Apple iPhone 12 5G was the fastest popular device in Guatemala during Q3 2021, edging out the iPhone 12 Pro 5G with a mean download speed of 50.23 Mbps to the iPhone 12 Pro 5G’s 50.20 Mbps.
  • Guatemala City had the fastest mean mobile download speed among Guatemala’s most populous cities at 31.11 Mbps.
  • Villa Nueva had the fastest mean fixed broadband download speed at 29.78 Mbps.

Mexico

  • Speedtest Intelligence reveals Telcel remained Mexico’s fastest mobile operator during Q3 2021, earning a Speed Score of 46.79.
  • Telcel was also Mexico’s most consistent mobile operator, achieving a Consistency Score of 87.9% during Q3 2021.
  • Totalplay was the fastest and most consistent fixed broadband provider in Mexico during Q3 2021, achieving a Speed Score of 46.24 and Consistency Score of 71.9%
  • Apple devices had the five fastest mean download speeds among popular phones in Mexico during Q3 2021. The iPhone 12 Pro 5G narrowly beat out the iPhone 12 5G and iPhone 12 Pro Max 5G for the fastest popular device during Q3 2021, achieving respective speeds of 72.22 Mbps, 70.99 Mbps and 69.62 Mbps.
  • Veracruz once again showed the fastest mean mobile download and upload speeds among Mexico’s most populous cities during Q3 2021, recording a speed of 45.76 Mbps and mean upload speed of 19.56 Mbps.
  • Monterrey beat out Mexico City for the fastest fixed broadband download speed, earning a mean speed of 69.32 Mbps to Mexico City’s 65.39 Mbps.

Peru

  • According to Speedtest Intelligence, Movistar was Peru’s fastest fixed broadband provider during Q3 2021, narrowly edging out Claro for fastest Speed Score with 44.39 to 42.22, respectively. Claro had the highest Consistency Score on fixed broadband during Q3 2021, beating out Movistar 72.9% to 65.9%.
  • Claro was the fastest mobile operator in Peru during Q3 2021, earning a Speed Score of 34.05.
  • Entel had the highest mobile Consistency Score in Peru during Q3 2021, narrowly edging out Claro at 78.1% to 77.4%.
  • Among major device manufacturers, Apple devices achieved the fastest mean download speed by a wide margin in Peru during Q3 2021, achieving 40.32 Mbps to Samsung’s 23.90 Mbps.

United States

  • Speedtest Intelligence reveals Verizon was once again the fastest fixed broadband provider in the United States during Q3 2021, earning a Speed Score of 178.38.
  • T-Mobile was once again the fastest and most consistent mobile operator in the U.S. during Q3 2021, achieving a median download speed of 62.35 Mbps and a Consistency Score of 84.4%.
  • Looking at tests taken only on 5G, T-Mobile achieved the fastest median 5G download speed during Q3 2021 at 135.17 Mbps — a significant increase from 99.84 Mbps during Q2 2021.
  • During Q3 2021, T-Mobile had the best 5G Availability in the U.S. at 64.4%.
  • Competition for the highest 5G Consistency was extremely close in the U.S. during Q3 2021, with Verizon Wireless achieving a 5G Consistency Score of 78.8%, T-Mobile 78.4% and AT&T 73.8%.
  • The recently released iPhone 13 Pro Max and iPhone 13 Pro blazed ahead of the competition for fastest popular device in the U.S. during Q3 2021, achieving median download speeds of 95.96 Mbps and 94.72 Mbps, respectively. The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 5G was next at 83.81 Mbps.
  • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania had the fastest median mobile download speed in the U.S. during Q3 2021 at 82.94 Mbps.
  • Austin, Texas had the fastest fixed broadband speed among the U.S.’s most populous cities during Q3 2021, achieving a median download speed of 196.28 Mbps.

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| January 17, 2023

44 New Ookla Market Reports Available for Q4 2022

Ookla® Market Reports™ identify key data about internet performance in countries across the world. This quarter we’ve provided updated analyses for 44 markets using Speedtest Intelligence® and summarized a few top takeaways below. Click through to the market report to see more details and charts about the countries you’re interested in, including the fastest fixed broadband providers and mobile operators, who had the most consistent service, and 5G and device performance in select countries during Q4 2022. Jump forward to a continent using these links:

Africa | Americas | Asia | Europe | Oceania

Africa

  • Algeria: Ooredoo was the fastest mobile operator in Algeria at 21.91 Mbps during Q4 2022.
  • Tanzania: A median download speed of 32.09 Mbps made Tigo the fastest fixed broadband provider in Tanzania.
  • Togo: The fastest mobile operator was Togocom with a median download speed of 25.43 Mbps and CANALBOX was fastest over fixed broadband at 32.73 Mbps.

Americas

  • Argentina: Personal had the fastest median download speed over mobile (31.65 Mbps) and Movistar was fastest for fixed broadband (92.83 Mbps).
  • Belize: NEXGEN had the fastest median download over fixed broadband in Belize at 47.84 Mbps. Digi had the fastest median mobile download speed at 14.07 Mbps.
  • Canada: There was no fastest mobile operator in Canada. Rogers was fastest for fixed broadband (249.08 Mbps).
  • Colombia: Movistar was fastest for fixed broadband at 141.32 Mbps.
  • Dominican Republic: Claro had the fastest median download speed among mobile operators at 32.80 Mbps. SpaceX’s Starlink was fastest for fixed broadband at 50.40 Mbps.
  • Ecuador: The fastest mobile operator was CNT with a median download speed of 32.65 Mbps. Netlife was fastest for fixed broadband (67.57 Mbps).
  • El Salvador: Claro had the fastest median download speed over mobile in El Salvador at 34.37 Mbps.
  • Guatemala: Claro was the fastest mobile operator with a median download speed of 32.56 Mbps.
  • Guyana: ENet was the fastest fixed broadband provider (56.50 Mbps), while Digicel was the fastest mobile operator (30.49 Mbps).
  • Jamaica: Flow overtook Digicel+ as the fastest fixed broadband provider in Jamaica with a median download speed of 48.88 Mbps.
  • Mexico: Telcel had the fastest median download speed over mobile at 43.04 Mbps. Totalplay was fastest for fixed broadband (80.36 Mbps).
  • Peru: Claro was the fastest mobile operator with a median download speed of 22.08 Mbps, while Win delivered the fastest fixed broadband download speed (111.02 Mbps).
  • Trinidad and Tobago: Digicel had the fastest median download speed over mobile at 34.58 Mbps. Digicel+ had the fastest median fixed broadband download speed at 93.43 Mbps.
  • United States: T-Mobile was the fastest mobile operator with a median download speed of 151.37 Mbps. XFINITY overtook Spectrum as the fastest fixed broadband provider at 226.18 Mbps.

Asia

  • Afghanistan: The fastest mobile operator in Afghanistan was Afghan Wireless (6.82 Mbps).
  • Bangladesh: Banglalink was the fastest mobile operator in Bangladesh with a median download speed of 19.00 Mbps.
  • Bhutan: TashiCell had the fastest median download speed over mobile at 25.81 Mbps. 
  • Brunei: Imagine was the fastest mobile operator in Brunei at 111.09 Mbps.
  • Cambodia: SINET had the fastest median download speed over fixed broadband (41.86 Mbps). Cellcard was fastest over mobile at 28.69 Mbps.
  • China: China Mobile was the fastest mobile operator with a median download speed of 147.45 Mbps. China Unicom was fastest for fixed broadband at 214.17 Mbps.
  • Indonesia: Telkomsel was the fastest Indonesian mobile operator at 20.85 Mbps.
  • Pakistan: Transworld had the fastest median fixed broadband download speed in Pakistan at 17.89 Mbps. Jazz was fastest over mobile at 20.84 Mbps.
  • Philippines: Smart delivered the fastest mobile download speed in the Philippines (32.16 Mbps). 
  • Singapore: Singtel had the fastest median download speed over mobile at 120.24 Mbps.
  • Sri Lanka: SLT-Mobitel delivered the fastest mobile and fixed broadband speeds in Sri Lanka at 19.98 Mbps and 33.49 Mbps, respectively.
  • Vietnam: Viettel was the fastest mobile and fixed broadband provider with a median download speed over mobile of 46.52 Mbps and 87.89 Mbps for fixed broadband.

Europe

  • Albania: Vodafone was the fastest mobile operator with a median download speed of 45.89 Mbps. Digicom was fastest for fixed broadband (81.80 Mbps).
  • Austria: Magenta had the fastest median fixed broadband download speed (156.33 Mbps). 
  • Belgium: Telenet had the fastest median download speed over fixed broadband at 131.96 Mbps, while Telenet/BASE had the fastest median download speed over mobile at 69.40 Mbps.
  • Denmark: YouSee was the fastest mobile operator in Denmark with a median download speed of 129.39 Mbps. Hiper was fastest for fixed broadband at 249.76 Mbps.
  • Estonia: The fastest mobile operator in Estonia was Telia with a median download speed of 80.48 Mbps. Elisa was fastest over fixed broadband at 85.98 Mbps.
  • Finland: DNA had the fastest median download speed over mobile at 91.56 Mbps. Lounea was fastest for fixed broadband at 105.57 Mbps.
  • Germany: Telekom was the fastest mobile operator in Germany with a median download speed of 90.33 Mbps. Vodafone was fastest for fixed broadband at 116.19 Mbps.
  • Latvia: LMT delivered the fastest median download speed over mobile at 71.84 Mbps. Balticom was fastest for fixed broadband at 219.23 Mbps.
  • Lithuania: The mobile operator with the fastest median download speed was Telia with 112.03 Mbps. Cgates was fastest for fixed broadband at 142.96 Mbps.
  • Malta: The fastest mobile operator in Malta was GO at 71.90 Mbps, while the fastest fixed broadband provider was Melita at 121.43 Mbps.
  • Poland: Orange had the fastest median download speed over mobile at 44.12 Mbps. UPC was fastest for fixed broadband at 205.62 Mbps.
  • Switzerland: Swisscom delivered the fastest median download speed over mobile at 100.71 Mbps, while Salt blazed ahead on fixed broadband at 355.71 Mbps.
  • Turkey: Turkcell was the fastest mobile operator in Turkey with a median download speed of 52.78 Mbps. TurkNet was fastest for fixed broadband at 55.82 Mbps.

Oceania

  • Australia: Telstra was the fastest mobile operator in Australia with a median download speed of 96.16 Mbps.
  • New Zealand: MyRepublic had the fastest median download speed over fixed broadband in New Zealand at 283.27 Mbps.

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| April 18, 2022

Speedtest Global Index Market Analyses Now Available for 43 Countries

Speedtest Global Index™ Market Analyses from Ookla® identify key data about internet performance in countries across the world. This quarter we’ve 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. Click a country on the list below to see highlights or scroll through the article to learn what Speedtest Intelligence® revealed in all 43 markets:

Africa and the Middle East

Côte d’Ivoire | Jordan | Kenya | Libya | Nigeria
South Africa | Tanzania | Turkey

Asia and Oceania

China | Hong Kong (SAR) | New Zealand | Philippines | Singapore
Taiwan | Thailand | Vietnam

Europe

Austria | Belgium | Czechia | Denmark | Estonia
Finland| France | Germany | Hungary | Latvia
Lithuania | Luxembourg | Malta | Moldova | Poland
Slovakia | Spain

North and South America

Argentina | Brazil | Canada | Chile | Colombia
Ecuador | Guatemala | Mexico | Peru | United States


Africa and the Middle East

Côte d’Ivoire

  • Speedtest Intelligence revealed mobile provider MTN had the fastest median download speed (15.71 Mbps) and Consistency Score (71.1%) in Côte d’Ivoire during Q1 2022.
  • There was no statistical winner for fastest fixed broadband provider in Côte d’Ivoire during Q1 2022, though Orange had a median download speed of 33.65 Mbps and CANALBOX had a median download speed of 33.35 Mbps.

Jordan

  • Speedtest Intelligence found Umniah was the fastest mobile operator in Jordan during Q1 2022, earning a median download speed of 30.42 Mbps.
  • Fixed broadband provider Orange held the fastest median download speed in Jordan at 78.08 Mbps during Q1 2022.

Kenya

  • Mobile operator Safaricom had the fastest median mobile download speed at 20.49 Mbps in Kenya during Q1 2022.
  • For fixed broadband, Faiba had the fastest median download speed (24.64 Mbps) and Consistency Score (49.8%) in Kenya during Q1 2022.

Libya

  • Speedtest Intelligence reveals that mobile operator Libyana had the fastest median mobile download speed in Libya at 12.54 Mbps during Q1 2022.
  • Among top fixed broadband providers, AWAL Telecom had the fastest median download speed in Libya at 20.02 Mbps during Q1 2022.

Nigeria

  • Fixed broadband provider ipNX had the fastest median download speed (21.34 Mbps) and highest Consistency Score (45.9%) in Nigeria during Q1 2022.
  • There was no statistical winner for fastest top mobile operator in Nigeria during Q1 2022, though Airtel and MTN led the way at 22.42 Mbps and 21.71 Mbps, respectively.

South Africa

  • Speedtest Intelligence shows Cool Ideas had the fastest fixed broadband median download speed (46.05 Mbps) and highest Consistency Score (73.2%) in South Africa during Q1 2022.
  • MTN had the fastest median 5G download speed in South Africa at 213.37 Mbps during Q1 2022, much faster than Vodacom (132.11 Mbps).
  • The Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra dominated for fastest popular device in South Africa during Q1 2022 and achieved a median download speed of 105.21 Mbps. The Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max followed at 82.23 Mbps.

Tanzania

  • Among top mobile operators in Tanzania, Halotel had the fastest median download speed (17.84 Mbps) and highest Consistency Score (80.1%) during Q1 2022.
  • Mwanza had the fastest median mobile download speed among Tanzania’s most populous cities at 13.76 Mbps during Q1 2022.

Turkey

  • Speedtest Intelligence reveals mobile provider Turkcell had the fastest median download speed and highest Consistency Score in Turkey at 53.77 Mbps and 92.7%, respectively, during Q1 2022.
  • For fixed broadband in Turkey, TurkNet had the highest median download speed (47.43 Mbps) and Consistency Score (76.8%) during Q1 2022.


Asia and Oceania

China

  • According to Speedtest Intelligence, China Telecom was the fastest fixed broadband provider in China with a median download speed of 146.70 Mbps during Q1 2022.
  • During Q1 2022, China Mobile achieved the fastest median 5G download speed at 300.96 Mbps, ahead of China Telecom (296.97 Mbps) and China Unicom (280.62 Mbps).
  • Among top device manufacturers, Huawei had the fastest median download speed in China at 108.94 Mbps during Q1 2022.

Hong Kong (SAR)

  • China Mobile Hong Kong was the fastest mobile operator in Hong Kong, achieving a median download speed of 66.11 Mbps during Q1 2022.
  • China Mobile Hong Kong also showed the fastest 5G download speed, achieving a median speed of 172.19 Mbps during Q1 2022. Mobile provider 3 followed at 155.81 Mbps.

New Zealand

  • Vodafone was the fastest mobile operator in New Zealand during Q1 2022, earning a median download speed of 59.65 Mbps.
  • 2degrees blazed ahead with the fastest median 5G download speed in New Zealand at 479.71 Mbps during Q1 2022, beating out Vodafone (342.45 Mbps) and Spark (307.21 Mbps).
  • For fixed broadband, MyRepublic achieved the fastest median download speed in New Zealand at 217.66 Mbps during Q1 2022.

Philippines

  • During Q1 2022, Smart had the fastest median download speed (24.07 Mbps) among top mobile operators in the Philippines.
  • Smart also had the fastest median 5G download speed in the Philippines during Q1 2022 at 200.43 Mbps.
  • Caloocan took the top spot for fastest median mobile download speed among the Philippines’ most populous cities at 25.71 Mbps during Q1 2022.

Singapore

  • Speedtest Intelligence shows Singtel was the fastest top mobile operator in Singapore with a median download speed of 93.00 Mbps during Q1 2022.
  • Singtel blazed ahead of the competition for fastest median 5G download speed in Singapore at 360.31 Mbps during Q1 2022 — a strong rise over its median 5G download speed of 289.01 Mbps during Q4 2021.

Taiwan

  • During Q1 2022, Chunghwa Telecom had the fastest median 5G download speed in Taiwan at 415.45 Mbps. FarEasTone followed at 310.83 Mbps.
  • The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 had the fastest median download speed among popular chipsets in Taiwan at 162.51 Mbps during Q1 2022.

Thailand

  • Speedtest Intelligence revealed that AIS had the fastest median download speed on mobile in Thailand at 43.52 Mbps during Q1 2022, beating out TrueMove H and dtac.
  • AIS also had the fastest median 5G download speed in Thailand during Q1 2022 at 261.19 Mbps, followed by TrueMove H and dtac.

Vietnam

  • Vinaphone was Vietnam’s fastest mobile operator during Q1 2022, reaching a median mobile download speed of 42.43 Mbps, just faster than Viettel (40.61 Mbps).
  • Apple’s iPhone 13 Pro had the fastest median download speed among popular devices in Vietnam at 70.91 Mbps during Q1 2022.


Europe

Austria

  • Magenta took the top spot as Austria’s fastest fixed broadband provider with a median download speed of 154.44 Mbps during Q1 2022. LIWEST was the closest competitor (88.75 Mbps).
  • A1 was the fastest mobile provider in Austria during Q1 2022, achieving a median download speed of 69.80 Mbps. Operator 3 followed at 53.73 Mbps.

Belgium

  • Telenet decisively claimed its spot as Belgium’s fastest fixed broadband provider during Q1 2022, earning a median download speed of 129.18 Mbps. VOO followed at 109.76 Mbps.
  • Among mobile operators, Telenet/BASE had the fastest median download speed at 66.92 Mbps.

Czechia

  • Speedtest Intelligence reveals T-Mobile was Czechia’s fastest mobile provider during Q1 2022, recording a median download speed of 55.63 Mbps.
  • Vodafone was Czechia’s fastest fixed broadband provider during Q1 2022, achieving a median download speed of 89.23 Mbps.

Denmark

  • Fastspeed was Denmark’s fastest fixed broadband provider during Q1 2022, achieving a median download speed of 284.28 Mbps. Hiper followed at 239.43 Mbps.
  • YouSee was Denmark’s fastest mobile operator, earning a median download speed of 115.87 Mbps during Q1 2022.

Estonia

  • According to Speedtest Intelligence, Elisa was the fastest fixed broadband provider in Estonia during Q1 2022, achieving a median download speed of 74.48 Mbps.
  • Telia had the fastest mobile median download speed in Estonia at 73.20 Mbps during Q1 2022.

Finland

  • According to Speedtest Intelligence, DNA took the top spot as Finland’s fastest mobile operator in Q1 2022, earning a median download speed of 70.76 Mbps. DNA also edged out Telia for the highest Consistency Score 93.1% to 91.7%.
  • In addition, DNA had the fastest 5G download speed in Finland, achieving a median download speed of 297.70 Mbps. Telia (259.68 Mbps) and Elisa (230.35 Mbps) followed.
  • Competition was tight for Finland’s fastest fixed broadband provider during Q1 2022. DNA (87.87 Mbps) raced past Elisa (86.54 Mbps) and Telia (86.13 Mbps) to take the top spot.

France

  • Orange earned the top spot as France’s fastest and most consistent mobile operator with a median mobile download speed of 81.03 Mbps and a Consistency Score of 89.8% during Q1 2022.
  • During Q1 2022, Orange dominated the competition as France’s fastest 5G provider by achieving a median 5G download speed of 366.42 Mbps. SFR followed at 247.32 Mbps.

Germany

  • According to Speedtest Intelligence, Vodafone was Germany’s fastest fixed broadband provider during Q1 2022, earning a median download speed of 108.67 Mbps.
  • Telekom achieved the fastest median mobile download speed (79.34 Mbps) and Consistency Score (90.9%) among German mobile operators during Q1 2022.
  • Telekom took the top spot for the fastest median 5G download speed in Germany at 193.09 Mbps during Q1 2022.

Hungary

  • Vodafone was Hungary’s fastest fixed broadband provider with a median download speed of 159.59 Mbps during Q1 2022. Vodafone also had the highest Consistency Score at 87.9% during Q1 2022.
  • Yettel was Hungary’s fastest mobile operator during Q1 2022, earning a median download speed of 50.62 Mbps.

Latvia

  • According to Speedtest Intelligence, Balticom had the fastest median fixed broadband download speed in Latvia at 188.27 Mbps and highest Consistency Score (91.9%) during Q1 2022.
  • LMT had the fastest median mobile download speed in Latvia at 50.70 Mbps during Q1 2022.

Lithuania

  • Telia had the fastest median mobile download speed in Lithuania at 77.77 Mbps during Q1 2022. Tele2 followed at 41.75 Mbps, then BITE (29.81 Mbps).
  • Speedtest Intelligence reveals that Cgates had the fastest median fixed broadband speed in Lithuania at 99.50 Mbps during Q1 2022, edging out Penki (93.52 Mbps) and Telia (86.84 Mbps).

Luxembourg

  • Eltrona took the top spot as Luxembourg’s fastest fixed broadband provider during Q1 2022 by achieving a median download speed of 119.65 Mbps.
  • POST was the fastest mobile operator in Luxembourg, achieving a median download speed of 122.74 Mbps in Q1 2022.

Malta

  • Melita took the top spot as Malta’s fastest and most consistent fixed broadband provider during Q1 2022, earning a median download speed of 117.68 Mbps and Consistency Score of 85.2%.

Moldova

  • According to Speedtest Intelligence, Orange dominated as Moldova’s fastest fixed broadband provider, achieving a median download speed of 203.54 Mbps during Q1 2022.
  • Tiraspol showed the fastest median mobile download speed among Moldova’s most populous cities at 35.62 Mbps during Q1 2022.

Poland

  • Speedtest Intelligence revealed that UPC was the fastest fixed broadband provider in Poland, achieving a median download speed of 195.74 Mbps during Q1 2022.
  • Mobile operator Plus had the fastest median 5G download speed in Poland at 167.37 Mbps during Q1 2022, a slight gain over Q4 2021.

Slovakia

  • Orange took the top spot as Slovakia’s fastest mobile operator with a median download speed of 53.30 Mbps, edging out Telekom’s 45.90 Mbps during Q1 2022.
  • Orange also dominated as the fastest 5G operator in Slovakia with a median 5G download speed at 299.09 Mbps during Q1 2022. 4ka followed at 177.76 Mbps.
  • UPC took the top spot as Slovakia’s fastest and most consistent fixed broadband provider with a median download speed of 146.65 Mbps and a Consistency Score of 87.5% during Q1 2022.

Spain

  • Movistar provided the fastest and most consistent mobile experience among Spanish mobile operators during Q1 2022 with a median download speed of 52.44 Mbps and Consistency Score of 89.4%.
  • Vodafone was Spain’s fastest 5G provider by a wide margin, achieving a median download speed of 192.40 Mbps during Q1 2022.


North and South America

Argentina

  • Speedtest Intelligence revealed Personal was Argentina’s fastest mobile operator with a median download speed of 25.57 Mbps during Q1 2022.
  • There was a tight race for the fastest median mobile download speed in Argentina’s most populous cities with no statistical winner during Q1 2022. However, Buenos Aires (25.26 Mbps) and La Plata (25.18 Mbps) led the way.

Brazil

  • Speedtest Intelligence reveals Claro was the fastest and most consistent mobile operator in Brazil during Q1 2022, achieving a median download speed of 33.53 Mbps and Consistency Score of 84.6%.
  • Claro achieved the fastest median 5G download speed in Brazil at 72.35 Mbps during Q1 2022. TIM (62.80 Mbps) and Vivo (62.38 Mbps) followed.

Canada

  • Shaw was Canada’s fastest fixed broadband provider, earning a median download speed of 213.47 Mbps during Q1 2022.
  • TELUS took the top spot as the fastest mobile operator in Canada, achieving a median download speed of 94.48 Mbps during Q1 2022.
  • Competition for the fastest 5G in Canada was tight during Q1 2022 with TELUS edging out Bell 162.47 Mbps to 155.71 Mbps, respectively.

Chile

  • According to Speedtest Intelligence, Entel was the fastest mobile operator in Chile with a median download speed of 23.13 Mbps during Q1 2022.
  • Temuco had the fastest median mobile download speed in Chile at 24.86 Mbps during Q1 2022.

Colombia

  • Cali had the fastest median mobile download speed among Colombia’s most populous cities at 15.32 Mbps during Q1 2022.
  • Among major device manufacturers in Colombia, Apple devices had the fastest median download speed at 17.20 Mbps during Q1 2022.

Ecuador

  • According to Speedtest Intelligence, Netlife was Ecuador’s fastest and most consistent fixed broadband provider during Q1 2022, achieving a median download speed of 45.53 Mbps and Consistency Score of 75.5%.
  • CNT was the fastest and most consistent mobile operator in Ecuador during Q1 2022, with a median download speed of 33.11 Mbps and Consistency Score of 87.4%.

Guatemala

  • According to Speedtest Intelligence, Claro was the fastest and most consistent mobile operator in Guatemala during Q1 2022, achieving a median download speed of 21.40 Mbps and Consistency Score of 80.5%.
  • Tigo was the fastest and most consistent fixed broadband provider in Guatemala with a median download speed of 26.56 Mbps and Consistency Score of 58.3% during Q1 2022.

Mexico

  • Speedtest Intelligence reveals Telcel was Mexico’s fastest mobile operator during Q1 2022, leading the market with a median download speed of 40.25 Mbps.
  • Totalplay was the fastest and most consistent fixed broadband provider in Mexico, achieving a median download speed of 49.33 Mbps and Consistency Score of 74.3% during Q1 2022.

Peru

  • According to Speedtest Intelligence, Winet Telecom was Peru’s fastest fixed broadband provider by a wide margin, achieving a median download speed of 102.83 Mbps during Q1 2022.
  • Claro was the fastest mobile operator in Peru during Q1 2022, earning a median download speed of 19.55 Mbps.

United States

  • Speedtest Intelligence reveals Verizon was the fastest fixed broadband provider in the United States during Q1 2022, edging out XFINITY with a median download speed of 184.36 Mbps to XFINITY’s 179.12 Mbps.
  • T-Mobile took the top spot as the fastest and most consistent mobile operator in the U.S. during Q1 2022, achieving a median download speed of 117.83 Mbps and a Consistency Score of 88.3% — both increases over Q4 2021.
  • Looking at tests taken only on 5G, T-Mobile achieved the fastest median 5G download speed at 191.12 Mbps during Q1 2022. Verizon also had a notable increase in 5G download speed during Q1 2022 over Q4 2021 , which was helped by turning on new C-Band spectrum in January.
  • The Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra was the fastest popular device in the U.S. at 116.33 Mbps during Q1 2022.

Read the full market analyses and follow monthly ranking updates on the Speedtest Global Index.

Editor’s note: This article was updated on May 11, 2022.

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| September 18, 2023

New Speedtest Data Shows Starlink Performance is Mixed — But That’s a Good Thing

Satellite providers are playing no small part in the rapid expansion of global connectivity. Some experts predict there will be 58,000 satellites orbiting the earth by 2030 — a nearly 725% increase from 2023. Ookla® is back with our ongoing satellite internet series with compelling, fresh data for satellite providers in Africa, Europe, and Oceania during Q2 2023, including SpaceX’s Starlink, Viasat, and Skylogic.

This analysis includes Starlink Net Promoter Score (NPS) data for France, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom, year-over-year data for satellite providers in Europe and Oceania from Q2 2022 to Q2 2023, and new Q2 2023 data from Starlink in Africa.

Starlink users across different continents continue to love the service

Using Speedtest Intelligence®, we examined NPS ratings data for Starlink users against an aggregate of all fixed broadband providers combined. 

NPS is based on Speedtest® user responses after being asked how likely they are to recommend their provider to friends or family on a 0 to 10 scale. NPS ratings are categorized into Detractors (score 0-6), Passives (score 7-8), and Promoters (score 9-10), and is calculated as (% Promoters – % Detractors) x 100. Any NPS score above 0 indicates that a provider’s audience is more loyal than not.

Chart of NPS Performance in Select Countries

As you can see from the above image, Starlink users in France, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, and the U.K. had an NPS score much higher than the aggregate score for all fixed broadband providers combined during Q2 2023. France had the highest NPS among the aggregate of fixed broadband providers for the countries we surveyed at -15.98 and fixed broadband providers had a much faster median download speed at 165.37 Mbps to Starlink’s 107.56 Mbps. In New Zealand there was a similar story with the aggregate of fixed broadband providers having a -20.40 NPS to Starlink’s 48.83, while having a faster median download speed 147.86 Mbps to 113.78 Mbps during Q2 2023.

Germany, which had the lowest NPS rating of aggregate of fixed broadband providers in Europe at -30.10, also had the smallest difference in NPS with Starlink scoring 38.19. Interestingly, the aggregate of fixed broadband providers and Starlink both had similar median download speeds at 83.16 Mbps and 82.56 Mbps, respectively, during Q2 2023.

Of note, Starlink had much higher NPS ratings and median download speeds than the aggregate of all fixed providers combined in Italy and the U.K., respectively, during Q2 2023. Starlink’s NPS was 50.20 to -25.61 for the aggregate of all fixed broadband providers in Italy during Q2 2023, while the median download speeds were 100.68 Mbps to 63.99 Mbps. In the U.K., Starlink’s NPS was 47.18 to -26.88 for the aggregate of all fixed broadband providers combined, with the median download speeds a little closer, 100.11 Mbps to 77.38 Mbps, respectively. 

In our last report, we found a wide NPS gap between U.S. rural Starlink users — who often have fewer options for fixed broadband access — and the corresponding aggregate of fixed broadband providers. Given that all five of these countries have rural or remote regions that are underserved or not served by traditional broadband offerings, it may be no surprise that Starlink users who reside in those areas may feel positive about having access to fast broadband internet. 

Starlink speeds over 100 Mbps in 14 European countries during Q2 2023, speeds stabilizing across Europe

Key takeaways:

  • Starlink results were the fastest among satellite providers we surveyed.
  • Starlink quarter-to-quarter speeds improved or remained about the same (between 5% and -5%) in 23 countries, while decreasing in 4 countries.
  • Among the 27 European countries we surveyed, Starlink had median download speeds greater than 100 Mbps in 14 countries, greater than 90 Mbps in 20 countries, and greater than 80 in 24 countries, with only three countries failing to reach 70 Mbps.
  • Skylogic, while delivering speeds slower than Starlink, showed stabilized broadband speeds over the past year for those seeking a Starlink alternative.

Over the past year, we’ve seen huge developments in the global satellite market, Europe notwithstanding, with Amazon’s Project Kuiper moving forward, the EU creating its own satellite constellation, and OneWeb and Eutelsat merging. While Starlink continues to lead for performance among satellite providers we surveyed, Starlink has experienced some major hurdles over the past year as users flock to the service and speeds have subsequently dipped — but of note those concerns seem to have started allaying in most of Europe during Q2 2023.

At first glance, year-over-year median download speeds for Starlink are about the same (-5% to 5%) or better (greater than 5%) from Q2 2022 to Q2 2023 in 15 countries and slower (decreasing more than 5%) in 8 countries. But among the 27 countries we surveyed during Q2 2023, Starlink had speeds faster than the aggregate of all fixed broadband providers combined in 11 countries (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Estonia, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, and the U.K.) Those speeds were most notably faster in Croatia and Greece for Starlink at 94.41 Mbps to 45.24 Mbps and 108.97 to 44.09 Mbps, respectively, during Q2 2023. Speeds were about the same in four countries (Finland, Slovenia, Germany, and Lithuania), and speeds were slower than the aggregate of fixed broadband providers in 12 countries, most notably in Poland, Spain, Romania, Denmark, and France which saw between 50% and 105% faster aggregate fixed broadband speeds than Starlink.

Quarterly download speeds stabilizing or improving

Looking at results from Q1 2023 to Q2 2023, median download speeds for Starlink remained about the same (between 5% and -5%) in 23 countries, while decreasing in four countries. That’s a big deal, especially given Starlink had median download speeds greater than 100 Mbps in 14 countries, and greater than 90 Mbps in 20 countries, and greater than 80 in 24 countries — with only three countries failing to reach 70 Mbps.

While trailing Starlink speeds, Skylogic recorded median download speeds in Italy at 29.21 Mbps during Q2 2023, a roughly 27% statistical increase year-over-year from 22.28 Mbps during Q2 2022. Notably, Skylogic recorded a median download speed of 68.44 Mbps in Italy during Q1 2023. Among the various countries we recorded Skylogic data for during the past year, the range of median download speeds varied between 19.53 Mbps and 68.44 Mbps, with most speeds between 28 and 50 Mbps, all fast enough to stream 4K video online. Viasat, had relatively similar download speeds in Germany and Italy at 17.22 Mbps and 17.45 Mbps, respectively, during Q2 2023. 

Top 10 fastest Starlink download speeds in European countries

Chart of Top 10 Fastest Starlink Median Download Speeds in Europe

Starlink in Switzerland had one of the fastest median download speed among countries with Starlink during Q2 2023 at 122.47 Mbps, followed by Denmark (117.38 Mbps), Austria (111.91 Mbps), Belgium (111.20 Mbps), Hungary (108.97 Mbps), France (107.56 Mbps), Ireland (104.42 Mbps), Estonia (102.38 Mbps), Portugal (101.75 Mbps), and Latvia (100.94 Mbps). Sweden, Italy, Bulgaria, and the U.K. all followed but had speeds greater than 100 Mbps.

Upload speeds for Starlink are down year over year, but quarterly speeds almost all improved or were about the same

Upload speeds for Starlink mostly decreased notably year over year, with only the U.K. showing an improved median upload speed in Q2 2023 out of 27 countries surveyed. However, looking quarter to quarter, Q2 2023 upload speeds for Starlink stayed about the same or improved in 25 out of 27 countries, with only Greece and Ireland showing declines. For upload speeds, Starlink all 27 countries we surveyed had upload speeds between 10 Mbps and 15 Mbps except Portugal (17.70 Mbps), Hungary (16.91 Mbps), Croatia (16.12 Mbps), Bulgaria (15.93 Mbps), Romania (15.82 Mbps), Spain (15.79 Mbps), and Poland (9.11 Mbps). Starlink in Greece was the only instance of a satellite provider in Europe having an upload speed greater than the aggregate of all fixed providers combined, 12.97 Mbps for Starlink to 7.85 Mbps for the aggregate of fixed broadband providers combined. Skylogic showed upload speeds lower than 4 Mbps in both Austria and Italy during Q2 2023. Viasat had upload speeds of 3.51 Mbps in Germany and 4.69 Mbps in Italy during Q2 2023. 

Multi-server latency is stabilizing for Starlink users across Europe

As an low-earth orbiting (LEO) satellite internet provider, Starlink has a leg up on some satellite competitors who rely on further away geosynchronous-earth orbit (GEO) and medium-earth orbit (MEO) satellite constellations. However, once again, all the aggregates of all fixed broadband providers in Europe had much lower multi-server latencies than Starlink, Viasat (which had latencies over 600 ms) and Skylogic (which had latencies over 700 ms). That being said, Starlink still saw multi-server latencies under 60 ms in the U.K. (51.26 ms), Spain (53.37 ms), Portugal (55.84 ms), and Belgium (59.34 ms). Starlink saw most countries’ multi-server latencies between 60 and 90 ms.

Starlink speeds stabilize in Oceania

Oceania, the second least densely populated continent in the world to Antarctica, has rural and remote populations that benefit from (and even rely on) satellite internet connections. Luckily for rural and remote Starlink users, they’ve probably seen a good amount of stability over the past year with Q2 2023 median download speeds in New Zealand at 113.78 Mbps (105.99 Mbps in Q2 2022) and Australia at 104.92 Mbps (102.76 Mbps in Q2 2022). Tonga, which is very remote, saw download speeds drop from 45.25 Mbps in Q2 2022 to 37.95 Mbps in Q2 2023. 

Upload speeds also showed some stability with Australia going from 10.45 Mbps in Q2 2022 to 11.33 Mbps during Q2 2023 and New Zealand going from 12.31 Mbps to 14.62 during the same time period. Tonga saw a notable drop in speeds year over year from 19.26 Mbps in Q2 2022 to 6.66 Mbps Q2 2023. 

Multi-server latency, which usually will be higher for satellite internet options, showed promising results for Starlink in Oceania during Q2 2023. Multi-server latency dropped noticeably in New Zealand year over year, going from 89.38 ms in Q2 2022 to 46.42 ms in Q2 2023. Australia saw a more modest drop with multi-server latency going from 63.04 ms to 59.78 ms from Q2 2022 to Q2 2023. Tonga saw an increase in multi-server latency from 125.24 ms to 137.16 ms during the same time period.

Starlink in Africa is off to a promising start

Chart of Satellite Performance in Africa, Q2 2023

Starlink, which first launched on the African continent in Nigeria this past January, is showing intriguing early results. Speedtest Intelligence showed that Starlink in Nigeria had a faster median download speeds than all aggregate fixed broadband providers combined at 63.69 Mbps to 15.60 Mbps during Q2 2023. Upload speeds were more similar during the same time period with Starlink at 13.72 Mbps and the aggregate of all fixed broadband providers combined at 10.60 Mbps. Starlink did have a marginally higher multi-server latency at 55.88 ms to 50.26 ms during Q2 2023.

In Rwanda, median download speeds were a little closer with Starlink recording a median download speed at 63.10 Mbps in Q2 2023 compared to the aggregate of all fixed broadband providers combined at 34.55 Mbps. Starlink trailed behind for median upload speed at 6.88 Mbps to 10.05 Mbps for fixed broadband providers during Q2 2023. Multi-server latency for Starlink was much higher at 320.45 ms to 29.04 ms for fixed broadband providers during the same time period.

The 2023 space revolution is off to a huge start

Here are some major updates about what’s next for various different satellite competitors:

After delays, Amazon’s Project Kuiper aim to launch prototype satellites this fall

Facing a series of rocket-related delays, Amazon recently announced it could send its first two Project Kuiper prototypes into orbit in late September. That news follows a recently announced $120 million 100,000-square-foot satellite processing facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Planning on offering internet service in 2025, Amazon is slated to have half of its 3,236 LEO satellite constellation in space by 2026.

China’s grand ambitions to provide internet connectivity to over 362 million people

According to the Wall Street Journal, over 362 million people in China don’t have access to the internet — which is about 1 in every 4 people in China, a large portion of which live in rural or remote communities. In order to overcome that connectivity gap, China is looking to the sky to create its own satellite constellation with potentially over 12,000 satellites. China’s biggest gap seems to be with recreating the success of SpaceX’s reusable rockets — however, initial tests are far underway and a host of reusable rockets are slated for test launches in 2024. 

SpaceX’s Starlink service offerings are about to rapidly expand

While Starlink continues to lead among satellite providers in most areas of the world, their expansion is only starting. Looking at the Starlink availability map, Starlink has an incredibly busy rest of 2023 and 2024 in Africa, Asia, and South America — and they’re marking their intent to expand into most of the world. That comes as Starlink marked launching over 5,000 satellites into space at the end of August. With some wiley entrepreneurs already renting out their Starlink “Dishy McFlatfaces” to vacationers and campers for $25-30 dollars a day, satellite connectivity is truly becoming a full-time gig.

Viasat’s bad luck might affect entire industry

Viasat launched the first of its three long-awaited Viasat-3 arrays — but then their first satellite suffered an antenna anomaly, which prevented a large reflector to deploy that affects whether or not the satellite can operate as intended. While Viasat is rushing to solve the issue, this could ultimately trigger a $420 million insure claim for the loss of the $700 million satellite. With such a high-value loss, this could send ripples through the satellite industry, causing insurance premiums to skyrocket for companies looking to mitigate potential losses through insurance. All of this comes on the heels of acquiring Inmarsat in May for $7.3 billion to expand its satellite arrays and spectrum holdings. We’ll be watching to see whether or not Viasat can find a solution. 

Eutelsat and OneWeb merger imminent, big moves abound

The Eutelsat and OneWeb merger should make competitors take notice — combining satellite networks, expanding enterprise offerings, and competing in emerging markets has big revenue potential — with OneWeb having an already established LEO network of 630 satellites and Eutelsat offering 36 GEO satellites. Of note, OneWeb recently inked a deal with Telstra in Australia to provide satellite backhaul for locations “where satellite backhaul is a preferred or only viable option.” OneWeb is also partnering with the European Space Agency to develop a next-gen 5G beam-hopping satellite, which could quickly increase connectivity for people traveling or for disaster areas that need emergency connectivity. Shareholders are set to vote on approving the merger on Sept. 28.

European Union greenlights multi-orbit constellation

With grand ambitions to launch a multi-orbit, €6 billion constellation in 2024, the European Union is partnering with a consortium of industry players including Airbus, SES, Eutelsat, Hispasat, and Thales to develop the EU’s IRIS² project. The EU still expects to have the first of its satellites go live by the end of 2024 and have a fully operational constellation by 2027.

HughesNet aiming to launch Jupiter 3 array in Q2 2023

HughesNet successfully launched its Jupiter 3 array on July 29, which aims to provide U.S. and Latin America consumers with higher broadband download speeds. While the actual satellite will take some time to reach its geosynchronous orbit and deploy, this satellite adds 500 Gbps of Ka-band capacity for HughesNet, which could see consumers reaching download speeds between 50 Mbps and 100 Mbps. We’ll be eagerly awaiting Speedtest® results from HughesNet’s Jupiter 3 array.

Ookla will continue monitoring new satellite internet developments

2023 continues to be an important year for satellite internet providers. Satellite connectivity is something we’ll be watching closely and we’ll continue our series next quarter with Q3 2023 data from select continents including North America. In the meantime, be sure to download the Speedtest app for Windows and Mac computers or for iOS or Android for devices and see how your satellite internet stacks up to our results.

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| April 17, 2018

EU Roaming is Free! But is it Fast?

When the European Commission put an end to roaming charges within the European Union (EU) last summer, they gave residents of member countries the freedom to take their mobile phones with them on vacation without fearing the bill when they got home. But how well are those phones performing when faced with foreign cell towers?

To find out, we took a look at Speedtest data from the first quarter of 2018 to see which countries’ residents are having the best (and worst) internet speed experiences abroad.

How much download speeds drop when you cross a border

The mean download speed in the EU when customers are at home is 30.57 Mbps, but that slows 16.6% to 25.50 Mbps when Europeans roam across a border.

Because your experience of speeds abroad is going to be based on what you’re used to, we compared countries based on the amount download speeds decreased rather than the actual speed abroad. Italians enjoyed a 15.4% increase in download speed when traveling. Estonians, Latvians and the Portuguese also saw faster downloads abroad.

Mobile Download Speeds
EU Countries | Q1 2018
Country Local (Mbps) Roaming (Mbps) % Change
Austria 31.62 28.66 -9.4%
Belgium 44.56 26.00 -41.7%
Bulgaria 35.71 22.31 -37.5%
Croatia 34.75 31.36 -9.8%
Cyprus 25.34 23.40 -7.7%
Czech Republic 38.30 25.78 -32.7%
Denmark 42.55 22.40 -47.4%
Estonia 31.98 34.24 7.1%
Finland 32.68 29.99 -8.2%
France 32.35 24.47 -24.4%
Germany 26.03 26.00 -0.1%
Greece 34.48 28.40 -17.6%
Hungary 46.10 26.01 -43.6%
Ireland 19.98 19.00 -4.9%
Italy 30.32 34.98 15.4%
Latvia 27.37 28.97 5.8%
Lithuania 36.80 28.28 -23.2%
Luxembourg 42.43 22.46 -47.1%
Malta 42.14 25.05 -40.6%
Netherlands 53.07 25.46 -52.0%
Poland 22.05 20.29 -8.0%
Portugal 26.45 27.44 3.7%
Romania 28.74 21.95 -23.6%
Slovakia 28.79 23.73 -17.6%
Slovenia 28.42 27.15 -4.5%
Spain 31.94 24.32 -23.9%
Sweden 38.23 26.13 -31.7%
United Kingdom 26.16 21.08 -19.4%

On the other end of the spectrum, Dutch travelers experienced a 52% decrease in download speed when using mobile phones elsewhere in the EU. Residents of Denmark, Luxembourg, Hungary, Belgium and Malta all saw decreases of more than 40% when roaming.

In some cases, the decrease in download speed is due to the country’s relative speed. For example, the Netherlands has recently had the third fastest mobile speeds in the world according to the Speedtest Global Index so its residents are likely to see much slower speeds when traveling anywhere but Norway and Iceland. Other differences are probably better explained by how carriers prioritize out of country traffic, a decision that’s made between each individual carrier in each individual country.

Slow or not, at least roaming no longer comes with extra fees for EU residents. Unless you’re British, of course. With Brexit looming, not only could citizens of the UK have to return to paying roaming fees, the download speed they’ll be paying for abroad will be 19.4% slower than it is at home.

Again, a lot of factors go into what speeds you experience while roaming the continent. We hope this data will help you make an informed choice about your carrier depending on what your roaming data needs are. Share your experience by taking a Speedtest on Android or iOS

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| July 24, 2019

Touring Mobile Performance with the Speedtest Global Index

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At Ookla we celebrate speed and the individuals and companies that dedicate their lives to being the fastest at whatever they do. That’s why this month’s big race in France is so exciting. To cheer all the worn out tires that go into making a great event, we compared the mobile performance of cyclists’ home countries using the Speedtest Global IndexTM. We also looked at download speed in the race’s start and stop cities to see which has the best internet speed advantage.

Which countries’ mobile speeds are breaking away from the main group

The Speedtest Global Index ranks countries based on their download speeds over mobile and fixed broadband. To honor the big race, we narrowed that field to just the countries competing this year and looked at their mobile performance over the past 12 months. We had to leave Eritrea off the list as there were not sufficient samples in the country during the time period to qualify for the Speedtest Global Index.

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Mobile speeds in Norway have exploded to the point that they’ve led the pack every single month for the past year. Even when Norway slipped to second in the world for mobile, behind South Korea, they still led all the countries currently touring. Canada’s mobile speeds started strong and rallied to surpass Australia and the Netherlands. These four countries were up in front of the pack for the entire year.

Up next in the chasing group, there was a lot more movement. France started a long climb in September 2018 that took them from 29th in the world for mobile download speed to 17th. This also helped France pass New Zealand and Austria. Belgium started strong but then they fell back in the bunch. The Czech Republic regrouped slightly in April to improve their ranking to a career high of 11, but recently they’ve fallen back to just above where they ranked 12 months ago.

All the way back in the broom wagon, Colombia fell behind early and couldn’t find their second wind. Costa Rica’s decline started later but still left them in second to last place.

Mobile performance in Tour cities

Cyclists and fans are visiting many different cities for the different stages of the race. We compared mean download speeds over mobile in some of the start and stop cities during Q2 2019 to see which were in front and which were chasing. Note that according to the Ookla 5G MapTM, no cities in France or Belgium have commercially-available 5G as of this writing.

Mobile Performance in Tour Start and Stop Cities
Speedtest Data | Q2 2019
City Mean Download (Mbps) Mean Upload (Mbps)
Saint-Étienne, France 60.99 13.08
Reims, France 59.05 13.95
Nancy, France 58.48 14.66
Mulhouse, France 57.60 13.57
Toulouse, France 55.31 12.68
Belfort, France 53.46 13.19
Tarbes, France 53.26 12.92
Pau, France 52.27 13.14
Nîmes, France 51.10 12.84
Rambouillet, France 51.09 12.13
Colmar, France 50.52 13.97
Mâcon, France 48.57 14.42
Paris, France 46.76 11.18
Brussels, Belgium 45.81 16.56
Albi, France 44.49 12.22
Chalon-sur-Saône, France 42.99 12.89
Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, France 35.44 11.93
Gap, France 27.77 8.24

Saint-Étienne led a tight pack that included Reims, Nancy and Mulhouse which all showed mobile download speeds above 57 Mbps. Toulouse, Belfort, Tarbes, Pau, Nîmes, Rambouillet and Colmar were chasing with mobile download speeds between 50 and 56 Mbps.

We hope that last-place Gap and second-to-last Saint-Dié-des-Vosges were regrouping rather than taking a rest day as they showed mobile download speeds that were significantly slower than the rest of the cities.

Not all locations had sufficient samples to be included in our list, so if you want to know what mobile speeds are like at the Pont du Gard (or anywhere else), take a Speedtest on Android or iOS.

Chapeau to all the teams! May the rest of the race feel flat and fast.


Embarquez pour le tour des performances mobiles avec le Speedtest Global Index

Chez Ookla, nous vouons une véritable passion à la vitesse. Et alors que la Grande Boucle bat son plein en France, nous comptons bien la célébrer comme il se doit ! En parallèle de la lutte acharnée que se livrent les valeureuses équipes, nous avons comparé les performances mobiles des pays d’origine des coureurs en utilisant le Speedtest Global IndexTM. Nous avons également mesuré la vitesse de téléchargement dans les villes-étapes pour découvrir laquelle peut se vanter de disposer du meilleur débit Internet.

Performances mobiles : quels pays s’échappent du peloton ?

Le Speedtest Global Index classe les pays en fonction de leur vitesse de téléchargement haut débit mobile et fixe. Pour rendre hommage au Tour, nous avons uniquement examiné les performances mobiles des pays en lice au cours des douze derniers mois. L’Érythrée n’est malheureusement pas au rendez-vous en raison d’un nombre d’échantillons de données insuffisant.

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Grâce à une vitesse de téléchargement mobile ultrarapide, la Norvège a trusté la première place du classement tout au long de l’année. Si le pays a rétrogradé à la deuxième place mondiale juste derrière la Corée du Sud, il a littéralement survolé les débats dans le cadre de notre compétition. De son côté, le Canada a démarré fort, en parvenant même à dépasser l’Australie et les Pays-Bas. Ces quatre pays ont réussi une formidable échappée tout au long de l’année.

Derrière, le groupe de poursuivants s’est organisé pour réduire l’écart. Grâce à une folle remontée en septembre 2018, la France est passée de la 29e à la 17e place mondiale, coiffant au poteau la Nouvelle-Zélande et l’Autriche. Après un très bon départ, la Belgique s’est malheureusement retrouvée engluée dans le peloton. La République Tchèque a mis un petit coup d’accélérateur en avril pour atteindre la 11e place (une première !). Elle a ensuite connu une baisse de régime qui l’a vu terminer juste au-dessus de son classement de l’année dernière.

En queue de peloton, la Colombie a rapidement été distancée et n’est jamais parvenue à trouver un second souffle. Malgré ses bonnes intentions, le Costa Rica a quant à lui fini avant-dernier.

Performances mobiles dans les villes-étapes

Les coureurs et les fans visitent de nombreuses villes lors des différentes étapes du Tour. Nous avons comparé les vitesses moyennes de téléchargement mobile dans certaines de ces villes au cours du deuxième trimestre 2019 afin d’établir un classement. Notez que selon l’Ookla 5G MapTM, aucune ville de France ou de Belgique ne propose actuellement la 5G.

Performances mobiles dans les villes-étapes
Données Speedtest Data | Deuxième trimestre 2019
Ville Débit descendant moyen (Mbps) Débit ascendant moyen (Mbps)
Saint-Étienne, France 60,99 13,08
Reims, France 59,05 13,95
Nancy, France 58,48 14,66
Mulhouse, France 57,60 13,57
Toulouse, France 55,31 12,68
Belfort, France 53,46 13,19
Tarbes, France 53,26 12,92
Pau, France 52,27 13,14
Nîmes, France 51,10 12,84
Rambouillet, France 51,09 12,13
Colmar, France 50,52 13,97
Mâcon, France 48,57 14,42
Paris, France 46,76 11,18
Bruxelles, Belgique 45,81 16,56
Albi, France 44,49 12,22
Chalon-sur-Saône, France 42,99 12,89
Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, France 35,44 11,93
Gap, France 27,77 8,24

Au coude-à-coude avec Reims, Nancy et Mulhouse, Saint-Étienne s’est imposée dans un groupe relevé affichant une vitesse de téléchargement mobile supérieure à 57 Mbps. Dans son sillage, Toulouse, Belfort, Tarbes, Pau, Nîmes, Rambouillet et Colmar ont fait bonne figure avec une vitesse comprise entre 50 et 56 Mps.

Gap et Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, respectivement dernier et avant-dernier, n’ont jamais semblé pouvoir suivre le rythme du peloton, avec une vitesse bien inférieure à celle des autres villes.

Faute d’un nombre d’échantillons de données suffisant, cette liste n’est pas exhaustive. Si vous souhaitez connaître la vitesse de téléchargement mobile de Pont du Gard ou de toute autre ville, effectuez un Speedtest sur Android ou iOS.

Un grand bravo à toutes les équipes ! Nous vous souhaitons bonne chance pour le reste de la course !

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| September 4, 2019

In-Depth Analysis of Changes in World Internet Performance Using the Speedtest Global Index

A lot has changed in the two years since 2017 when we first began ranking mobile and fixed broadband speeds of countries around the world with the Speedtest Global IndexTM. 5G is being deployed around the world and fiber continues to make gigabit speeds a reality in more and more countries. We’ve been tracking it all and are here to report on how much speeds have increased, which countries are leading internet performance and which are falling behind, and what trends we see across continents.

World mobile speed increased 21.4% with fixed broadband up 37.4%

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Looking just at the last year, the world’s mean download speed over mobile increased 21.4% from 22.81 Mbps in July 2018 to 27.69 Mbps in July 2019. Mean upload speed over mobile increased 18.1% from 9.13 Mbps to 10.78 Mbps. The world average for download speed over fixed broadband increased 37.4% from 46.48 Mbps in July 2018 to 63.85 Mbps in July 2019. Mean upload speed over fixed broadband increased 48.9% from 22.52 Mbps to 33.53 Mbps.

Shake-ups in the country rankings for internet performance

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Mobile speeds in the fastest countries have skyrocketed in the past year which has dramatically shifted the rankings. South Korea, which was not even in the top ten a year ago, saw a 165.9% increase in mean download speed over mobile during the past 12 months, in large part due to 5G. Switzerland’s mean download speed increased 23.5%. Canada’s was up 22.2%, Australia 21.2%, the Netherlands 17.3%, UAE 11.1%, Malta 10.3% and Norway 5.8%. Qatar remained in the top ten, although the country’s mean download speed over mobile actually dropped 1.4% from July 2018 to July 2019.

Individual mobile operators can make a huge difference in a country’s speeds. In 2017 we were excited to see Telenor uncap their mobile speeds, which drove Norway to the top of the Speedtest Global Index. A big part of South Korea’s mobile success in the past year is the way KT, LG U+ and SK Telecom banded together to release 5G at the same time. Switzerland has also benefited from 5G and Sunrise leads the country with 262 5G deployments across the country while Swisscomm has 52.

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Fixed broadband rankings on the Speedtest Global Index have not changed as dramatically during the past 12 months as those on mobile. Singapore remains the fastest country with an increase in mean download speed over fixed broadband of 5.6%. Taiwan had the largest jump in speeds among the top 10 with a 166.5% improvement in fixed download speed between July 2018 and July 2019. Mean download speed over fixed broadband increased 52.4% in South Korea, 26.4% in Macau, 21.7% in Romania, 21.0% in Switzerland, 19.3% in the United States and 3.5% in Hong Kong.

Monaco and Andorra did not have enough tests to qualify for the Speedtest Global Index one year ago, but massive fixed broadband improvements in both countries inspired us to lower our test count threshold for inclusion and also share these smaller countries’ success stories.

Technologies paving the way: 5G and gigabit

The presence of 5G is not enough to change a market

As discussed above, 5G has the potential to rocket a country to the top of the mobile rankings on the Speedtest Global Index. In practice, we’ve seen 5G speeds that were over 1000% faster than those on LTE.

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In reality, though, unless 5G is commercially available widely across a country and from all mobile operators (as was the case in South Korea), the change in speeds at the country level is not that significant. Though commercial 5G was launched widely across Switzerland by Sunrise and Swisscom in April 2019, the country’s mean download speed only increased 2.8% in the three months since. The average mobile download speed in the U.S. has actually declined slightly since 5G was initially deployed. This is because 5G is still only available in a very limited number of markets to consumers with 5G-capable devices.

Visit the Ookla 5G Map for the latest on 5G deployments across the globe.

Gigabit is a game-changer, if you can get it

Unlike 5G, fiber connections have been rolling out since 2007, opening up the possibility of gigabit-speed fixed broadband. That said, it’s costly and time-intensive to lay miles and miles of fiber so progress has varied widely across the globe.

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Geographically small countries like Singapore have the advantage when it comes to fiber, because It’s easier and cheaper to lay fiber optic cable across the country’s small footprint. Singaporean internet service providers (ISPs) have used this advantage to go beyond mere gigabit and offer connections as fast as 10 Gbps. This is reflected both in Singapore’s dominance of the fixed rankings on the Speedtest Global Index and in the fact that 2.87% of their total Speedtest results over fixed broadband are gigabit-speed (800 Mbps or higher).

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Brazil offers a good contrast for how difficult it can be for gigabit to reach the masses. While the first Brazilian ISP to offer fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) initially did so in 2007, easy access to gigabit speeds was slow to follow. However, that may be starting to change. Between June and July 2019 we saw a large uptick in gigabit-speed results in Brazil, where the proportion of gigabit speed tests increased from 0.02% of total fixed broadband tests to 0.17%. This corresponded with a large increase in mean download speed at the country level.

Comparing world mobile and fixed broadband at a glance

We were curious to see just how different internet performance experiences were around the world, so we plotted average mobile download speed against average download speed on fixed broadband. All of the graphs below use a percentage difference from the global average, a number that changed between 2018 and 2019.

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Speed Leaders

There was not much change in the list of countries that showed above-average download speeds on both mobile and fixed broadband between July 2018 and July 2019, the “Speed Leaders.” What did change was that fixed broadband speeds increased significantly enough among the group to bring the whole pack closer to Singapore and Hong Kong. On the mobile axis, South Korea’s major increase in download speed made that country more of an outlier, pushing the boundaries of what great performance can look like.

Fixed-Focused countries

Between July 2018 and July 2019 we saw the number of countries considered to be “Fixed-Focused” (having faster download speeds over fixed broadband than the world average while their average mobile download speeds were slower than average) increase. Ireland was the only country that solidly fit this category in 2018. Thailand and Chile started near the midline for fixed speeds and below-average for mobile speeds in 2018. 2019 found both countries squarely in the Fixed-Focused category. Israel also edged into this category as their mobile download speed fell between July 2018 and 2019.

Mobile-Focused countries

The “Mobile-Focused” category saw the most movement between July 2018 and July 2019 as some countries (the UAE and Qatar) increased their fixed speeds sufficiently to join the Speed Leaders. Meanwhile, Bosnia and Herzegovina’s mobile download speed increased year-over-year to move them into the Mobile-Focused quadrant. Georgia’s mobile download speed decreased enough to move them from Mobile-Focused to Speed Laggers.

It will be interesting to see how many of these Mobile-Focused countries double down on their mobile investments and explore 5G alternatives to fixed broadband.

Speed Laggers

No country wants to be in the position of having slower than average mobile and fixed broadband speeds. We saw 57 countries in this “Speed Laggers” quadrant in July 2018 and 78 in July 2019. This increase is mostly due to our expansion of the number of countries we consider for the Speedtest Global Index based on test count. There were enough countries in this category that we’ve considered them separately by continent below.

Regional views of mobile and fixed broadband performance

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We aggregated Speedtest results by continent to analyze mobile and fixed broadband performance by continent.

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Asia had the highest percentage increase in mobile download speed followed by North America, Oceania, South America, Africa and Europe. Oceania had the fastest mean download speed in July 2019. North America placed second, Europe third, Asia fourth, South America fifth and Africa sixth.

On the fixed broadband side, South America saw the highest percentage increase in download speed. Asia came in second, Europe third, Africa fourth, North America fifth and Oceania sixth. North America had the fastest mean download speed in July 2019. Europe was second, Asia third, and Oceania fourth. As we saw with mobile, South America and Africa again ranked fifth and sixth, respectively.

A zoomed-in view of the speed quadrants separated by continent offers a more detailed view of each country’s role in these rankings.

Africa mostly lags in internet speeds

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In July 2019, all but two African countries in the Speedtest Global Index fell into the Speed Laggers category, having mobile and fixed broadband speeds that were below global averages. The exceptions were South Africa and Guinea, which both had fast enough mobile speeds to place them in the mobile-focused quadrant.

Asian markets show a wide breadth of internet performance

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Asia was the most diverse continent we examined in terms of internet performance. We saw a plurality of countries in each of the four quadrants in July 2019. Most of the Speed Leaders were in East Asia: China, Hong Kong (SAR), Japan, Macau (SAR), South Korea, and Taiwan. If we include Singapore, another Speed Leader, these are among the wealthiest nations in Asia (using GDP per capita). Two of Asia’s Fixed-Focused countries are in Southeast Asia (Malaysia and Thailand) and one is in the Middle East (Israel).

The Speed Laggers category contained countries from South Asia (including Afghanistan, India and Pakistan), Southeast Asia (Brunei, Cambodia, the Philippines and Vietnam) and the Middle East (Jordan). Mobile-Focused countries in Asia were mostly Middle Eastern, including Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Saudi Arabia and Turkey.

European mobile performance is mostly strong, fixed varies

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With the exception of Ireland, the European countries on the Speedtest Global Index fell into the Speed Leaders, Mobile-Focused, and Speed Laggers categories. All of the Speed Laggers (Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia and the Ukraine) were from Eastern Europe. Countries from Southeast Europe (including Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Greece, Montenegro, Moldova, Serbia and Slovenia) and Central Europe (Austria and the Czech Republic) made up the bulk of the Mobile-Focused category.

Speed Leaders included countries from the Baltics (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania), the Nordics (Denmark, Norway and Sweden), Central Europe (Poland and Romania), and Western Europe (including Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Spain).

North American internet performance is sharply divided

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Canada and the U.S. are the only two North American countries in the Speed Leaders category. Panama is the only North American country under Fixed-Focused. Mexico and all of the Central American countries fall into the Speed Laggers category. There are no North American countries that are Mobile-Focused.

Each country in Oceania has a very different internet story

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Oceania is represented in three of the four quadrants: Speed Leaders (New Zealand), Mobile-Focused (Australia) and Speed Laggers (Papua New Guinea) with Fiji straddling the divide between Speed Laggers and Mobile-Focused.

South America mostly lags in mobile and fixed internet speeds

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Most of the South American countries represented on the Speedtest Global Index are in the Speed Laggers quadrant (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela). Chile is an exception, being part of the Fixed-Focused group, as is Uruguay which sits in Mobile-Focused.

Global internet speeds are improving on average and 5G and gigabit are compounding those advances where available. However, not all countries are benefitting equally. We’ll be interested to see how 5G continues to push mobile speeds in the next year and also whether 5G Wi-Fi becomes a game changer for fixed broadband. Remember to check the Speedtest Global Index on a monthly basis for updated country rankings. And take a Speedtest to make sure your experience is represented in your country’s averages.

Editor’s Note: This article was edited on September 10, 2019 to correct an error in the labeling on the first image. The colors in a later image were updated for consistency.

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| March 13, 2020

Tracking COVID-19’s Impact on Global Internet Performance (Updated July 20)

We are no longer updating this article as internet speeds in most countries have stabilized to pre-pandemic levels. For ongoing information about internet speeds in specific countries, visit the Speedtest Global IndexTM or contact our press team.

Ookla® closely monitored the impact of COVID-19 on the performance and quality of global mobile and broadband internet networks in the early days of the pandemic. We shared regular information based on Ookla data to assist in the understanding of this unprecedented situation. You can still download the July 20, 2020 CSV here which contains all the public data we tracked in this article. If you are looking for information on internet or online service outages, please check Downdetector®.

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| August 2, 2022

Find Out Which 50 Top European Vacation Destinations Have the Fastest Mobile Internet Speeds

Vacation season is upon us with millions of tourists already flocking to Europe’s top summer destinations despite the heat. Whether you’re a European looking for the best “staycation” or an American taking advantage of the exchange rates, our analysis of mobile internet performance in 50 popular destinations across the continent should help you see how well you will be able to connect (or disconnect, should you so choose) on vacation this summer.

We divided these towns and cities into four categories that might appeal to different types of travelers: big cities, beach life, cultural havens, and forest getaways. Then we compared Speedtest Intelligence® data for median download speeds and multi-server latency across each category. Of course many of the best vacation destinations belong in multiple categories, so be sure to check each list to find your favorite locale, and you’ll want to remember that your experience may vary based on your carrier’s roaming agreement.

“Big cities” with internet performance as exciting as the lifestyle

Oslo, Norway topped our list of 15 European vacation destinations full of big city excitement with the fastest mobile internet with a median download speed of 156.99 Mbps during Q2 2022. Perfect if you’re planning to do live updates from the Øya Festival. Two other Nordic cities rounded out the top three with Stockholm, Sweden showing a median download speed of 136.74 Mbps and Copenhagen, Denmark coming in at 133.16 Mbps. With speeds like these you should be able to host as many “see how glorious my vacation is?” video calls as you want.

There was a large gap between these three cities and the next fastest group, led by Lisbon, Portugal at 86.49 Mbps. Istanbul, Turkey and Rome, Italy had the lowest median download speeds on this list. These are still adequate mobile speeds, especially if you want to lean into the vacation experience and report back on it later (if ever).

Nicosia, Cyprus had the lowest median multi-server latency on our “big city” list at 17 ms during Q2 2022. This metric measures how quickly your device gets a response after you’ve sent out a request during three stages so you can understand if you’ll run into unnecessary lags in your connection. We’ve previously reported how latency in Europe increased while roaming, and higher latency could mean that you encounter glitches in video calls or even have to shut down apps to get your phone to respond in a timely fashion. Rome had the highest latency on this list.

Where internet speeds are fit for “beach life”

Nothing says summer like relaxing on the beach. If your beach vacation needs fast internet access, surf the web in Biarritz, France and Korčula, Croatia. These two locales had the fastest median download speeds on our beach life list during Q2 2022 at 155.65 Mbps and 133.67 Mbps, respectively, though this is not a statistically significant difference. Varna, Bulgaria and Faro, Portugal rounded out the top four at 104.00 Mbps and 101.74 Mbps, respectively.

Amalfi, Italy and Cefalù, Italy are good beach destinations if you’re looking for encouragement to log off. With median download speeds of 31.40 Mbps and 38.18 Mbps, respectively, during Q2 2022, your internet connection should be adequate (though less inspiring than the Tyrrhenian Sea).

Piran, Slovenia had the lowest median multi-server latency (20 ms) on this list while Cefalù had the highest (56 ms).

“Cultural havens” with research-ready internet speeds

Travelers looking for maximum culture and fast internet speeds can do no better than Tromsø, Norway, which had a median download speed on mobile of 251.52 Mbps during Q2 2022, almost 2.3x faster than runner-up Amsterdam, Netherlands. Whether you’ve traveled to the northernmost bit of Norway for the wooden houses, one of the many summer festivals, or just to escape the heat, you’ll have fast enough internet to thoroughly research all the places you can go if you extend your vacation.

At the other end of the spectrum, if you’re traveling to Yerevan, Armenia or Florence, Italy to enjoy the museums and other cultural highlights of either, you might want to take pictures instead. With median download speeds of 24.11 Mbps and 29.84 Mbps, respectively, these cities were the slowest on this list. All the more reason to immerse yourself in the sights and wait to connect to Wi-Fi before uploading your photos.

Helsingør, Denmark had the lowest median multi-server latency, while Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom had the highest. High latency can impede the performance of your phone even when you’re in an area with great speeds — something to keep in mind if you’re relying on your phone to locate the next Fringe venue.

Navigate internet speeds in “forest getaways”

Some people swear by the forest for the best vacations, especially in the heat of summer. The Alpine cities of Innsbruck, Austria and Digne-les-Bains, France had the fastest median download speeds over mobile on our list of forest getaways during Q2 2022 at 87.34 Mbps and 67.30 Mbps, respectively, though there was no statistical winner between the two. There was also no statistically significant difference between the median download speeds in Zakopane, Poland (43.52 Mbps); Killarney, Ireland (35.90 Mbps); and Sighișoara, Romania (30.48 Mbps). While you may prefer to be offline in the woods, having a strong and fast internet connection available can help you navigate with GPS, check out the names of all the flora you’re encountering, or reach help in case of emergency.

Sighișoara and Killarney had the lowest median multi-server latency on this list at 24 ms and 25 ms, respectively. Digne had the highest latency at 36 ms.

Regardless of where you travel, mobile internet performance will affect your trip. We hope this list prepares you for the getaway you want. If we missed your favorite European vacation destination, take a Speedtest® on Android or iOS to show off your speeds and tweet us your suggestions for next year’s list or share your ideas via this Google form.

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