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Ookla Research™ Articles
| June 28, 2022

Here’s How Fast Starlink Has Gotten Over the Past Year

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It’s been a year since we first examined SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet, which launched its public beta in November 2020. Today we’re updating our ongoing series on satellite internet performance with data from Q1 2022 in Europe, Oceania, North America, and South America, including results from 10 additional countries. We’re also examining how Starlink’s internet performance has changed over the past year in the United States and Canada.

Starlink speeds increased nearly 58% in Canada and 38% in the U.S. over the past year

chart of Starlink and fixed broadband performance in Canada and the United States

Speedtest Intelligence® reveals that median download speeds for Starlink dramatically increased from Q1 2021 to Q1 2022 in the U.S. and Canada, as did speeds for all fixed broadband providers combined. In the U.S., Starlink median download speeds improved roughly 38% from 65.72 Mbps in Q1 2021 to 90.55 Mbps in Q1 2022. In Canada, Starlink’s download speed leapt ahead nearly 58% from 61.84 Mbps to 97.40 Mbps during the same time period.

However, Speedtest Intelligence also showed that upload speeds for Starlink decreased at least 33% in the U.S. (16.29 Mbps in Q1 2021 to 9.33 Mbps in Q1 2022) and at least 36% in Canada (16.69 Mbps to 10.70 Mbps) during the same time period. Median latency on Starlink marginally increased from 40 ms to 43 ms in the U.S. and from 51 ms to 55 ms in Canada during the past year. For many Starlink users, we suspect these changes are negligible.

Starlink in Mexico was the fastest satellite provider in North America

Chart of Satellite performance versus fixed broadband internet in North America

Starlink in Mexico had the fastest satellite internet in North America during Q1 2022 with a median download speed of 105.91 Mbps, followed by Starlink in Canada (97.40 Mbps) and the U.S. (90.55 Mbps). Mexico’s fixed broadband download speed (40.07 Mbps) was much slower than Starlink, while Starlink download speeds were slower than fixed broadband for all providers combined in the U.S. (144.22 Mbps) and Canada (106.86 Mbps). Puerto Rico, new to our list, showed HughesNet had the fastest satellite internet on the island territory at 20.54 Mbps, though fixed broadband was much faster at 68.88 Mbps.

Starlink in Lithuania was the fastest satellite provider in Europe

Chart of satellite performance versus fixed broadband internet in Europe

Speedtest Intelligence showed that Starlink blazed ahead in Europe during Q1 2022, with Starlink achieving a 100+ Mbps median download speed in every country where it was commercially available. In contrast, fixed broadband only achieved median download speeds over 100 Mbps in Spain, Portugal, and the Netherlands during Q1 2022. Starlink was fastest for download speed in Lithuania at 160.08 Mbps, followed by Belgium (147.85 Mbps), Slovakia (146.25 Mbps), Croatia (136.00 Mbps), and Austria (132.61 Mbps). Spain was the only country to have its fixed broadband beat Starlink for fastest median download speed, achieving 131.99 Mbps to Starlink’s 108.43 Mbps within the country.

For upload, fixed broadband providers in Spain (100.65 Mbps), France (86.02 Mbps), Portugal (74.42 Mbps), and Lithuania (73.95 Mbps) all recorded median speeds greater than 70 Mbps, while the closest satellite provider, Starlink in Portugal, trailed at 32.05 Mbps.

All satellite providers fell far behind fixed broadband providers in the whole of Europe for latency during Q1 2022, with Starlink in Spain and the United Kingdom recording the highest satellite latencies at 35 ms and 36 ms, respectively — a far cry from the lowest fixed broadband latency, which was 15 ms in the U.K.

Starlink in Chile was the fastest satellite provider in South America

Chart of Satellite performance versus fixed broadband internet in South America

Our analysis of Speedtest Intelligence data found Starlink in Chile was the fastest satellite provider in South America with a median download speed of 110.49 Mbps during Q1 2022. Although Chilean fixed broadband internet was much faster for those who could get access to it. In fact, during May 2022, the Speedtest Global Index™ found Chile had the second fastest fixed broadband internet in the world with a median download speed of 206.97 Mbps, just a hair shy of Singapore’s first place speed of 209.21 Mbps. 

No South American satellite provider surpassed its country’s fixed broadband download or upload speeds during Q1 2022. Viasat in Brazil had a noteworthy median download speed of 62.07 Mbps, though still fell short of the country’s fixed broadband speed of 90.20 Mbps. All satellite providers had a higher median latency than fixed broadband, though Starlink in Chile had a latency of 38 ms.

Starlink in Australia was the fastest satellite provider in Oceania

Chart of Satellite performance versus fixed broadband internet in Oceania

Starlink raced ahead in Oceania, recording faster median download speeds than fixed broadband in both Australia and New Zealand. In Australia, Starlink had a median download speed of 124.31 Mbps, much faster than Australian fixed broadband at 50.87 Mbps for download during Q1 2022. The comparison in New Zealand was much closer with Starlink’s median download speed at 118.70 Mbps and fixed broadband at 116.83 Mbps during Q1 2022.

New Zealand’s fixed broadband dominated for the fastest median upload speed in Oceania at 84.34 Mbps during Q1 2022, while Australia’s fixed broadband fell far behind with an upload speed at 17.85 Mbps. Both speeds were still faster than Starlink’s median upload speeds in New Zealand and Australia (13.09 Mbps and 11.71 Mbps, respectively). Fixed broadband also had a faster median latency than Starlink during Q1 2022, which clocked in at 47 ms in Australia and 78 ms in New Zealand.

Consumers are flocking to Starlink, but competitors are close behind

As we’ve continued to see over the past year, Starlink’s low-earth orbit satellites (LEOs) provide a life-changing service for consumers in rural areas that might not otherwise have access to high-speed internet. However, more companies are looking to compete with Starlink and launch their own LEO constellations, including Amazon’s Project Kuiper, which recently received FCC permission to test their own satellite service and is slated to launch later this year, and Viasat which is set to merge with Inmarsat and launch new constellations by 2023.

We’ll continue to monitor the skies in our ongoing satellite series, but if you’re using satellite internet, take a Speedtest® to help us provide an accurate and more complete picture of real-world performance.

Editor’s note: This article was amended on June 28 to clarify percentage increases in the U.S. and Canada and to update the percent change for upload for Canada.

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Josh Fomon

Ookla Research™ Articles
| December 22, 2024

Ringing in the New Year - How do 5G Networks Cope Under Stress?

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5G Networks Support NYE Festivities Across Major Cities

Major events present a unique challenge for mobile networks, particularly sporting events where users congregate in concentrated numbers, and where sharing of video to social media, and to friends and family is a key use case. Ringing in the New Year is another case in point – for many years network operators published statistics on the number of voice calls made, messages sent, and the amount of data traffic their networks handled. While the rise of over-the-top (OTT) communications platforms such as WhatsApp have put a damper on these press releases, there remains a sizeable impact on operators’ networks. For example, Belgian operator Proximus noted a 95% increase in mobile data traffic on New Year’s Eve in 2023 compared to 2022. The trend isn’t uniform across markets, with Australia’s Telstra consistently seeing lower data usage on New Year’s Eve, with its customers using 30% less data than average, according to a news source. What is clear is that the New Year presents network operators with the challenge of serving sufficient bandwidth to customers attending major New Year celebrations, allowing them to share the moment, but also to support the mass wishing of “Happy New Year” across a variety of channels.

We reviewed Speedtest Intelligence data for New Year’s Eve 2023/24, to analyse how 5G networks coped with the surge in demand and change in traffic patterns at New Year, across a selection of major cities featuring some of the largest New Year celebrations around the globe. We focused in on median performance alongside the 10th percentile, in order to evaluate the spread of performance from the median user to those experiencing more challenging network conditions which would impact their experience at New Year.

Worst 10% of Speedtest samples reveal network challenges

We zeroed in on 5G upload performance first. Network operators universally allocate more spectral capacity to the downlink, as most mobile use cases lean more heavily on downloading data to the end-user device. However, the usage profile at the New Year is different, with video sharing, video streaming and calling, as well as uploading content to social media, more prevalent. These are all activities that are supported by uplink from the device.

Our data shows a significant gap between upload performance for the median user, and those in the lower 10th percentile – those experiencing the worst 10% of performance samples. Half the cities in our analysis recorded 10th percentile upload performance of less than 1 Mbps, with speeds ranging from 0.30 Mbps in Berlin, to 6.09 Mbps in Dubai. These sub-par speeds make it nearly impossible to upload photos or videos.

User Experience – Assessing the Worst 10% of Performance Samples on New Year's Eve
Speedtest data, New Year's Eve 23/24, 8pm – 1am

It was a similar picture for New Year revellers based on download speeds and latency. Despite more capacity being allocated to the downlink, performance for the lowest 10% of samples tumbled significantly compared to the median experience, with cities in APAC (Bangkok, Hong Kong, Sydney and Tokyo) in particular suffering, recording 10th percentile 5G download speeds of less than 10 Mbps. Latency was more of a mixed story across cities. At one end of the scale, Tokyo recorded a variance in latency between the median and 90th percentile (the worst 10% of latency samples) of just 19 ms, while Sydney saw a much wider gap of almost 200 ms. At 200 ms of latency users are likely to experience frustratingly slow loading times, unresponsive applications, and poor video quality.

Our data also showed the degree to which New Year usage pulled down 5G performance for the worst 10% of samples. New York, and cities in Europe saw less of an impact at New Year’s Eve compared to their global counterparts. Berlin, London, New York and Paris saw 5G download speeds for 10th percentile drop by between 1.13 Mbps and 6.88 Mbps. In contrast, Bangkok, Hong Kong and Sydney saw performance drop by between 15.13 Mbps and 21.44 Mbps. Dubai and Rio de Janeiro recorded the largest variance, however with faster 5G speeds they still outpaced the remaining markets by a significant margin. Upload performance for the worst 10% of samples followed a similar trend to download, however latency performance was more varied. Berlin, Dubai, New York, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo saw very little difference between New Year Eve latency performance and the Q4 2023 average. However, Paris, Hong Kong and London saw an increase in latency for the worst 10% off samples of between 22 ms and 36 ms, while Bangkok and Sydney fared worst, with an increase of 61 ms and 171 ms respectively.

Impact of New Year's Eve Traffic on Users With the Worst 10% of Samples
Speedtest data, Q4 2023 vs New Year's Eve 23/24, 8pm – 1am

Addressing network pain points

Addressing network pain points for users affected by poor performance in dense urban areas is a challenging task. For major events like the recent Paris Olympics, which we reported on earlier this year, network operators will typically deploy temporary network assets such as cells on wheels (CoWs) to add extra network capacity, which can then be removed once the event concludes. Network operators can also look to build private networks, to provide dedicated capacity to support the operations of the event, including routing traffic for broadcasting purposes. However, city authorities also have an important role to play here, as highlighted in our recent whitepaper with Dublin City Council and the City Telecoms Association. Having a holistic view of network performance and its evolution across a city, as well as international benchmarks, provides city authorities with the data and insights to engage more constructively with network operators and regulators, and help introduce more effective policies to deliver meaningful change for end-users. We’ll continue to benchmark and report on city and state performance, based on Speedtest Intelligence data. For more information, please contact us.

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Mark Giles

Ookla Research™ Articles
| June 24, 2024

How Much Faster is 5G Anyway? An Analysis of Page Load Speed

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There’s nothing quite like picking up your phone for a little “me” time only to open up that first web page… and wait for it to load. Maybe the images aren’t there yet or the content jumps around while the ads load — it’s the worst. 5G is meant to help, so we dug into Speedtest® quality of experience data to see if this newer technology is living up to its promise. Read on for an analysis of page load speed (how many milliseconds it takes for a page to load) on three popular services in nine major countries around the world during Q1 2024.

Click the country below to go directly to that section or read on for the full article:

Brazil | Canada | France | India 

Mexico | Nigeria 

South Africa | Spain | United States

Page speed relies on low latency for the best internet experience

Page load speed is a critical measure of your web browsing experience. It measures how long it takes for a page to load, fully displaying the content on that page. This is directly impacted by latency, which is how quickly your device gets a response after you’ve sent out a request. A typical request on the internet requires two to five round trip communications between various entities over different latency sensitive protocols.

One of the promises of 5G is lower latency, which should lead to a faster (lower) page load speed on any page. The Speedtest Global IndexTM reported the global average for mobile latency as 27 milliseconds (0.027 seconds) with fixed broadband at 9 ms (0.009 s) in May 2024. As seen in the video below, it can take 7x longer to load a full webpage when latency is high, and “40% of users will abandon a site if it takes more than 3 seconds to load,” according to one source. Read more about the importance of latency to quality of experience.

5G lived up to the latency promise, showing a faster page load speed than 4G on all services in all countries we surveyed. However, the improvement was not the same in all places, with Canada topping the list of fastest page load speed over 5G on all the services we surveyed while South Africa had the slowest 5G page load speed on Google and YouTube of countries reviewed here. Read on for details.

5G loads 20-30% faster than 4G in Brazil

Chart of 5G vs. 4G Page Load Speed in Brazil

Speedtest data shows that 5G delivered a much lower page load speed than 4G on all three services in Brazil during Q1 2024. Google loaded 20% faster on 5G than 4G, YouTube was 25% faster, and Facebook was 30% faster on 5G.

Canada’s 5G page load speed among the fastest on all 3 services

Chart of 5G vs. 4G Page Load Speed in Canada

As mentioned, Canada’s 5G page load speed was the fastest or among the fastest for all countries analyzed in this article, with Canada having the fastest page load speed on Facebook, Google, and YouTube. Our analysis demonstrated that 5G delivered a decently faster page load speed than 4G on all three services in Canada during Q1 2024. YouTube loaded 16% faster on 5G than 4G, Google was 18% faster, and Facebook was 23% faster on 5G.

French 5G loads 14-20% faster than 4G

Chart of 5G vs. 4G Page Load Speed in France

Speedtest data shows 5G page load speed on all three services was decently faster than on 4G in France during Q1 2024. YouTube loaded 14% faster on 5G than 4G, Facebook was 19%, and Google was 20% faster on 5G.

5G loads 23-33% faster than 4G in India

Chart of 5G vs. 4G Page Load Speed in India

Analysis of Speedtest data shows the page load speed on all three services was much lower on 5G than 4G in India during Q1 2024. Google loaded 23% faster on 5G than 4G, YouTube was 32% faster, and Facebook was 33% faster on 5G. India and Mexico had the slowest page load speeds for Facebook over 5G of any of the countries we looked at.

Mexican 5G loads 26-28% faster than 4G

Chart of 5G vs. 4G Page Load Speed in Mexico

Speedtest data shows 5G delivered a much lower page load speed than 4G on all three services in Mexico during Q1 2024. Google and Facebook loaded 26% faster on 5G than 4G and YouTube was 28% faster on 5G. Mexico and India had the slowest 5G page load speeds for Facebook among the countries examined.

5G loads up to 47% faster than 4G in Nigeria

Chart of 5G vs. 4G Page Load Speed in Nigeria

Our analysis revealed 5G delivered a much lower page load speed than 4G on all three services in Nigeria during Q1 2024. Google loaded 24% faster on 5G than 4G, YouTube was 27% faster, and Facebook was a whopping 47% faster on 5G.

South Africans see 22-36% faster 5G page load over 4G, but slow Google and YouTube

Chart of 5G vs. 4G Page Load Speed in South Africa

Speedtest data shows 5G delivered a much lower page load speed than 4G on all three services in South Africa during Q1 2024. Google loaded 22% faster on 5G than 4G, YouTube was 27% faster, and Facebook was 36% faster on 5G. South Africa had the slowest 5G page load speed for both Google and YouTube of any of the countries analyzed.

5G loads 11-15% faster than 4G in Spain

Chart of 5G vs. 4G Page Load Speed in Spain

5G page load speed in Spain was somewhat faster than 4G on all three services during Q1 2024. YouTube loaded 11% faster on 5G than 4G, Google was 14% faster than 4G, and Facebook was 15% faster on 5G.

U.S. 5G loads 21-26% faster than 4G

Chart of 5G vs. 4G Page Load Speed in United States

Speedtest data from the U.S. shows 5G delivered a much lower page load speed than 4G on all three services during Q1 2024. Google loaded 21% faster on 5G than 4G, YouTube was 22% faster, and Facebook was 26% faster on 5G.

Your time is valuable. Our data shows that you can get some of that important time back if you have access to 5G and can afford to upgrade. To learn more about your network experience, download the Speedtest app for Android or iOS. Remember, too, that there’s a Downdetector® tab in the Speedtest apps to help you troubleshoot pages that aren’t loading at all.

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Isla McKetta

Ookla Research™ Articles
| June 18, 2024

Ookla for Good Data Reveals a Persistent Digital Divide in Brazil

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In Brazil, the digital divide is not merely a matter of technology access but a stark reflection of the nation’s economic disparities. The internet, serving as a vital portal to education, employment prospects, and critical services, remains inequitably accessible across the country. 

Research across Brazil shows that affluent individuals often benefit from consistently strong connectivity, while those in lower-income brackets frequently grapple with limited or nonexistent internet access. 

A recent World Bank study in Brazil, utilizing mobile and fixed broadband performance data from the Ookla for Good™ program, has illuminated stark differences in internet access across six major Brazilian cities, emphasizing the need for focused policies to address digital and socioeconomic gaps. 

Ookla for Good is an initiative to provide data, analysis, and content to organizations that are seeking to improve people’s lives through internet accessibility.

The research

Researchers in Brazil conducted a study titled “Bridging the Digital Divide: Mapping Internet Connectivity Evolution, Inequalities, and Resilience in six Brazilian Cities.” They used Ookla® Speedtest Intelligence® test results to examine internet speeds in Belo Horizonte, Brasilia, Fortaleza, Manaus, Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo between 2017 and 2023. Their findings showed:

  • Wealthier neighborhoods consistently enjoyed superior internet speeds, especially on fixed networks.
  • Mobile internet speeds also correlated with wealth, but that trend has been decreasing over time.
  • Around 13% of areas near educational facilities had speeds below the 80 Mbps threshold recommended for effective e-learning, affecting approximately 8% of the school-age population.

“Our analysis underscores the persistent internet access inequalities in Brazil, a country with a very diverse digital landscape,” said Niccolò Comini, one of the lead researchers and Digital Development Specialist within the Infrastructure Vice-Presidency at the World Bank.

The impact of COVID-19

The study also highlighted how the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the digital divide in Brazil. After the declaration of a national emergency, all cities across Brazil saw a significant decrease in internet speed, with poorer areas experiencing bigger dips in speed, demonstrating a clear gap between those who have reliable connectivity and those who do not. 

More is needed for an equitable digital future

To address these disparities, policymakers and the private sector must collaborate on targeted local policies, such as:

  • Improving connectivity in underserved areas
  • Promoting Fiber to the Home (FTTH) technology
  • Making high-speed internet packages and devices more affordable
  • Fostering digital literacy through training and awareness programs

The World Bank is already supporting initiatives like connecting public buildings via fiber optics in the State of Sergipe in Brazil, driving private sector investments to bring internet access to unconnected households. 

Ookla joined the Development Data Partnership in 2020 to collaborate with partner’s like the World Bank in their efforts to reduce poverty, increase shared prosperity, and promote sustainable development by narrowing the digital divide and bringing connectivity to all.

The role of Ookla for Good™

At Ookla, we are proud to support research like this through our Ookla for Good initiative. The mission of Ookla for Good is to bring fast and reliable internet access to every person, regardless of location or socioeconomic status. 

That’s why we make this data available on a complimentary basis to policymakers, humanitarian organizations, academic research institutions, journalists, and consumers. By providing access to our vast dataset on a complimentary basis, we aim to empower researchers, policymakers, and organizations in their efforts to address the digital divide and promote equitable access to the internet across the globe.

We are grateful to Niccolò Comini, Nicolò Gozzi, and Nicola Perra for their dedication to this critical issue and for using Ookla’s data to drive positive change. For the full analysis, be sure to check out their research paper.

To learn more about Ookla for Good and inquire about partnership opportunities, visit the Ookla for Good page on our website.

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Kathy Macdonald

Ookla Research™ Articles
| June 17, 2024

Your Guide to Airport Wi-Fi and Mobile Performance at 50+ Global Airports in 2024

Consumer

Airports around the world have been packed with travelers this year, which puts extra stress on the Wi-Fi. With summer travel already well in swing in the northern hemisphere, we’re back with fresh data for our series on airport Wi-Fi performance to help you plan for connectivity at all your connections. You’ll find information about Wi-Fi on free networks provided by the individual airports as well as mobile speeds at some of the busiest airports in the world during Q1 2024. Read on for a look at internet performance at over 50 of the world’s busiest airports with data on download speed, upload speed, and latency.

Key takeaways

  • The seven fastest airports for downloads over Wi-Fi were in the United States: San Francisco International Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport, Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, Seattle–Tacoma International Airport, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, and Harry Reid International Airport.
  • Six U.S. airports had the fastest uploads over Wi-Fi: San Francisco International Airport, Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport, Seattle–Tacoma International Airport, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, and John F. Kennedy International Airport.
  • The fastest mobile download speeds on our list were at Hamad International Airport in Doha, Qatar, Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport in China, and Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in the U.S.
  • Eight of the 10 airports with the fastest mobile upload speeds were in China.

9 airports have 100+ Mbps Wi-Fi download speeds

Speedtest Intelligence® showed seven of the nine airports with median Wi-Fi download speeds over 100 Mbps were in the U.S.:

  • San Francisco International Airport (173.55 Mbps),
  • Newark Liberty International Airport (166.51 Mbps),
  • John F. Kennedy International Airport (151.59 Mbps),
  • Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (151.28 Mbps),
  • Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (137.31 Mbps),
  • Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (119.92 Mbps), and
  • Harry Reid International Airport (107.84 Mbps).

Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, France and China’s Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport rounded out the list with median download speeds of 107.13 Mbps and 101.01 Mbps, respectively. Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport and Sea–Tac had the lowest median multi-server latency on Wi-Fi of any of the airports surveyed during Q1 2024.

Hover on the pins on the map below to see full details for download and upload speeds as well as latency at all the airports analyzed.

Fixed Broadband Internet Speeds Over Free Wi-Fi at Global Airports
Speedtest Intelligence® | Q1 2024
A map showing fixed broadband speeds in selected global airports.

At Ookla®, we’re dedicated to making sure the networks you depend on are always at their best. With Ekahau®, our Wi-Fi solution, we know firsthand just how challenging it can be to optimize Wi-Fi at airports, especially when you have up to 900 people waiting at each boarding gate during the busiest travel times. While the speeds achieved by these top airports are impressive, we saw two smaller U.S. airports with median Wi-Fi download speeds over 200 Mbps during our U.S.-only analysis of airport Wi-Fi in the fall.

Six airports on our list use multiple SSIDs for their Wi-Fi networks for different terminals or to take advantage of the coverage advantages of 2.4 GHz and the speed advantages of 5 GHz frequencies. We have included data for all the SSIDs with sufficient samples in the map and reported in the text on the best result when using multiple SSIDs results in dramatically different speeds.

Eighteen airports on our list had median Wi-Fi download speeds of less than 25 Mbps. Mexico City International Airport in Mexico had the lowest median Wi-Fi download speed at 5.11 Mbps, followed by:

  • Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Vietnam (7.07 Mbps),
  • Beijing Capital International Airport in China (9.45 Mbps),
  • Cairo International Airport in Egypt (10.62 Mbps), and
  • Tokyo Haneda Airport in Japan (11.37 Mbps).

You may struggle with everything from video chatting to streaming at any airport with a download speed below 25 Mbps. Latency is also a factor in performance so if your airport is one of the three with a median Wi-Fi latency over 60 ms, a mobile hotspot may be a better option for a stable connection.

Wi-Fi 6 has arrived

Our analysis shows at least 15 airports on our list were using the new Wi-Fi 6 standard in their Wi-Fi setup. Wi-Fi 6 uses Multi-User Multiple Input, Multiple Output (MU-MIMO) and Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) to increase performance and throughput, especially when serving multiple devices. This offers a real advantage at a large public location like an airport. In order to get maximum benefit from Wi-Fi 6, consumers would need to be using Wi-Fi 6-compatible devices. Speedtest data shows a fairly even split between airports that saw faster download speeds on Wi-Fi 6 and airports where Wi-Fi 6 results were comparable to those on other earlier Wi-Fi generations.

As you know, international travel can be complicated. Even if the airport offers free Wi-Fi, you may encounter other barriers to access. For example, a local number is required in Cairo to receive the access code to connect to the airport Wi-Fi. And while we’d love to include other large airports like Nigeria’s Murtala Muhammed International Airport in future Wi-Fi analyses, they currently do not offer free Wi-Fi so we have included mobile data below.

11 airports show mobile speeds over 200 Mbps

Speedtest® data shows mobile speeds massively outpaced Wi-Fi, with 14 airports showing faster median downloads over mobile than the fastest airport for Wi-Fi. Hamad International Airport in Qatar had the fastest median download speed over mobile on our list at 442.49 Mbps during Q1 2024, followed by:

  • Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (341.19 Mbps),
  • Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (295.94 Mbps),
  • Shanghai Pudong International Airport (264.71 Mbps),
  • Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (258.42 Mbps), and
  • Istanbul Airport (255.51 Mbps).

Mobile Network Speeds at Global Airports
Speedtest Intelligence® | Q1 2024

Fastest mobile speeds at airports in Africa and South America

Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Kenya had the fastest mobile download speeds of the four African airports we analyzed at 88.12 Mbps during Q1 2024. São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport in Brazil was the faster of the two Latin American airports analyzed with a median download speed of 55.44 Mbps.

Airports with slow mobile speeds

Mobile can’t fix everything, because six airports came in with a median mobile download speed below 25 Mbps. Mexico City International Airport was again at the bottom with 8.75 Mbps, followed by:

  • Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport (15.21 Mbps),
  • Orlando International Airport (15.84 Mbps),
  • Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (20.37 Mbps),
  • Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (20.96 Mbps), and
  • Indira Gandhi International Airport (21.80 Mbps).

Latency on mobile was generally higher than that on Wi-Fi with 46 airports showing a Wi-Fi latency lower than the lowest latency on mobile, 27.51 ms at China’s Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport. As noted above, latency is an important factor in performance, so it might be worth investigating the airport Wi-Fi by running a Speedtest if your mobile performance seems to lag.

Airport Wi-Fi or mobile? Connecting on your next trip

We created a quick guide to help you decide whether to try out the Wi-Fi or simply use the local mobile network if you have access. Use it to compare free airport Wi-Fi performance against mobile performance for the 52 airports we have both Wi-Fi and mobile data for during Q1 2024. Twenty-six airports had faster mobile internet than airport Wi-Fi. Eight airports had faster Wi-Fi than mobile, and seven airports showed only a slight distinction between Wi-Fi and mobile or download speeds over 100 Mbps on both, so we gave both the green check marks. We were able to include more airports in the mobile analysis because there were more mobile samples to analyze at those airports than there were samples over Wi-Fi.

Chart of Comparing Airport Wi-Fi and Mobile Speeds at World Airports

The averages reported here are based on real-world data, so your experience may differ, especially on a busy travel day. Take a Speedtest® at the airport to see how your performance compares. Cheers to safe travels and rapid connections wherever you’re flying.

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Isla McKetta

Ookla Research™ Articles
| January 16, 2024

52 New Ookla Market Reports Available for Q4 2023

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Ookla® Market Reports™ identify key data about internet performance in countries across the world. This quarter we’ve provided updated analyses for 52 markets using Speedtest Intelligence® and summarized the 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, as well as 5G and device performance in select countries during Q4 2023. Jump forward to a continent using these links:

Africa | Americas | Asia | Europe | Oceania

Africa

  • Côte d’Ivoire: Orange recorded the fastest median mobile and fixed download speeds during Q4 2023, at 30.13 Mbps and 65.90 Mbps, respectively. Moov Africa recorded the lowest mobile median multi-server latency at 83 ms, while CANALBOX recorded the lowest latency over fixed broadband at 70 ms. Of Côte d’Ivoire most populous cities, Abidjan had the fastest median fixed download speed of 58.88 Mbps.
  • Mozambique: Tmcel recorded the fastest mobile median download speed of 27.80 Mbps in Q4 2023, and also the highest mobile Consistency at 91.6%. Of Mozambique’s most populous cities, Maputo had the fastest median mobile and fixed download speeds at 26.33 Mbps and 14.65 Mbps, respectively. SpaceX’s Starlink recorded the fastest fixed broadband median download speed in Q4 2023 at 36.13 Mbps, along with the highest Consistency at 49.7%. Meanwhile, TVCABO recorded the lowest latency over fixed broadband at 16 ms.
  • Senegal: There was no winner of fastest median mobile performance in Senegal during Q4 2023, with Free and Orange both tied. Orange led the market for median fixed broadband download performance, with 21.46 Mbps in Q4 2023. Orange also had the lowest latency at 90 ms and highest Consistency of 45.4%. Of Senegal’s most populous cities, Dakar had the fastest median fixed download speed of 27.11 Mbps.

Americas

  • Argentina: Personal had the fastest median download speed over mobile at 36.59 Mbps, while also registering the lowest latency of 39 ms during Q4 2023. In the fixed broadband market, there was no statistically fastest network, with Movistar and Telecentro delivering median download speeds of 106.41 Mbps and 105.98 Mbps, respectively. Movistar recorded the lowest latency of 9 ms. Among Argentina’s most populous cities, Mendoza recorded the fastest mobile median download speed of 37.75 Mbps, while Buenos Aires recorded the fastest fixed download speed of 109.79 Mbps.
  • Belize: Digi had the fastest median mobile download and upload speeds of 17.50 Mbps and 9.28 Mbps, respectively during Q4 2023. Digi also recorded the highest Consistency of 80.3%, while smart! recorded the lowest median latency of 56 ms. There was no statistically fastest fixed network in the market based on download speed, however NEXGEN recorded the fastest median upload speed at 47.47 Mbps.
  • Canada: Bell was the fastest mobile operator in Canada with a median download speed of 121.33 Mbps in Q4 2023. Bell also had the fastest median 5G download speed at 194.23 Mbps. Rogers had the fastest median mobile upload speed of 15.10 Mbps, and the highest Consistency of 88.2%. Bell pure fibre was fastest for fixed broadband, recording a median download speed of 307.77 Mbps and a median upload speed of 264.97 Mbps. Bell pure fibre also recorded the highest Video Score, of 87.90. Of Canada’s most populous cities, St. John’s recorded the fastest median mobile download speed at 171.76 Mbps, while Fredericton recorded the fastest median fixed broadband download speed of 247.89 Mbps.
  • Colombia: Movistar was fastest for fixed broadband with a median download speed of 210.46 Mbps in Q4 2023. ETB had the lowest latency over fixed broadband at 7 ms. Of Colombia’s most populous cities, Cartagena recorded the fastest median fixed download speed of 146.74 Mbps.
  • Costa Rica: Claro had the fastest median download speed among mobile operators at 40.56 Mbps during Q4 2023. Liberty recorded the fastest median upload speed at 10.73 Mbps, the lowest mobile latency at 33 ms, and the highest Consistency at 78.6%. Metrocom was fastest for fixed broadband download and upload performance, at 225.94 Mbps and 179.66 Mbps, respectively. Metrocom also recorded the lowest latency, at 6 ms.
  • Dominican Republic: Claro had the fastest median download and upload speeds among mobile operators at 34.27 Mbps and 9.84 Mbps, respectively. Claro also recorded the highest Consistency, at 77.0%. Viva had the lowest mobile latency at 43 ms. SpaceX’s Starlink was fastest for fixed broadband download performance at 48.08 Mbps, while Claro recorded the fastest median upload speed at 25.38 Mbps, and the lowest latency at 41 ms. Altice recorded the highest fixed broadband Consistency, at 66.6%.
  • Ecuador: CNT recorded the fastest median mobile download speed during Q4 2023, at 26.22 Mbps, while Movistar recorded the lowest mobile multi-server latency at 41 ms. Netlife was fastest for fixed broadband, with a median download speed of 91.56 Mbps. Netlife also recorded the lowest latency over fixed broadband at 8 ms. Xtrim recorded the highest fixed broadband Consistency at 84.8%. Of Ecuador’s most populous cities, Santo Domingo recorded the fastest median mobile download speed of 31.58 Mbps, while Guayaquil recorded the fastest median fixed download speed of 88.59 Mbps.
  • El Salvador: Claro had the fastest median download speed among mobile operators in El Salvador, at 40.97 Mbps, along with the highest Consistency of 90.4%. Movistar registered the fastest median mobile upload speed of 13.35 Mbps and lowest latency at 73 ms. Cable Color recorded the fastest median fixed download speed at 55.57 Mbps, the top median upload speed at 57.04 Mbps, and the lowest median latency of 51 ms. Of El Salvador’s most populous cities, Santa Tecla showed the fastest median mobile and fixed download speeds during Q4 2023 at 39.27 Mbps and 54.98 Mbps respectively.
  • Guatemala: Claro was the fastest mobile operator in Guatemala during Q4 2023 with a median download speed of 41.63 Mbps and a median upload speed of 19.61 Mbps. Claro also had the highest Consistency at 87.9%, while also leading the market for 5G performance, with a median 5G download speed of 388.34 Mbps. Tigo recorded the lowest median mobile latency at 79 ms. SpaceX’s Starlink was fastest for median fixed download performance at 54.32 Mbps, while Cable Color was fastest for fixed upload performance at 33.45 Mbps. Cable Color also had the lowest median latency on fixed broadband at 27 ms. Claro recorded the highest fixed broadband Consistency at 73.1%. Of Guatemala’s most populous cities, Escuintla showed the fastest median mobile download speed during Q4 2023 at 44.16 Mbps, while Villa Nueva recorded the fastest median fixed download speed, at 60.83 Mbps.
  • Guyana: There was no winner of fastest median mobile performance in Guyana during Q4 2023, with ENet and Digicel posting median download speeds of 24.64 Mbps and 23.53 Mbps, respectively. ENet recorded the fastest median mobile upload speed at 18.49 Mbps and offered the lowest median latency at 143 ms. In the fixed broadband market, ENet recorded the fastest median download and upload speeds, of 70.20 Mbps and 52.25 Mbps, respectively, while also recording the lowest median latency of 130 ms. GTT recorded the highest fixed broadband Consistency during Q4 2023, at 69.2%.
  • Haiti: Digicel was the fastest mobile operator in Haiti with a median mobile download speed of 14.26 Mbps, a median upload speed of 10.52 Mbps, and Consistency of 67.2%. Natcom recorded the lowest mobile latency, of 62 ms. SpaceX Starlink had the fastest median fixed download speed at 41.73 Mbps. Natcom had the fastest median fixed upload speed at 31.89 Mbps, the lowest median fixed latency at 47 ms, and the highest fixed broadband Consistency of 64.0%.
  • Honduras: Claro recorded the fastest median mobile download and upload speeds during Q4 2023, of 53.06 Mbps and 16.22 Mbps, respectively, while also recording the highest Consistency at 87.2%. Tigo recorded the lowest median mobile latency at 93 ms. Claro had the fastest median fixed download speed at 47.26 Mbps during Q4 2023, and the highest fixed broadband Consistency at 80.2%. TEVISAT recorded the fastest median upload speed, of 22.36 Mbps, and the lowest median fixed latency at 20 ms. Of Honduras’ most populous cities, El Progreso recorded the fastest median mobile download speed during Q4 2023, of 41.69 Mbps, while Tegucigalpa showed the fastest median fixed download speed at 41.97 Mbps.
  • Jamaica: There was no winner of fastest median mobile download performance in Jamaica during Q4 2023, with Flow and Digicel tied. Digicel recorded the fastest median upload speed of 8.37 Mbps and highest Consistency of 81.9%. Flow had the lowest mobile median latency at 38 ms. SpaceX Starlink had the fastest median download speed over fixed broadband at 84.10 Mbps, and the highest fixed broadband Consistency at 77.8%. Digicel+ recorded the fastest median upload speed of 46.14 Mbps, while Flow recorded the lowest median fixed latency at 25 ms.
  • Mexico: Telcel had the fastest median download and upload speeds over mobile at 52.06 Mbps and 13.50 Mbps, respectively, and the operator also delivered the fastest median 5G download speed at 233.82 Mbps. Telcel also had the lowest mobile median latency at 62 ms and highest Consistency at 87.2%. Totalplay was fastest for fixed broadband with a median download speed of 88.87 Mbps and a median upload speed of 30.50 Mbps. Totalplay also had the lowest median fixed broadband latency at 28 ms and the highest Consistency at 84.0%. Among Mexico’s most populous cities, Monterrey recorded the fastest median mobile download speed of 38.36 Mbps, while Guadalajara recorded the fastest median fixed broadband speed of 80.32 Mbps.
  • Panama: MasMovil was the fastest mobile operator with median download and upload speeds of 27.24 Mbps and 15.18 Mbps, respectively, as well as the highest Consistency of 79.3%. Digicel recorded the lowest median mobile latency, at 34 ms. There was no winner of the fastest median fixed download performance, with both Tigo and MasMovil tied. MasMovil recorded the fastest median upload speed of 33.38 Mbps and the lowest median latency at 16ms. Among Panama’s most populous cities, David recorded the fastest median mobile download speed of 21.57 Mbps, while La Chorrera recorded the fastest median fixed broadband speed of 156.71 Mbps.
  • Peru: Claro was the fastest mobile operator in Peru with a median download speed of 23.30 Mbps during Q4 2023, and also had the highest mobile Consistency in the market with 80.6%.
  • Trinidad and Tobago: Digicel had the fastest median download speed over mobile at 33.29 Mbps and the highest Video Score in the market at 74.86. bmobile recorded the fastest median mobile upload speed of 12.17 Mbps, and the lowest median latency at 32 ms. Digicel+ had the fastest median fixed broadband download and upload speeds at 118.53 Mbps and 107.24 Mbps, respectively. Digicel+ also had the lowest median latency at 7 ms.
  • United States: T-Mobile was the fastest mobile operator with median download and upload speeds of 188.96 Mbps and 12.19 Mbps, respectively. T-Mobile also recorded the highest mobile Consistency at 87.3%, and the lowest median mobile latency of 50 ms. T-Mobile also led the market with the fastest median 5G download speed at 238.87 Mbps, as well as the lowest 5G latency of 48 ms. T-Mobile secured the highest Video Score across all technologies with 78.21, and for 5G, with a Video Score of 81.54. Cox led the market as the fastest fixed broadband provider with a median download speed of 261.27 Mbps, while AT&T Internet recorded the fastest median fixed upload speed of 195.64 Mbps, and Verizon had the lowest median latency over fixed broadband at 15 ms.
  • Uruguay: Antel was the fastest mobile operator in Uruguay during Q4 2023 with a median download speed of 117.79 Mbps, and recorded the lowest median latency of 44 ms.
  • Venezuela: Digitel was the fastest mobile operator with a median download speed of 14.37 Mbps and a median upload speed of 6.97 Mbps during Q4 2023. Digitel also recorded the highest Consistency in the market, with 68.0%, and the lowest median latency of 97 ms. Airtek Solutions had the fastest median fixed download and upload speeds of 94.76 Mbps and 94.89 Mbps, respectively. Airtek Solutions also recorded the highest fixed broadband Consistency of 86.0%, and the lowest median latency at 7 ms. Among Venezuela’s most populous cities, Maracaibo recorded the fastest median mobile and fixed download speeds of 17.17 Mbps and 82.35 Mbps, respectively.

Asia

  • Afghanistan: The fastest mobile operator in Afghanistan was Afghan Wireless with a median download speed of 6.68 Mbps in Q4 2023. The operator also had the lowest median latency at 77 ms and the highest Consistency of 51.0%.
  • Bangladesh: Banglalink was the fastest mobile operator in Bangladesh with a median download speed of 26.74 Mbps in Q4 2023. Banglalink also recorded the highest Consistency of 89.0% and the lowest median latency of 33 ms. DOT Internet was the fastest fixed broadband provider with a median download speed of 91.35 Mbps, while also recording the highest Consistency at 87.5% and the lowest median latency at 5 ms.
  • Bhutan: There was no statistical winner for fastest mobile download performance during Q4 2023 in Bhutan, with TashiCell and BT both tied with speeds of 31.52 Mbps and 28.15 Mbps, respectively. TashiCell recorded the lowest median mobile latency of 52 ms.
  • Brunei: There was no statistical winner for fastest mobile download performance during Q4 2023 in Brunei, with DST and Imagine both tied with speeds of 97.34 Mbps and 91.53 Mbps, respectively.
  • Cambodia: Cellcard recorded the fastest median mobile download speed at 33.74 Mbps during Q4 2023, while Metfone recorded the highest Consistency at 80.8% and the lowest median latency at 38 ms. MekongNet was the fastest fixed broadband provider, with a median fixed download speed of 48.29 Mbps. MekongNet also recorded the highest Consistency at 71.1%. OpenNet recorded the lowest median latency over fixed broadband, at 7ms.
  • China: China Broadnet was the fastest mobile operator in China during Q4 2023, with a median download speed of 248.77 Mbps, and median 5G download speed of 305.61 Mbps. China Mobile recorded the lowest median mobile latency, at 42 ms. There was no statistical winner for fastest fixed download performance, with China Unicom and China Mobile both tied with speeds of 246.93 Mbps and 245.59 Mbps, respectively. China Mobile recorded the highest fixed broadband Consistency, of 93.4%, while China Telecom recorded the lowest median fixed broadband latency at 22 ms. Among China’s most populous cities, Beijing recorded the fastest median mobile download speed of 232.41 Mbps, while Tianjin recorded the fastest median fixed download speed of 326.07 Mbps.
  • Georgia: Geocell recorded the fastest mobile download performance during Q4 2023 in Georgia, at 50.52 Mbps, and the lowest mobile latency at 37 ms. MagtiCom had the fastest median fixed download speed at 27.81 Mbps and the highest Consistency of 66.5%. Among Georgia’s most populous cities, Tbilisi recorded the fastest median mobile download speed of 36.17 Mbps, while Rustavi recorded the fastest median fixed download speed of 27.38 Mbps.
  • Hong Kong (SAR): China Mobile Hong Kong was the fastest mobile operator in Hong Kong (SAR) during Q4 2023, with a median download speed across all technologies of 98.94 Mbps, and a median download speed over 5G of 177.96 Mbps. csl recorded the fastest median mobile upload speed, at 16.89 Mbps.
  • Indonesia: Telkomsel was the fastest Indonesian mobile operator with a median download speed of 31.14 Mbps. Telkomsel also had the lowest median mobile latency at 45 ms.
  • Japan: Rakuten Mobile recorded the fastest mobile download and upload speeds during Q4 2023 in Japan, at 51.16 Mbps and 20.21 Mbps, respectively. Rakuten Mobile also recorded the highest Consistency in the market at 90.6%, while SoftBank recorded the lowest median latency at 43 ms. So-net had the fastest fixed download and upload speeds, at 296.29 Mbps and 219.53 Mbps, respectively, as well as the lowest median latency over fixed broadband at 9 ms. SpaceX Starlink recorded the highest fixed broadband Consistency in the market at 96.4%.
  • Kazakhstan: Tele2 recorded the highest mobile Consistency in Kazakhstan during Q4 2023 with 85.3% and the lowest median mobile latency at 39 ms.
  • Malaysia: TM was the fastest fixed broadband provider in Malaysia with a median download speed of 112.00 Mbps in Q4 2023. TIME recorded the lowest fixed broadband latency at 9 ms.
  • Pakistan: Jazz delivered the fastest median mobile download speed in Pakistan at 21.38 Mbps in Q4 2023. Zong recorded the highest mobile Consistency, at 83.2%, and the lowest median mobile latency of 45 ms. Transworld recorded the fastest median fixed broadband download speed at 22.08 Mbps and the highest Consistency at 46.1%, while Connect Communications recorded the lowest median fixed broadband latency at 12 ms.
  • Philippines: Smart delivered the fastest median mobile download speed in the Philippines at 37.64 Mbps in Q4 2023.
  • South Korea: SK Telecom recorded the fastest median mobile download speed at 192.67 Mbps, while also recording the highest Consistency in the market at 89.1%. LG U+ had the lowest median mobile latency in the market at 76 ms. In South Korea’s fixed broadband market, LG U+ delivered the fastest median download speed at 146.20 Mbps, and the lowest median latency of 57 ms.
  • Sri Lanka: There was no statistical winner for fastest mobile download performance during Q4 2023 in Sri Lanka, with Dialog and SLT-Mobitel both tied with speeds of 23.98 Mbps and 23.89 Mbps, respectively. Dialog delivered the lowest median mobile latency of 36 ms. SLT-Mobitel recorded the fastest fixed download speed of 37.46 Mbps, as well as the highest fixed broadband Consistency of 57.9% and the lowest fixed broadband latency at 13 ms.
  • Vietnam: Viettel was the fastest fixed provider in Vietnam during Q4 2023, with a median download speed of 107.40 Mbps. Viettel also recorded the highest fixed broadband Consistency at 94.8% and the lowest median fixed broadband latency of 4 ms.

Europe

  • Albania: Vodafone recorded the fastest median mobile download speed in Albania during Q4 2023, of 53.36 Mbps. One Albania recorded the highest mobile Consistency of 86.1%. Digicom was the fastest fixed broadband provider with a median download speed of 94.74 Mbps. Abissnet recorded the lowest fixed broadband latency, at 7 ms. Among Albania’s most populous cities, Vlorë recorded the fastest median mobile download speed of 75.34 Mbps, while Shkodër recorded the fastest median fixed download speed of 69.91 Mbps.
  • Belgium: Proximus recorded the fastest median mobile download speed in Belgium during Q4 2023, at 89.67 Mbps. Proximus also recorded the highest mobile Consistency in the market at 89.8%. There was no statistical winner for fastest fixed download performance, with Telenet and VOO both tied with speeds of 158.08 Mbps and 156.00 Mbps, respectively. VOO recorded the highest Consistency at 89.8%. Among Belgium’s most populous cities, Ghent recorded the fastest median mobile and fixed download speeds, of 168.89 Mbps and 90.14 Mbps, respectively.
  • Denmark: Telia was the fastest mobile operator in Denmark during Q4 2023, with a median download speed of 163.41 Mbps. Hiper was fastest for fixed broadband, with a median download speed of 277.56 Mbps.
  • Estonia: The fastest mobile operator in Estonia was Telia with a median download speed of 92.39 Mbps in Q4 2023. Elisa recorded the highest mobile Consistency of 91.9%. Elisa was the fastest fixed broadband provider, with a median download speed of 100.13 Mbps. Elisa also recorded the highest fixed broadband Consistency, of 86.3%. Infonet recorded the lowest median fixed broadband latency of 5 ms.
  • Finland: DNA had the fastest median mobile download speed at 113.57 Mbps in Q4 2023, and the highest Consistency of 95.4%. DNA also recorded the fastest median 5G download performance, at 247.54 Mbps. Telia recorded the lowest median mobile latency of 31 ms. Lounea was fastest for fixed broadband with a median download speed of 171.31 Mbps. Lounea also recorded the highest fixed broadband Consistency in the market at 91.5%, as well as the lowest median fixed broadband latency at 13 ms.
  • Germany: Telekom was the fastest mobile operator in Germany during Q4 2023, with a median download speed of 90.26 Mbps, as well as the top median download speed over 5G at 179.25 Mbps. Telekom also recorded the highest mobile Consistency in the market at 92.1% and the lowest median mobile latency of 38 ms. Deutsche Glasfaser recorded the fastest fixed broadband performance, with a median download speed at 201.43 Mbps. Deutsche Glasfaser also recorded the highest fixed broadband Consistency in the market at 90.5% and the lowest latency of 14 ms.
  • Latvia: There was no statistical winner for fastest mobile download performance in Latvia during Q4 2023, with BITĖ and LMT both tied with speeds of 81.56 Mbps and 81.11 Mbps, respectively. BITĖ recorded the highest mobile Consistency in the market of 91.3%, while LMT recorded the lowest mobile latency at 27 ms. Balticom was fastest for fixed broadband with a median download speed of 275.19 Mbps, while also leading with the highest fixed broadband Consistency of 93.7%, and the lowest median latency at 4 ms. Among Latvia’s most populous cities, Olaine recorded the fastest median mobile download speed, of 170.18 Mbps, while Salaspils recorded the fastest median fixed broadband download speed of 94.64 Mbps.
  • Lithuania: Telia was the fastest mobile operator in Lithuania during Q4 2023, with a median download speed of 116.58 Mbps in Q4 2023. Telia also recorded the highest Consistency in the market at 94.7%, and the lowest median mobile latency at 32 ms. Cgates was fastest for fixed broadband with a median download speed of 177.14 Mbps. Cgates also recorded the highest Consistency over fixed broadband in the market at 90.9%, while Penki recorded the lowest fixed broadband latency, at 4ms. Among Lithuania’s most populous cities, Panevėžys recorded the fastest median mobile download speed, of 106.34 Mbps, while Klaipėda recorded the fastest median fixed broadband download speed of 138.34 Mbps.
  • Poland: T-Mobile was the fastest mobile operator in Poland during Q4 2023, with a median download speed of 49.10 Mbps. T-Mobile also recorded the highest Consistency in the market at 88.4%. Plus recorded the fastest 5G performance in the market, with a median 5G download speed of 133.34 Mbps. Plus also recorded the lowest median mobile latency, at 43 ms. UPC was the fastest provider for fixed broadband with a median download speed of 232.36 Mbps, while Netia recorded the lowest fixed broadband latency, at 16 ms. Among Poland’s most populous cities, Łódź recorded the fastest median mobile download speed of  46.53 Mbps, while Wrocław recorded the fastest median fixed download speed of 172.86 Mbps.
  • Turkey: Turkcell was the fastest mobile operator in Turkey with a median download speed of 56.73 Mbps in Q4 2023, and Turkcell also recorded the highest Consistency of 91.3%. Türk Telekom had the lowest median mobile latency at 39 ms. TurkNet was fastest for fixed broadband, with a median download speed of 66.57 Mbps. TurkNet also recorded the lowest median fixed latency at 13 ms, and the highest Consistency at 81.5%. Among Turkey’s most populous cities, Istanbul recorded the fastest median download speeds across mobile and fixed, at 38.50 Mbps and 47.81 Mbps, respectively.

Oceania

  • New Zealand: There was no statistical winner for fastest mobile download performance during Q4 2023 in New Zealand, with One NZ and Spark both tied with speeds of 73.52 Mbps and 70.23 Mbps, respectively. 2degrees led the market with the highest Consistency of 91.0% and the lowest median mobile multi-server latency at 40 ms.

The Speedtest Global Index is your resource to understand how internet connectivity compares around the world and how it’s changing. Check back next month for updated data on country and city rankings, and look for updated Ookla Market Reports with 1H 2024 data in July.

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Exploring the Online Gaming Experience in Latin America

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Online gaming is on the rise in Latin America and all over the world. This is creating a demand for lower-latency network connections so gamers can enjoy a seamless, lag-free gameplay experience. According to data from Speedtest Intelligence® during Q2 2020, latency varied greatly across both countries and cities in the five most robust economies in Latin America, providing some gamers with an unexpected advantage. Read on for details about latency on mobile and fixed broadband in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Mexico to see where users are likely to have the best gaming experience both nationwide and in each country’s most populous cities.

Latency, the reaction time of a connection, is a key metric in gaming. For the best gaming experience, users should look for a latency of 59 ms or less. The data below provides the mean latency for each location. Mobile latency is applicable for games played on mobile devices, while latency on fixed broadband measures latency while playing PC and console games.

Brazil had lowest latency on fixed broadband, Argentina on mobile

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Gamers in Brazil enjoyed the lowest mean latency on fixed broadband during Q2 2020 at 19 ms. Brazil was followed by Chile, Mexico and Argentina. Colombia had the highest latency on fixed broadband during this period at 43 ms.

Recent investments in fiber all across the region resulted in improved latencies when comparing Q2 2019 and Q2 2020. Brazil showed the biggest improvement in fixed broadband latency compared to Q2 2019, decreasing from 23 ms in Q2 2019 to 19 ms in Q2 2020. Latency in Mexico also decreased, dropping from 34 ms in Q2 2019 to 31 ms in Q2 2020. The other three countries on our list experienced little to no change in latency on fixed broadband between Q2 2019 and Q2 2020.

There was less variation between countries in mobile latency during Q2 2020. Argentina had the best latency on mobile at 40 ms, followed closely by Chile at 41 ms. Colombia had the highest mobile latency during this period at 47 ms.

Mexico experienced the largest improvement in their mobile latency when comparing Q2 2019 to Q2 2020. Mobile latency improved from 57 ms in Q2 2019 to 44 ms in Q2 2020. The other countries on our list saw smaller improvements in their mobile latency during this period. In Chile, mobile latency actually increased year over year, from 38 ms in Q2 2019 to 41 ms in Q2 2020.

Deployments of 5G in the region have recently begun, including the launch of 5G DSS technology in Brazil. Though the technology is still fairly new to Latin America, it has the potential to radically improve latency over what 4G-capable devices currently offer.

Internet speeds increased during the pandemic

Having a fast internet connection is also important to gamers. We’ve been using data from Speedtest Intelligence to track internet performance at a global level during the pandemic. While some countries experienced a dip in speeds in March, on the whole, internet speeds on fixed broadband have increased in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Mexico since the baseline week of March 2, 2020. Except for Chile, these countries have also experienced an increase in mobile speeds, ranging from a 2% increase in Colombia to a 19% increase in Mexico.

São Paulo had lowest fixed broadband latency, tied with Buenos Aires on mobile

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Fixed broadband latency in some of Latin America’s largest cities ranged from Guadalajara’s 17 ms to 45 ms in Cali. Guadalajara, São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro had the lowest fixed broadband latencies on our list during Q2 2020 at 17 ms, 18 ms and 20 ms, respectively. The Colombian cities of Bogotá, Medellín and Cali showed the highest latencies over fixed broadband on our list at 38 ms, 40 ms and 45 ms, respectively. All cities on this list still showed fixed broadband latencies below 59 ms, the recommended measurement for a smooth gaming experience.

When comparing year-over-year results from Q2 2019, we saw increases in fixed broadband latency in almost all cities in Q2 2020. Cali was the only city on the list where latency improved, down from 49 in Q2 2019 to 45 ms in Q2 2020.

São Paulo and Buenos Aires tied for the lowest mobile latency on our list during Q2 2020 at 31 ms. Rio de Janeiro followed at 35 ms, respectively. Brasília, Cali and Medellín took the last three places on the list with mobile latencies of 43 ms, 48 ms and 51 ms, respectively.

Mexico City’s and São Paolo’s mobile latencies improved significantly in Q2 2020 compared to Q2 2019. Mexico City’s mobile latency decreased from 53 ms to 37 ms during the same period. In São Paolo, mobile latency decreased from 40 ms in Q2 2019 to 31 ms in Q2 2020. Only one city on our list did not show an improvement in mobile latency when comparing Q2 2019 to Q2 2020 — Santiago, where mobile latency increased from 36 ms to 40 ms during this period.

Devoted gamers in Latin America will be glad to hear that Internet speeds and mobile latency are improving in many parts of Latin America. We look forward to seeing if fixed broadband latency makes it to the next level in the near future. If you’re interested in learning more about internet performance in other parts of the world, visit Ookla ResearchTM.

Exploramos la experiencia de juegos en línea en América Latina

Los juegos en línea están en aumento en América Latina y en todo el mundo. Esto crea una demanda de conexiones de red con latencia más baja para que los jugadores puedan disfrutar una experiencia de juego sin demoras ni problemas. Según los datos de Speedtest Intelligence® durante el segundo trimestre de 2020, la latencia varió mucho entre ambos países y ciudades en las cinco economías más sólidas de América Latina, lo que les da a algunos jugadores una ventaja inesperada. Lea los detalles sobre la latencia en banda ancha móvil y fija en Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Colombia y México para ver qué usuarios es probable que tengan la mejor experiencia de juego en toda la nación y en las ciudades más pobladas del país.

La latencia, el tiempo de reacción de una conexión, es una métrica clave en el juego en línea. Para lograr la mejor experiencia de juego en línea, los usuarios deben buscar una latencia de 59 ms o menos. Los datos siguientes indican la latencia media para cada ubicación. La latencia móvil se aplica a los juegos que se juegan en dispositivos móviles, mientras que la latencia de banda ancha fija se mide cuando se juega en consolas y computadoras.

Brasil tiene la latencia más baja en banda ancha fija y Argentina, en móvil

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Los jugadores en Brasil disfrutaron la latencia media más baja en banda ancha fija durante el segundo trimestre de 2020 con 19 ms. A Brasil, lo siguieron Chile, México y Argentina. Colombia tuvo la latencia más alta en banda ancha fija durante este período con 43 ms.

Las inversiones recientes en cable de fibra óptica en toda la región dieron como resultado mejores latencias cuando comparamos el segundo trimestre de 2019 y el segundo trimestre de 2020. Brasil mostró una gran mejora en la latencia de banda ancha fija en comparación con el segundo trimestre de 2019, que disminuyó de 23 ms en el segundo trimestre de 2019 a 19 ms en el segundo trimestre de 2020. La latencia en México también cayó de 34 ms en el segundo trimestre de 2019 a 31 ms en el segundo trimestre de 2020. Los otros tres países de nuestra lista no experimentaron prácticamente ningún cambio en la latencia de banda ancha fija entre el segundo trimestre de 2019 y el segundo trimestre de 2020.

Hubo una variación entre los países en la latencia móvil durante el segundo trimestre de 2020. Argentina tuvo la mejor latencia móvil en 40 ms, seguido por Chile con 41 ms. Colombia tuvo la latencia móvil más alta durante este período con 47 ms.

México experimentó la mejora más amplia en su latencia móvil cuando se compara el segundo trimestre de 2019 y el segundo trimestre de 2020. La latencia móvil mejoró de 57 ms en el segundo trimestre de 2019 a 44 ms en el segundo trimestre de 2020. Los demás países de nuestra lista tuvieron pequeñas mejoras en su latencia móvil durante este período. En Chile, la latencia móvil aumentó año tras año, de 38 ms en el segundo trimestre 2019 a 41 ms en el segundo trimestre de 2020.

Las implementaciones de 5G en la región han comenzado recientemente, incluyendo el lanzamiento de la tecnología 5G DSS en Brasil. Aunque la tecnología todavía es bastante nueva en América Latina, tiene el potencial de mejorar radicalmente la latencia sobre lo que ofrecen actualmente los dispositivos con capacidad 4G.

Las velocidades de Internet aumentaron durante la pandemia

Tener una conexión a Internet rápida también es importante. Hemos usado datos de Speedtest Intelligence para rastrear el rendimiento de Internet a nivel global durante la pandemia. Si bien algunos países sufrieron una caída en las velocidades en Marzo, en líneas generales, las velocidades de banda ancha fija aumentaron en Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Colombia y México desde la semana de referencia del 2 de marzo de 2020. Salvo por Chile, estos países también experimentaron un aumento en las velocidades móviles, que varió de un aumento de 2 % en Colombia a un aumento de 19 % en México.

São Paulo tuvo la latencia de banda ancha fija más baja junto con Buenos Aires en móvil

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Latencia de banda ancha fija en algunas de las ciudades más grandes de América Latina, desde 17 ms en Guadalajara a 45 ms en Cali. Guadalajara, São Paulo y Río de Janeiro tuvieron la latencia de banda ancha fija más baja de nuestra lista durante el segundo trimestre de 2020 con 17 ms, 18 ms y 20 ms, respectivamente. Las ciudades colombianas de Bogotá, Medellín y Cali tuvieron las latencias más altas de banda ancha fija de nuestra lista con 38 ms, 40 ms y 45 ms, respectivamente. Todas las ciudades de esta lista tuvieron latencias de banda ancha fija por debajo de 59 ms, la medición recomendada para una experiencia de juego en línea sin problemas.

Al comparar los resultados año tras año del segundo trimestre de 2019, notamos aumentos en la latencia de banda ancha fija en casi todas las ciudades en el segundo trimestre de 2020. Cali fue la única ciudad de la lista en la que la latencia mejoró, desde 49 en el segundo trimestre de 2019 a 45 ms en el segundo trimestre de 2020.

São Paulo y Buenos Aires empataron con la latencia móvil más baja de la lista durante el segundo trimestre de 2020 con 31 ms. Río de Janeiro siguido con 34 ms. Brasilia, Cali y Medellín ocuparon los últimos tres puestos de la lista con latencias móviles de 43 ms, 48 ms y 51 ms, respectivamente.

La latencia móvil de Ciudad de México y São Paulo mejoró notablemente en el segundo trimestre de 2020 en comparación con el segundo trimestre de 2019. La latencia móvil de Ciudad de México cayó de 53 ms a 37 ms durante el mismo período. La latencia móvil en São Paulo cayó de 40 ms en el segundo trimestre de 2019 a 31 ms en el segundo trimestre de 2020. Solo una ciudad de nuestra lista no demostró mejoras en la latencia móvil al comparar el segundo trimestre de 2019 con el segundo trimestre de 2020, Santiago, donde la latencia móvil aumentó de 36 ms a 40 ms durante este período.

Los jugadores experimentados les gustará saber que las velocidades de internet y la latencia móvil están mejorando en muchas partes de América Latina. Deseamos ver cómo la latencia de banda ancha fija pasa al próximo nivel en un futuro cercano. Si desea obtener más información sobre el rendimiento de Internet en otras partes del mundo, visite Ookla ResearchTM.

Explorando a experiência de jogos online na América Latina

Os jogos online estão em alta na América Latina e no mundo inteiro. Isso está criando uma demanda por conexões de rede de baixa latência para que os jogadores possam desfrutar de uma experiência de jogo sem problemas nem atrasos. De acordo com dados da Speedtest Intelligence®, durante o segundo trimestre de 2020, a latência variou bastante entre países e cidades nas cinco economias mais fortes da América Latina, dando a alguns jogadores uma vantagem inesperada. Continue lendo para saber mais sobre a latência de banda larga móvel e fixa na Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Colômbia e México e ver em que país e em quais das cidades mais populosas os usuários provavelmente terão a melhor experiência de jogo.

A latência, ou o tempo de reação de uma conexão, é uma métrica fundamental nos jogos. Para ter a melhor experiência de jogo, os usuários devem ver a latência de 59 ms ou menos. Os dados abaixo mostram a latência média de cada local. A latência móvel é aplicável a jogos em dispositivos móveis, enquanto a latência de banda larga fixa mede a latência ao jogar no PC e em consoles.

O Brasil teve a menor latência de banda larga fixa e a Argentina teve a menor latência móvel

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Os jogadores no Brasil tiveram a menor latência média de banda larga fixa durante o segundo trimestre de 2020, com 19 ms. O Brasil foi seguido por Chile, México e Argentina. A Colômbia teve a maior latência de banda larga fixa durante esse período, com 43 ms.

Investimentos recentes em fibra em toda a região resultaram em latências aprimoradas ao comparar o segundo trimestre de 2019 e o segundo trimestre de 2020. O Brasil mostrou a maior melhoria na latência de banda larga fixa em comparação com o segundo trimestre de 2019, diminuindo de 23 ms para 19 ms no segundo trimestre de 2020. A latência no México também diminuiu, passando de 34 ms no segundo trimestre de 2019 para 31 ms no segundo trimestre de 2020. Os outros três países da nossa lista tiveram pouca ou nenhuma alteração na latência de banda larga fixa entre o segundo trimestre de 2019 e o segundo trimestre de 2020.

Os países tiveram menos variação na latência móvel durante o segundo trimestre de 2020. A Argentina teve a melhor latência em dispositivos móveis, com 40 ms, seguida de perto pelo Chile, com 41 ms. A Colômbia teve a maior latência móvel durante esse período, com 47 ms.

No segundo trimestre de 2020, o México conseguiu a maior melhoria na latência móvel em comparação com o segundo trimestre de 2019. A latência móvel melhorou de 57 ms no segundo trimestre de 2019 para 44 ms no segundo trimestre de 2020. A latência móvel dos outros países da lista melhorou um pouco menos durante esse período. No Chile, a latência móvel inclusive aumentou de um ano para outro, de 38 ms no segundo trimestre de 2019 para 41 ms no segundo trimestre de 2020.

As implementações de 5G na região começaram recentemente, incluindo o lançamento da tecnologia 5G DSS no Brasil. Embora a tecnologia ainda seja relativamente nova na América Latina, ela tem o potencial de melhorar radicalmente a latência sobre o que os dispositivos com capacidade 4G oferecem atualmente.

A velocidade da Internet aumentou durante a pandemia

Ter uma conexão rápida com a Internet também é importante para os jogadores. Usamos dados da Speedtest Intelligence para acompanhar o desempenho da Internet em nível global durante a pandemia. Embora alguns países tenham tido uma queda nas velocidades em março, no geral, as velocidades de Internet de banda larga fixa aumentaram na Argentina, no Brasil, no Chile, na Colômbia e no México desde a semana base de 2 de março de 2020. Exceto no Chile, esses países também tiveram um aumento nas velocidades em dispositivos móveis, variando de um aumento de 2% na Colômbia até um aumento de 19% no México.

São Paulo teve a menor latência de banda larga fixa, enquanto Buenos Aires em dispositivos móveis

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A latência de banda larga fixa em algumas das maiores cidades da América Latina variou de 17 ms em Guadalajara a 45 ms em Cali. Guadalajara, São Paulo e Rio de Janeiro tiveram as menores latências de banda larga fixa da nossa lista durante o segundo trimestre de 2020, com 17 ms, 18 ms e 20 ms, respectivamente. As cidades colombianas de Bogotá, Medellín e Cali apresentaram as maiores latências em banda larga fixa em nossa lista, com 38 ms, 40 ms e 45 ms, respectivamente. Todas as cidades desta lista ainda apresentaram latências em banda larga fixa abaixo de 59 ms, a medida recomendada para uma experiência de jogo sem problemas.

Ao comparar os resultados ano a ano para o segundo trimestre de 2019, vimos aumentos na latência de banda larga fixa em quase todas as cidades no segundo trimestre de 2020. Cali foi a única cidade da lista em que a latência melhorou, passando de 49 ms no segundo trimestre de 2019 para 45 ms no segundo trimestre de 2020.

São Paulo e Buenos Aires empataram na menor latência móvel da nossa lista durante o segundo trimestre de 2020, com 31 ms. Rio de Janeiro em seguida, com 35 ms. Brasília, Cali e Medellín ocuparam os três últimos lugares da lista, com latências móveis de 43 ms, 48 ms e 51 ms, respectivamente.

As latências móveis da Cidade do México e de Guadalajara melhoraram significativamente no segundo trimestre de 2020, em comparação com o segundo trimestre de 2019. A latência móvel na Cidade do México diminuiu de 53 ms para 37 ms no mesmo período. A latência móvel em São Paulo caiu de 40 ms no segundo trimestre de 2019 para 31 ms no segundo trimestre de 2020. Apenas uma cidade da nossa lista não mostrou melhoria na latência móvel na comparação entre o segundo trimestre de 2019 e o segundo trimestre de 2020: Santiago. Lá, a latência móvel aumentou de 36 ms para 40 ms durante esse período.

Quem gosta de jogos eletrônicos na América Latina ficará muito feliz em saber que as velocidades da Internet e a latência móvel estão melhorando em muitas partes da região. Estamos ansiosos para ver se a latência de banda larga fixa alcançará outro nível em um futuro próximo. Se você estiver interessado em aprender mais sobre o desempenho da Internet em outras partes do mundo, visite Ookla ResearchTM.

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Maria Gómez

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| June 9, 2021

Brazil’s Internet Is Getting Faster and Accessible 5G Is on the Horizon

Global Speeds


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Brazil has become increasingly reliant on the internet for banking, business, telecommunication and leisure during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the country ranked 49th in the world for fixed broadband speed and 74th for mobile speed according to April 2021 data from the Speedtest Global Index™. In fact, Brazil’s fixed broadband speed has improved 69.2% year-over-year thanks to FTTH investments, moving the country up seven places from 56th in April 2020 to 49th in the Speedtest Global Index in April 2021. Brazil is on the brink of an internet revolution, with an upcoming 5G spectrum auction and future broadband investments becoming a priority. In this article, we examine fixed and mobile internet performance speeds, state-level performance, provider ratings and fastest providers, as well as city-level data on Brazil’s most populous cities to see which parts of the country are already enjoying faster speeds.

Brazil ranked third for mobile speeds among Latin America’s largest markets

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Speedtest Intelligence® reveals Brazil ranked third for median mobile internet performance among major regional markets at 19.14 Mbps (download) and 7.17 Mbps (upload), Mexico was first on the list (23.08 Mbps download / 9.98 Mbps upload), Argentina second (20.76 Mbps download / 6.94 Mbps upload), Colombia fourth (11.04 Mbps download / 6.99 Mbps upload) and Chile fifth (10.60 Mbps download / 8.44 Mbps upload).

Brazil has the second fastest fixed broadband

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Brazil was second only to Chile for median fixed broadband speeds among major Latin American markets during Q1 2021 according to Speedtest Intelligence. Chile showed speeds of 93.92 Mbps (download) and 30.72 Mbps (upload), and Brazil came in at 50.64 Mbps (download) and 26.37 Mbps (upload). Colombia was third (31.02 Mbps download / 6.67 Mbps upload), Mexico fourth (28.48 Mbps download / 7.57 Mbps upload) and Argentina fifth (28.10 Mbps download / 6.29 Mbps upload).

Brazil’s fastest mobile operator is far ahead of the competition

Claro had the fastest median mobile download and upload speeds

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During Q1 2021, Claro had the fastest median mobile download and upload speeds in Brazil among top providers — an operator or ISP accounting for 3% or more of total test samples in the market for the entire period — at 27.54 Mbps (download) and 8.77 Mbps (upload). Vivo was second (19.53 Mbps download / 6.80 upload), TIM third (14.88 Mbps download / 6.55 Mbps upload) and Oi fourth (10.93 Mbps download / 4.90 Mbps upload).

We expect that Brazil’s mobile speeds will continue to accelerate as 5G technology becomes more accessible and network providers invest in more 5G deployments. An upcoming spectrum auction could improve 5G offerings for consumers and dramatically accelerate Brazilians’ mobile experience.

Network performance is often an important factor to a customer’s experience, but it’s not the only thing people take into consideration when evaluating their internet providers. We used Speedtest Consumer Sentiment™ data on five-star ratings and Net Promoter Score (NPS) to better understand how network performance impacts customer satisfaction in Brazil during Q1 2021.

According to Consumer Sentiment data, Brazil’s mobile network operators scored among consumers during Q1 2021: Claro had the best NPS score in Brazil at -6.17. Vivo was second (-13.32), TIM third (-17.82), and Oi fourth (-30.51). These scores happen to directly correspond to mobile performance among Brazil’s top providers, though there could be a host of other factors to account for in these scores.

Vivo had the fastest fixed broadband performance

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Brazil’s top fixed broadband providers had a competitive race for fastest provider in Brazil during Q1 2021. Vivo achieved the fastest median download and upload speeds in Brazil at 68.25 Mbps (download) and 52.72 Mbps (upload). Claro was second (60.54 Mbps download / 10.72 Mbps upload) and Oi was third (55.13 Mbps download / 43.43 Mbps upload).

Speedtest Consumer Sentiment data and NPS revealed that Vivo had the best score for fixed broadband among top providers during Q1 2021 at -12.12. Oi was second at -19.80 and Claro third (-41.18).

The Federal District had the fastest median fixed broadband download speed, Rio Grande do Sul the fastest mobile download speed

Most Brazilian states achieved median download speeds between 42.00 Mbps and 52.00 Mbps over fixed broadband

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Brazil’s Federal District achieved the fastest median fixed broadband speed among Brazilian states at 75.71 Mbps during Q1 2021. Roraima was second (60.72 Mbps) and São Paulo third (57.48 Mbps). While there was no statistically slowest state in Brazil, Sergipe and Bahia recorded the slowest median speeds at 30.44 Mbps and 30.92 Mbps, respectively. Alagoas and Pernambuco ranked slightly faster at 32.90 Mbps and 36.50 Mbps, respectively.

During the same period, there was no clear statistical winner for fastest median upload speed over fixed broadband but Roraima achieved 43.43 Mbps, Amapá 42.34 Mbps, and Piauí 39.24 Mbps. The slowest median upload speeds among Brazilian states were in Sergipe (15.92 Mbps), Alagoas (19.87 Mbps) and Amazonas (20.26 Mbps).

Rio Grande do Sul has the fastest median mobile download speeds

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Rio Grande do Sul had the fastest median mobile download speed among Brazilian states during Q1 2021 at 23.31 Mbps. While there was no statistical runner-up, Rio de Janeiro recorded 21.10 Mbps, followed by Federal District (21.08 Mbps), São Paulo (21.00 Mbps), Paraná (20.64 Mbps), Roraima (20.51 Mbps) and Santa Catarina (20.42 Mbps). The state with the slowest median upload speed over mobile in Brazil was Paraiba at 13.74 Mbps.

There was no statistically significant winner for upload speed among Brazil’s states, though Roraima had a median upload of 9.38 Mbps, Federal District 8.90 Mbps and Rondonia 8.47 Mbps.

São Paulo had the fastest mobile speeds

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São Paulo had the fastest median mobile download speeds of Brazil’s top five most populous cities at 22.81 Mbps during Q1 2021. Rio de Janeiro was second with 21.91 Mbps, Brasília third (21.08 Mbps), Fortaleza fourth (18.77 Mbps) and Salvador fifth (17.59 Mbps).

Competition for the fastest mobile provider was intense during Q1 2021. Oi had the fastest median download speed in Rio de Janeiro at 56.24 Mbps. Claro had the fastest median download and upload speeds during Q1 2021 in Salvador (48.19 Mbps download/18.99 Mbps upload) and in São Paulo (39.82 Mbps download/10.96 Mbps upload). In Brasília and Fortaleza there was no statistically significant winner for fastest mobile download speed among Brazil’s top providers. In Brasília, Claro achieved 32.57 Mbps to Vivo’s 31.16 Mbps and Oi’s 30.24 Mbps. Oi had the fastest median upload speed in Brasília with 14.23 Mbps. In Fortaleza, Vivo achieved a median download speed of 37.64 Mbps to Claro’s 34.77 Mbps.

Consumer sentiment varies across the country mobile consumers

Speedtest Consumer Sentiment data and NPS revealed a lot about consumer sentiment in Brazil’s major cities during Q1 2021. Claro was the top-rated provider in Rio de Janeiro (-2.87) and Salvador (-1.15). Vivo was the top-rated provider in Fortaleza (10.35). Claro-nxt (owned by Claro after the Nextel merger in Q2 2021) was top rated in São Paulo (-14.12). Oi was the top-rated provider in Brasília (3.85).

Brasília had the fastest median fixed broadband download speeds

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Speedtest intelligence reveals Brasília had the fastest median fixed broadband download speeds among the five most populous cities in Brazil at 75.72 Mbps (21.06 Mbps upload) during Q1 2021. São Paulo was second at 60.41 Mbps, Fortaleza third (56.83 Mbps), Rio de Janeiro fourth (51.09 Mbps) and Salvador fifth (45.85 Mbps). Fortaleza had the fastest median upload speed at 34.03 Mbps.

Vivo was the fastest fixed broadband provider among top providers during Q1 2021 in Rio de Janeiro (79.22 Mbps) and São Paulo (90.08 Mbps). TIM Live was fastest in Salvador (91.41 Mbps). Oi provided the fastest fixed broadband speeds in Brasília at 89.36 Mbps. There was no statistically significant winner in Fortaleza, though Oi had a median download speed at 94.43 Mbps and Brisanet had a median download speed of 93.45 Mbps.

According to Speedtest Consumer Sentiment, these median download speeds almost mirrored consumer ratings. Vivo was the top-rated NPS provider in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo at 3.63 and 2.25, respectively. Oi was top-rated in Brasília at -14.03. TIM Live edged out Oi in Salvador -23.93 to -24.65. And in Fortaleza, Brisanet was first at 4.72, followed by Oi at 2.28.

Faster mobile speeds are just around the corner for Brazil

Despite numerous political challenges, the Brazilian National Telecommunications Agency (Agency Nacional de Telecomunicacoes or Anatel) is inching closer to holding a massive 5G spectrum auction that is expected to take place around the end September or October. This auction aims to enable Brazilian operators to significantly boost their coverage footprint and capacity, and improve overall end user experience. Anatel will auction several ranges of spectrum:

  • 700 MHz: multiple 10 MHz FDD blocks nationwide
  • 3.5 GHz: two 100 MHz blocks and one 80 MHz nationwide
  • 2.3 GHz: one 50 MHz block and one 40 MHz regional block
  • 26 GHz (mmWave): five 400 MHz nationwide blocks and three regional blocks

Additionally, Anatel mandates that participating mobile operators deploy Standalone (SA) 5G networks by 2022 instead of relying on the Dynamic Spectrum Sharing (DSS) technology, which allows operators to use the existing 4G spectrum for both 4G and 5G operation. DSS technology is already in use by Brazilian operators, but the overall network capacity tends to be reduced due to the overhead associated with running both technologies on the same slice of spectrum. The injection of hundreds of megahertz of greenfield spectrum assets to the Brazilian mobile market promises an enhanced 5G coverage across wider geographies using the 700 MHz licenses, multi-gigabit speeds that come with 3.5 GHz and the millimeter wave, and endless opportunities for the enterprise segment of the industry.

Brazil remains an exciting market to watch and we’ll continue to monitor their internet performance for newsworthy events. If you want to learn more about Speedtest Intelligence and Speedtest Consumer Sentiment, please contact us.

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A internet no Brasil está ficando mais rápida e acessível, e o 5G está no horizonte

O Brasil tornou-se cada vez mais dependente da internet para serviços bancários, negócios, telecomunicações e lazer durante a pandemia da COVID-19. No entanto, o país ficou em 49º lugar no mundo em velocidade de banda larga fixa e em 74º em velocidade móvel, de acordo com dados de abril de 2021 do Speedtest Global Index™. Na verdade, a velocidade da banda larga fixa no Brasil melhorou 69,2% em relação ao ano anterior graças aos investimentos em FTTH, elevando o país em sete posições, de 56º em abril de 2020 para 49º no Índice Global Speedtest em abril de 2021. O Brasil está à beira de uma revolução na internet, com um leilão de espectro 5G e futuros investimentos em banda larga se tornando uma prioridade. Neste artigo, analisamos o desempenho de velocidades da internet fixa e móvel, desempenho em nível estadual, avaliações de provedores, os provedores mais rápidos, bem como dados a nível municipal nas cidades mais populosas do Brasil, para saber quais partes do país já estão desfrutando de velocidades mais rápidas.

O Brasil ficou em terceiro lugar em velocidades móveis entre os maiores mercados da América Latina

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Speedtest Intelligence® revela que o Brasil ficou em terceiro lugar em desempenho médio de internet móvel entre os principais mercados regionais, com 19,14 Mbps (download) e 7,17 Mbps (upload). O México ficou em primeiro lugar na lista (23,08 Mbps de download/9,98 Mbps de upload), a Argentina em segundo (20,76 Mbps de download/6,94 Mbps de upload), a Colômbia em quarto (11,04 Mbps de download/6,99 Mbps de upload) e o Chile em quinto (10,60 Mbps de download/8,44 Mbps de upload).

O Brasil tem a segunda banda larga fixa mais rápida

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Em velocidades médias de banda larga fixa entre os principais mercados latino-americanos durante o primeiro trimestre de 2021, o Brasil ficou atrás apenas do Chile, de acordo com a Speedtest Intelligence. O Chile apresentou velocidades de 93,92 Mbps (download) e 30,72 Mbps (upload), e o Brasil chegou a 50,64 Mbps (download) e 26,37 Mbps (upload). A Colômbia ficou em terceiro (31,02 Mbps de download/6,67 Mbps de upload), o México em quarto (28,48 Mbps de download/7,57 de upload Mbps) e a Argentina em quinto (28,10 Mbps de download/6,29 Mbps de upload).

As operadoras móveis mais rápidas do Brasil estão muito à frente da concorrência

A Claro teve a velocidade média de download e upload móvel mais rápida

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Durante o primeiro trimestre de 2021, a Claro teve a velocidade média de download e upload móvel mais rápida do Brasil entre [os principais provedores — uma operadora ou ISP responsável por 3% ou mais do total de amostras de teste no mercado para todo o período] (/insights/blog/how-ookla-ensures-accurate-reliable-data-2021/#top-providers) — a 27,54 Mbps (download) e 8,77 Mbps (upload). A Vivo ficou em segundo (19,53 Mbps de download/6,80 de upload), a TIM em terceiro (14,88 Mbps de download/6,55 Mbps de upload) e a Oi em quarto (10,93 Mbps de download/4,90 Mbps de upload).

Esperamos que as velocidades móveis do Brasil continuem a acelerar à medida que a tecnologia 5G se torna mais acessível e os provedores de rede invistam em mais implantações 5G. O leilão de espectro que acontecerá em breve deve melhorar as ofertas 5G para os consumidores e acelerar drasticamente a experiência móvel dos brasileiros.

O desempenho da rede é muitas vezes um fator importante para a experiência do cliente, mas não é o único que as pessoas levam em consideração ao avaliar seus provedores de internet. Usamos os dados de Speedtest Consumer Sentiment™ com os rankings de cinco estrelas e Net Promoter Score (NPS) para entender melhor como o desempenho de rede afetou a satisfação de clientes no Brasil durante o primeiro trimestre de 2021.

De acordo com dados de opinião do consumidor, as operadoras de rede móvel do Brasil obtiveram a seguinte pontuação entre os consumidores durante o primeiro trimestre de 2021: A Claro teve a melhor pontuação de NPS no Brasil com -6,17. A Vivo foi a segunda (-13,32), a TIM a terceira (-17,82) e a Oi a quarta (-30,51). Essas pontuações se correlacionam diretamente ao desempenho móvel entre os principais provedores do Brasil, embora possa haver uma série de outros fatores a serem considerados nessas pontuações.

A Vivo teve o desempenho de banda larga fixa mais rápido

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Os principais provedores de banda larga fixa do Brasil competiram em uma verdadeira corrida para ver quem era o provedor mais rápido no Brasil durante o primeiro trimestre de 2021. A Vivo atingiu a velocidade média de download e upload mais rápida do Brasil com 68,25 Mbps (download) e 52,72 Mbps (upload). A Claro foi a segunda (60,54 Mbps de download/10,72 Mbps de upload) e a Oi a terceira (55,13 Mbps de download/43,43 Mbps de upload).

Os dados do Speedtest Consumer Sentiment e NPS revelaram que a Vivo teve a melhor pontuação para banda larga fixa entre os principais provedores durante o primeiro trimestre de 2021 em -12,12. A Oi foi a segunda, com -19,80, e a Claro a terceira (-41,18).

O Distrito Federal teve a velocidade média de download de banda larga fixa mais rápida, enquanto o Rio Grande do Sul a velocidade de download móvel mais rápida

A maioria dos estados brasileiros atingiu velocidades médias de download entre 42,00 Mbps e 52,00 Mbps em banda larga fixa

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O Distrito Federal alcançou a velocidade média de banda larga fixa mais rápida entre os estados brasileiros com 75,71 Mbps durante o primeiro trimestre de 2021. Roraima ficou em segundo (60,72 Mbps) e São Paulo em terceiro (57,48 Mbps). Embora não houvesse nenhum estado estatisticamente mais lento no Brasil, Sergipe e Bahia registraram as velocidades medianas mais lentas em 30,44 Mbps e 30,92 Mbps, respectivamente. Alagoas e Pernambuco estiveram um pouco mais rápidos, com 32,90 Mbps e 36,50 Mbps, respectivamente.

Durante o mesmo período, não houve um vencedor único estatisticamente para a velocidade média de upload mais rápida em banda larga fixa, mas Roraima alcançou 43,43 Mbps, Amapá 42,34 Mbps e Piauí 39,24 Mbps. As velocidades médias de upload mais lentas entre os estados brasileiros foram em Sergipe (15,92 Mbps), Alagoas (19,87 Mbps) e Amazonas (20,26 Mbps).

O Rio Grande do Sul tem a velocidade média de download móvel mais rápida

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O Rio Grande do Sul teve a velocidade média de download móvel mais rápida entre os estados brasileiros durante o primeiro trimestre de 2021 alcançando 23,31 Mbps. Embora não houvesse um segundo colocado estatístico, o Rio de Janeiro registrou 21,10 Mbps, seguido por: Distrito Federal (21,08 Mbps), São Paulo (21,00 Mbps), Paraná (20,64 Mbps), Roraima (20,51 Mbps) e Santa Catarina (20,42 Mbps) . O estado com a velocidade média de upload mais lenta no Brasil foi a Paraíba, com 13,74 Mbps.

Não houve vencedor estatisticamente significativo para velocidade de upload entre os estados do Brasil, embora Roraima tivesse um upload médio de 9,38 Mbps, Distrito Federal 8,90 Mbps e Rondônia 8,47 Mbps.

São Paulo teve as velocidades móveis mais rápidas

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São Paulo teve a velocidade média de download de celular mais rápida das cinco cidades mais populosas do Brasil, com 22,81 Mbps durante o primeiro trimestre de 2021. O Rio de Janeiro ficou em segundo lugar com 21,91 Mbps, Brasília em terceiro (21,08 Mbps), Fortaleza em quarto (18,77 Mbps) e Salvador em quinto (17,59 Mbps).

A competição pelo operador móvel mais rápido por cidade foi intensa durante o primeiro trimestre de 2021. A Oi teve a velocidade média de download mais rápida do Rio de Janeiro, 56,24 Mbps. A Claro teve as velocidades médias de download e upload mais rápidas durante o primeiro trimestre de 2021 em Salvador (48,19 Mbps de download/18,99 Mbps de upload) e em São Paulo (39,82 Mbps de download/10,96 Mbps de upload). Em Brasília e Fortaleza, não houve vencedor estatisticamente significativo para a velocidade de download móvel mais rápida entre os principais provedores do Brasil. Em Brasília, a Claro atingiu 32,57 Mbps, a Vivo atingiu 31,16 Mbps e a Oi, 30,24 Mbps. A Oi teve a velocidade média de upload mais rápida de Brasília, com 14,23 Mbps. Em Fortaleza, a Vivo atingiu uma velocidade média de download de 37,64 Mbps enquanto a Claro alcançou 34,77 Mbps.

O sentimento do consumidor varia entre os consumidores de celulares do país

Os dados do Speedtest Consumer Sentiment e de NPS revelaram muito sobre o sentimento do consumidor nas principais cidades do Brasil durante o primeiro trimestre de 2021. A Claro foi a provedora com melhor classificação no Rio de Janeiro (-2,87) e em Salvador (-1,15). A Vivo foi a operadora mais bem avaliada em Fortaleza (10,35). A Claro-nxt (de propriedade da Claro, após a fusão com a Nextel no segundo trimestre de 2021) foi a mais bem avaliada em São Paulo (-14,12). A Oi foi a provedora mais bem avaliada em Brasília (3,85).

Brasília teve a velocidade média de download de banda larga fixa mais rápida

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O Speedtest Intelligence revela que Brasília teve a velocidade média de download de banda larga fixa mais rápida entre as cinco cidades mais populosas do Brasil, alcançando 75,72 Mbps (upload de 21,06 Mbps) durante o primeiro trimestre de 2021. São Paulo ficou em segundo lugar com 60,41 Mbps, Fortaleza em terceiro (56,83 Mbps), Rio de Janeiro em quarto (51,09 Mbps) e Salvador em quinto (45,85 Mbps). Fortaleza teve a velocidade média de upload mais rápida, com 34,03 Mbps.

A Vivo foi o provedor de banda larga fixa mais rápido entre os principais provedores durante o primeiro trimestre de 2021 no Rio de Janeiro (79,22 Mbps) e São Paulo (90,08 Mbps). A TIM Live foi o serviço mais rápido em Salvador (91,41 Mbps). A Oi forneceu as velocidades de banda larga fixa mais rápidas de Brasília, 89,36 Mbps. Não houve primeiro colocado estatisticamente significativo em Fortaleza, embora a Oi tenha apresentado uma velocidade média de download de 94,43 Mbps e a Brisanet uma velocidade média de download de 93,45 Mbps.

De acordo com o Speedtest Consumer Sentiment, essas velocidades médias de download em sua maioria refletiram as avaliações dos consumidores. A Vivo foi o provedor com NPS de melhor classificação no Rio de Janeiro e São Paulo com 3,63 e 2,25, respectivamente. A Oi foi a melhor colocada em Brasília, com -14,03. A TIM Live venceu a Oi em Salvador -23,93 para -24,65. E em Fortaleza, a Brisanet ficou em primeiro com 4,72, seguida da Oi com 2,28.

Velocidades móveis mais rápidas estão chegando no Brasil

Apesar de vários desafios políticos, a Agência Nacional de Telecomunicações do Brasil (ou Anatel) está prestes a realizar um leilão de espectro 5G massivo que deve ocorrer no final de setembro ou outubro. Esse leilão visa permitir que as operadoras brasileiras aumentem significativamente presença e capacidade de cobertura e melhorem a experiência geral do usuário final. A Anatel vai leiloar várias faixas de espectro:

  • 700 MHz: vários blocos FDD de 10 MHz em todo o país
  • 3,5 GHz: dois blocos de 100 MHz e um de 80 MHz em todo o país
  • 2,3 GHz: um bloco de 50 MHz e um bloco regional de 40 MHz
  • 26 GHz (mmWave): cinco blocos de 400 MHz em todo o país e três blocos regionais

Além disso, a Anatel exige que as operadoras móveis participantes implantem redes 5G autônomas (SA) até 2022, em vez de depender da tecnologia de compartilhamento dinâmico de espectro (DSS), que permite às operadoras usar o espectro 4G existente para operação 4G e 5G. A tecnologia DSS já está em uso pelas operadoras brasileiras, mas a capacidade geral da rede tende a ser reduzida diante da sobrecarga associada à execução de ambas as tecnologias na mesma fatia do espectro. A entrada de centenas de megahertz de ativos de espectro Greenfield para o mercado móvel brasileiro promete uma cobertura 5G aprimorada em áreas geográficas mais amplas usando as licenças de 700 MHz, velocidades multigigabit que vêm com 3,5 GHz, bem como a onda milimétrica e oportunidades infinitas para o segmento empresarial da indústria.

O Brasil continua sendo um mercado animador de se observar e continuaremos monitorando o desempenho dele na internet em relação aos eventos de interesse jornalístico. Se você quiser saber mais sobre Speedtest Intelligence e Speedtest Consumer Sentiment, entre em contato conosco.

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Global Speeds

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Josh Fomon

Ookla Research™ Articles
| July 15, 2021

Speedtest Global Index Market Analyses Now Available for 37 Countries

Global Speeds

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 37 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 37 markets:

Africa and the Middle East

Algeria | Jordan | Kenya
Morocco | Nigeria | Qatar
South Africa | Tunisia | Turkey

Asia and Oceania

China | Hong Kong (SAR) | Indonesia
Malaysia | Singapore | Taiwan
Vietnam

Europe

Austria | Belgium | Czechia
Denmark | Finland | France
Germany | Hungary | Latvia
Luxembourg | Malta | Serbia
Slovakia | Spain

North and South America

Argentina | Brazil | Canada
Ecuador | Mexico | Peru
United States

Africa and the Middle East

Algeria

  • For the second quarter in a row, mobile provider Ooredoo had the highest Speed Score™ (24.27) and Consistency Score™ (84.5%) in Algeria during Q2 2021.
  • Apple devices achieved a mean download speed of 26.37 Mbps during Q2 2021, 26.4% faster than Apple’s speeds in Q1 2021 (20.86 Mbps).
  • The Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max 5G was the fastest popular device in Algeria with a mean download speed of 38.15 Mbps.

    Jordan

  • Fixed broadband provider Orange had the highest Speed Score (70.99) and Consistency Score (72.6%) in Jordan during Q2 2021.
  • Umniah achieved the fastest mobile Speed Score at 34.28 and best Consistency Score at 93.4%.
  • Amman had the fastest median fixed broadband download and upload speeds among the most populous cities in Jordan at 43.27 Mbps and 40.29 Mbps, respectively.
  • Among popular mobile devices, Apple’s iPhone 12 Pro Max 5G narrowly beat out the iPhone 12 Pro 5G for fastest median download and upload speeds at 36.06 Mbps and 17.90 Mbps.

    Kenya

  • Mobile provider Safaricom had the highest Speed Score (27.54) and Consistency Score (84.0%) in Kenya during Q2 2021, though both these scores were slightly lower than in Q1 2021.
  • For fixed broadband, Faiba was the provider that had the best Speed Score (23.19) and Consistency Score (43.9%) in Kenya during Q2 2021.
  • Mombasa had the fastest mean mobile download and upload speeds in Kenya’s most populous cities at 32.12 Mbps and 17.13 Mbps, respectively.
  • Eldoret had the fastest mean fixed broadband download speed in Kenya during Q2 2021 at 23.68 Mbps. Nairobi dropped three places from the fastest city for mean fixed broadband download speed during Q1 2021.

    Morocco

  • Fixed broadband provider Orange beat out Q1 2021 winner Maroc Telecom for fastest provider in Morocco with a Speed Score of 19.27, a 35.0% increase from Q1 2021.
  • For fixed broadband, Maroc Telecom continued to have the best Consistency Score at 32.4% during Q2 2021.
  • On mobile, Maroc Telecom achieved the best Speed Score (59.24) and Consistency Score (92.6%) during Q2 2021.
  • Salé surpassed Marrakesh as the fastest city among Morocco’s most populous cities with the fastest mobile download and upload speeds at 40.78 Mbps and 13.80 Mbps, respectively.

    Nigeria

  • For the second quarter in a row, mobile provider Airtel had the fastest Speed Score in Nigeria at 28.82 during Q2 2021. While MTN was second, it improved its Speed Score 37.9% quarter over quarter, 18.70 to 25.78.
  • MTN edged out Airtel’s Q1 2021 top spot for best Consistency Score on mobile during Q2 2021, 83.4% to Airtel’s 82.5%.
  • Fixed broadband provider ipNX continued to have the best Speed Score (19.25) and Consistency Score (39.6%) in Nigeria during Q2 2021.
  • Port Harcourt continued to have the best mobile mean download speeds of any Nigerian city at 26.34 Mbps, but Kano made huge strides forward, improving its download speed by 61.8% over Q1 2021.

    Qatar

  • Ooredoo had the best mobile and fixed broadband Speed Scores in Qatar during Q2 2021 at 149.01 and 69.45, respectively.
  • 5G performance was extremely competitive with Ooredoo achieving the fastest median 5G download speed at 393.89 Mbps, while Vodafone achieved 354.27 Mbps.
  • Ooredoo also had the best fixed broadband Consistency Score at 81.5%.
  • Vodafone had the best mobile Consistency Score at 93.7%, edging out Ooredoo’s 92.9%.
  • Umm Salal Muhammed had the fastest median mobile and fixed broadband download speeds in Qatar at 147.65 Mbps and 80.57 Mbps, respectively.
  • Speedtest Intelligence reveals that among popular devices, Samsung’s Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G achieved the fastest median mobile download speed at 284.32 Mbps, edging out Apple’s iPhone 12 Pro Max 5G (278.42 Mbps).

    South Africa

  • Speedtest Intelligence shows Cool Ideas had the fastest fixed broadband Speed Score (45.76) and Consistency Score (65.4%) during Q2 2021. That was an increase in Speed Score of 21.1% from Q1 2021.
  • Among mobile providers, MTN had the fastest Speed Score (60.44) and best Consistency Score (90.5%).
  • Apple devices had the fastest combined mean download speed at 52.59 Mbps and fastest mean upload speed at 12.22 Mbps during Q2 2021. The iPhone 12 Pro Max 5G took top honors as the fastest popular device, achieving a mean download speed of 93.36 Mbps.
  • Johannesburg had the fastest mean fixed broadband and mobile download speeds during Q2 2021 at 61.85 Mbps and 58.06 Mbps, respectively.

    Tunisia

  • During Q2 2021, Ooredoo achieved the highest mobile Speed Score in Tunisia at 46.47.
  • Tunisie Telecom edged out Ooredoo for the highest fixed broadband Speed Score with 9.07 and 8.28, respectively.
  • Apple’s iPhone 12 Pro Max 5G had the fastest mean download speed in Tunisia among popular devices during Q2 2021 at 73.21 Mbps.
  • Among popular chipsets, Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X55 5G had the fastest mean download speed at 70.43 Mbps.
  • Sfax had the fastest mean mobile download speed in Tunisia during Q2 2021 at 45.53 Mbps.

    Turkey

  • Speedtest Intelligence revealed mobile provider Turkcell had the highest Speed Score and Consistency Score in Turkey during Q2 2021 at 61.39 and 93.2%, respectively.
  • For fixed broadband, Turksat Kablo had the highest Speed Score (35.67).
  • During Q2 2021, Turknet had the highest Consistency Score for fixed broadband at 66.6%.
  • Istanbul had the fastest mean fixed broadband and mobile download speed at 40.16 Mbps and 50.21 Mbps, respectively.
  • Among top device manufacturers, Apple beat out Samsung for fastest mean download speed at 51.62 Mbps to 41.69 Mbps.

    Asia and Oceania

    China

  • According to Speedtest Intelligence, China Telecom was the fastest fixed broadband provider in China during Q2 2021 with a Speed Score of 117.02, 9.3% higher than Q1 2021.
  • However, China Mobile continued to have the highest Consistency Score in China for fixed broadband during Q2 2021 at 90.0%, edging out China Telecom’s 86.8% and China Unicom’s 86.5%.
  • China Mobile achieved the highest Speed Score (113.06) and Consistency Score (92.1%) among China’s top mobile providers during Q2 2021.
  • During Q2 2021, China Telecom achieved a median 5G download speed of 304.55 Mbps, edging out China Mobile’s 303.44 Mbps. China Unicom was third at 292.04 Mbps.
  • Among top device manufacturers, Huawei had the fastest median download speed at 86.33 Mbps in China during Q2 2021. Vivo followed at 56.68 Mbps, then Xiaomi (56.48 Mbps), Oppo (55.35 Mbps) and Apple (49.65 Mbps).
  • Among popular devices, Huawei also dominated. The Huawei P40 Pro 5G had the fastest median download speed in China during Q2 2021 at 287.18 Mbps.
  • During Q2 2021, Huawei’s Kirin 9000 5G was the fastest chipset in China, achieving a median download speed of 284.74 Mbps.
  • Tianjin had the fastest median fixed broadband download speed among China’s most populous cities at 199.91 Mbps, 10.7% faster than its first place Q1 2021 results.
  • Hangzhou had the fastest median mobile download speed among China’s most populous cities at 72.97 Mbps, followed closely by Shenzhen at 70.74 Mbps and Nanjing at 69.22 Mbps.

    Hong Kong (SAR)

  • For the second quarter in a row, China Mobile Hong Kong was the fastest mobile operator in Hong Kong, earning a Speed Score of 72.21 in Q2 2021, 10.8% higher than Q1 2021.
  • China Mobile Hong Kong also blazed ahead of the competition for the fastest 5G download speed, achieving a median speed of 218.60 Mbps during Q2 2021, 7.2% faster than its Q1 2021 results. Mobile provider 3 followed at 165.35 Mbps, csl at 134.75 Mbps and SmarTone at 124.31 Mbps.
  • Among top manufacturers during Q2 2021, Samsung had the fastest median download speed at 44.68 Mbps.
  • Samsung devices also took the top four spots for fastest popular devices in Hong Kong during Q2 2021 with the Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G achieving the top spot at 124.25 Mbps, edging out the Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G’s 123.28 Mbps.
  • During Q2 2021, Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 888 5G achieved the fastest median download speed among modern chipsets at 111.91 Mbps.

    Indonesia

  • According to Speedtest Intelligence, Biznet was Indonesia’s fastest fixed broadband provider during Q2 2021, earning a Speed Score of 40.66. MyRepublic was second at 35.63.
  • Biznet also had the highest Consistency Score in Indonesia during Q2 2021, edging out MyRepublic 66.6% to 63.5%.
  • Telkomsel was the fastest major mobile provider in Indonesia during Q2 2021, earning a Speed Score of 28.02. Telkomsel also achieved the top Consistency Score at 84.1%, beating out IM3 Ooredoo’s 83.5%.
  • Jakarta had the fastest mean fixed broadband download speed of Indonesia’s most populous cities at 32.86 Mbps, while Tangerang achieved the fastest mean mobile download speed at 24.69 Mbps.

    Malaysia

  • During Q2 2021, Speedtest Intelligence reveals that TIME was the fastest fixed broadband provider in Malaysia, earning a Speed Score of 116.36. TIME also achieved the highest Consistency Score (86.7%).
  • On mobile, Digi edged out Maxis for the fastest mobile provider, earning a Speed Score of 30.20 to Maxis’ 29.92. U Mobile was third at 27.40.
  • Apple earned the top spot as Malaysia’s fastest device manufacturer during Q2 2021, with Apple devices achieving a mean download speed of 34.22 Mbps. Samsung was second at 28.77 Mbps and Huawei third at 27.68 Mbps.
  • Among Malaysia’s most populous cities, Nusajaya had the fastest mean fixed broadband speed during Q2 2021, achieving 125.88 Mbps download and 81.29 Mbps upload. Petaling Jaya was second, achieving 122.91 Mbps download and 82.56 Mbps upload.
  • Nusajaya also had the fastest mean mobile download speed at 38.51 Mbps during Q2 2021.

    Singapore

  • Speedtest Intelligence shows ViewQuest was the fastest fixed broadband provider in Singapore in Q2 2021, achieving a Speed Score of 268.70.
  • During Q2 2021, Singtel was the fastest mobile provider in Singapore, achieving a Speed Score of 83.83.
  • Singtel also blew the competition away for fastest median 5G download speed at 189.55 Mbps during Q2 2021. M1 was second at 110.43 Mbps.
  • Apple edged out Samsung for fastest device manufacturer during Q2 2021, with Apple devices achieving a mean download speed of 87.66 Mbps to Samsung’s 85.48 Mbps. Oppo followed in third with 82.10 Mbps.

    Taiwan

  • Speedtest Intelligence® reveals Chunghwa Telecom was the fastest mobile operator among top providers in Taiwan in Q2 2021 with a Speed Score of 66.47 on modern chipsets — edging out FarEasTone’s 64.46.
  • During Q2 2021, Chunghwa Telecom surpassed FarEasTone as the fastest 5G provider in Taiwan. Chunghwa Telecom achieved a blazing median download speed of 471.73 Mbps — 42.2% faster than its Q1 2021 median download speed.
  • FarEasTone had the highest Consistency Score in Taiwan during Q2 2021 at 92.1%. Chunghwa Telecom followed at 89.4% and Taiwan Mobile was third at 87.5%.
  • Among top device manufacturers during Q2 2021, Apple devices achieved the fastest mean download speed at 79.30 Mbps, edging out Oppo (77.53 Mbps) and Samsung (74.23 Mbps).
  • The Sony Xperia 1 II 5G had the fastest mean download speed at 235.44 Mbps during Q2 2021.

    Vietnam

  • Viettel once again claimed the top spot as Vietnam’s fastest mobile and fixed broadband provider during Q2 2021, earning a mobile Speed Score of 44.16 and fixed broadband Speed Score of 66.77.
  • Viettel also achieved the best fixed broadband Consistency Score at 80.9%, tightly edging out FPT Telecom’s 80.0% and Vinaphone’s 79.6% for the fastest mean fixed broadband download speed
  • Vinaphone had the highest mobile Consistency Score at 94.1%.
  • Apple’s iPhone 12 Pro 5G had the fastest mean download speed at 99.43 Mbps.
  • Ho Chi Minh City overtook the top spot for the fastest mean fixed broadband download speed among Vietnam’s most populous cities with 77.14 Mbps (69.92 Mbps upload).
  • Hanoi edged out Ho Chi Minh City (43.70 Mbps) and Da Nang (43.22 Mbps) for fastest mean mobile download speed at 43.83 Mbps.

    Europe

    Austria

  • Magenta retained its top spot as Austria’s fastest fixed broadband provider, increasing its Speed Score 28.8% from Q1 2021 from 123.45 to 158.94 in Q2 2021.
  • Magenta also had the highest Consistency Score at 88.8% for fixed broadband in Q2 2021.
  • A1 was the fastest mobile provider in Austria during Q2 2021, achieving a Speed Score of 72.64. yesss! followed at 62.49.
  • For the second quarter in a row, yesss! narrowly edged out A1 for the highest mobile Consistency Score in Austria with yesss! achieving 93.7% and A1 achieving 93.4%. Magenta Telekom ad 3 followed at 90.5%.

    Belgium

  • During Q2 2021 — much like Q1 2021 — Telenet and VOO had a fierce competition for Belgium’s fastest fixed broadband provider. However, Telenet earned the top spot again, achieving a Speed Score of 104.24 to VOO’s 102.64.
  • VOO also challenged Telenet for the highest Consistency Score for fixed broadband providers, but Telenet edged VOO out for the top place, 87.8% to 86.8%.
  • Among mobile providers, Telenet fended off competition from BASE as the fastest mobile provider, earning a mobile Speed Score of 72.34 to BASE’s 68.50.
  • Antwerp overtook Ghent for the fastest median fixed broadband download speed 81.31 Mbps to Ghent’s 80.13 Mbps.
  • However, Ghent retained its top place for fastest median mobile download speed among Belgium’s most populous cities achieving a median speed of 72.56 Mbps during Q2 2021.

    Czechia

  • Speedtest Intelligence reveals T-Mobile was Czechia’s fastest mobile provider during Q2 2021, earning a Speed Score of 60.73.
  • However, Vodafone claimed the best mobile Consistency Score during Q2 2021, earning 94.6% to O2’s 91.1%.
  • There was no statistical winner for fastest median 5G download speed in Czechia during Q2 2021, though O2 achieved a median download speed of 128.01 Mbps and T-Mobile achieved 124.69 Mbps.
  • Vodafone dominated as Czechia’s fastest fixed broadband provider during Q2 2021. Vodafone achieved a Speed Score of 100.26.
  • Vodafone also had the best Consistency Score for fixed broadband during Q2 2021 at 79.4%.
  • Pilsen had the fastest mean fixed broadband speeds among Czechia’s most populous cities, achieving a mean download of 111.01 Mbps and a mean upload of 82.82 Mbps.

    Denmark

  • During Q2 2021 in Denmark, Fastspeed was the fastest fixed broadband provider, earning a Speed Score of 303.16 — an increase of 47.7% from Q1 2021. Hiper was second at 231.14 and Fibia third at 164.80.
  • YouSee once again earned the top spot as Denmark’s fastest mobile provider during Q2 2021, achieving a Speed Score of 91.19.
  • An analysis of performance on some of the most popular phones in Denmark revealed the iPhone 12 Pro Max 5G had the fastest median download speed during Q2 2021 at 111.80 Mbps. The iPhone Pro 5G was second at 109.79 Mbps, edging out the iPhone 12 5G at 109.63 Mbps.

    Finland

  • According to Speedtest Intelligence, DNA retained its top spot as Finland’s fastest mobile provider in Q2 2021, earning a Speed Score of 68.20. DNA also edged out Telia for the highest Consistency Score, achieving 90.9% to Telia’s 90.0%.
  • Telia overtook DNA in Q2 2021 as Finland’s fastest 5G provider, achieving a median download speed of 304.22 Mbps to DNA’s 276.20 Mbps.
  • Telia retained its top spot as the fastest fixed broadband provider during Q2 2021, increasing its Speed Score 11.2% from Q1 2021. Telia was also the most consistent, achieving a Consistency Score of 82.7%.
  • Among popular device manufacturers, OnePlus had the fastest median download speed in Finland during Q2 2021 at 67.23 Mbps. However, the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G had the fastest median download speeds among major devices at 121.57 Mbps.

    France

  • Speedtest Intelligence revealed a fierce competition for France’s fastest fixed broadband provider during Q2 2021, though Orange narrowly edged out Free with a Speed Score of 117.15 to 115.89.
  • SFR achieved the highest Consistency Score at 68.2%.
  • Orange earned the top spot as France’s fastest and most consistent mobile provider, earning a mobile Speed Score of 81.00 and a Consistency Score of 89.9%.
  • Orange also blew away the competition as France’s fastest 5G provider by achieving a median 5G download speed of 345.10 Mbps. SFR was next fastest at 204.98 Mbps.
  • Lyon achieved the fastest median fixed broadband download and upload speeds at 127.51 Mbps and 93.46 Mbps, respectively. Nice had the fastest median mobile download speed at 64.63 Mbps.

    Germany

  • According to Speedtest Intelligence, Vodafone was Germany’s fastest fixed broadband provider during Q2 2021, earning a Speed Score of 120.68.
  • 1&1 edged out Vodafone for the highest Consistency Score, 80.4% to Vodafone’s 79.3%.
  • For mobile providers, Telekom achieved the highest Speed Score (76.79) and Consistency Score (91.7%) during Q2 2021.
  • O2 was the fastest 5G provider during Q2 2021 earning the fastest median 5G download speed at 172.24 Mbps. Telekom followed at 154.30.
  • The iPhone 12 Pro 5G had the fastest median download speed among popular devices in Germany during Q2 2021, edging out the iPhone 12 Pro Max 5G 92.25 Mbps to 91.94 Mbps.

    Hungary

  • Vodafone overtook DIGI as Hungary’s fastest fixed broadband provider in Q2 2021, achieving an 8.6% increase in Speed Score from 137.06 in Q1 2021 to 148.79. Vodafone retained the top spot for highest Consistency Score at 87.2% during Q2 2021.
  • Magyar Telekom retained its top spot as Hungary’s fastest and most consistent mobile provider during Q2 2021, earning a Speed Score of 52.59 and Consistency Score of 90.9%.
  • OnePlus overtook Apple during Q2 2021 as the fastest device manufacturer, with OnePlus devices achieving a combined median download speed of 47.29 Mbps to Apple’s 41.81 Mbps.
  • However, Apple’s iPhone 12 Pro Max 5G achieved the fastest median download speed among popular devices during Q2 2021, with an increase in download speed of 17.3% from 70.12 Mbps in Q1 2021 to 82.22 Mbps in Q2 2021.

    Latvia

  • Speedtest Intelligence revealed that Balticom was the fastest and most consistent fixed broadband provider in Latvia during Q2 2021 achieving a Speed Score of 171.56 and Consistency Score of 90.5%.
  • LMT was the fastest provider in Latvia during Q2 2021 with a Speed Score of 41.13.
  • Tele2 narrowly edged out BITE and LMT as Latvia’s most consistent provider, earning a Consistency Score of 86.0% to BITE’s 85.1% and LMT’s 83.3%.
  • Olaine had the fastest median fixed broadband download and upload speeds, 94.16 Mbps and 94.51 Mbps, respectively.

    Luxembourg

  • Tango retained its top spot as Luxembourg’s fastest fixed broadband provider during Q2 2021 by achieving a Speed Score of 125.73, an increase of 4.5% over Q1 2021.
  • Tango and Eltrona tied for the highest Consistency Score during Q2 2021 at 86.3%.
  • POST again was the fastest mobile provider in Luxembourg during Q2 2021, achieving an 18.3% increase in Speed Score from 86.31 in Q1 2021 to 102.09 in Q2 2021. POST also remained the most consistent provider with a Consistency Score of 96.3%.
  • Among Luxembourg’s most populous cities, Differdange achieved the fastest median fixed broadband download and upload speeds at 131.26 Mbps and 93.32 Mbps, respectively.
  • Ettelbruck had the fastest median mobile download and upload speeds at 117.76 Mbps and 21.64 Mbps, respectively.

    Malta

  • Melita retained its top spot as Malta’s fastest and most consistent fixed broadband provider during Q2 2021, earning a Speed Score of 113.64 and Consistency Score of 83.9%.
  • GO was Malta’s fastest and most consistent mobile provider during Q2 2021, achieving a Speed Score of 56.36 and Consistency Score of 92.8%.
  • Among popular devices, Apple’s iPhone 12 Pro Max 5G achieved the fastest mean download speed at 75.81 Mbps.

    Serbia

  • SBB retained its top spot as Serbia’s fastest and most consistent fixed broadband provider during Q2 2021 with a Speed Score of 81.09 and Consistency Score of 81.8%.
  • A1 knocked Telenor out of the top place during Q2 2021 as Serbia’s fastest mobile provider, achieving a Speed Score of 54.26 to Telenor’s 49.99.
  • A1 and Telenor tied for the most consistent provider by earning a Consistency Score of 92.5%. mts trailed at 91.0%
  • The fastest chipset in Serbia during Q2 2021 was Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X55 5G, which had a median download speed of 74.21 Mbps. Samsung’s Exynos 2100 was second at 57.97 Mbps and Hisilicon’s Kirin 990 at 57.49 Mbps.

    Slovakia

  • Telekom knocked Orange out of first place as Slovakia’s fastest mobile operator during Q2 2021 with a Speed Score of 58.17 to Orange’s 56.22. Telekom increased its Speed Score 18.5% from Q1 2021 to Q2 2021.
  • UPC retained its top spot as Slovakia’s fastest and most consistent fixed broadband provider with a Speed Score of 139.35 — an increase of 23.1% from Q1 2021 — and a Consistency Score of 87.2%.
  • The Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max 5G had the fastest median download speed among popular devices at 86.11 Mbps during Q2 2021, an increase of 33.3% over Q1 2021.

    Spain

  • DIGI sped ahead of the competition, earning its place as fastest and most consistent fixed broadband provider in Q2 2021 with a Speed Score of 259.90 and Consistency Score of 91.5%. Orange was second at 154.03, Movistar third (139.65) and Yoigo fourth (134.71).
  • Movistar provided the fastest and most consistent mobile experience among Spanish mobile providers with a Speed Score of 58.47 and Consistency Score of 90.8%.
  • Vodafone more than doubled its closest competitor as Spain’s fastest 5G provider by achieving a median download speed of 322.81 Mbps.
  • Madrid had the fastest median fixed broadband download and upload speeds at 142.97 Mbps and 111.48, respectively, as well as the fastest median mobile download speed at 41.66 Mbps. Barcelona trailed closely behind for fixed broadband at 134.73 Mbps download and 104.54 Mbps upload, as well as for mobile download at 40.10 Mbps.

    North and South America

    Argentina

  • Telecentro achieved the highest fixed broadband Speed Score (57.16) in Argentina during Q2 2021.
  • Speedtest Intelligence revealed Personal was the fastest mobile operator in Argentina during Q2 2021 with a Speed Score of 38.49.
  • Buenos Aires achieved the fastest mean fixed broadband download speed among Argentina’s most populous cities, recording a download speed of 77.79 Mbps.
  • For mobile download speeds, La Plata recorded the fastest mean mobile download speed in Argentina at 40.28 Mbps during Q2 2021.

    Brazil

  • Speedtest Intelligence reveals Claro was the fastest and most consistent mobile operator in Brazil among top providers during Q2 2021, achieving the highest Speed Score of 42.61 and Consistency Score of 87.8%.
  • Vivo was the fastest fixed broadband provider among top providers in Brazil in Q2 2021 with a Speed Score of 93.23.
  • Among Brazil’s most populous cities, seven cities achieved mean fixed broadband download speeds of over 100 Mbps, with Goiânia having the fastest download and upload speeds at 130.15 Mbps and 76.98 Mbps, respectively.
  • Brasilia had the fastest mean mobile download speed at 43.74 Mbps.

    Canada

  • Shaw and Rogers blazed above the competition for Canada’s fastest fixed broadband providers in Q2 2021, earning Speed Scores of 181.66 and 179.95, respectively.
  • Rogers edged out Shaw for the highest Consistency Score in Canada during Q2 2021 by earning 89.0% to Shaw’s 87.0%.
  • TELUS retained its top spot as the fastest mobile operator in Canada during Q2 2021, achieving a Speed Score of 82.93.
  • Videotron also retained its top spot during Q2 2021 as Canada’s most consistent mobile operator, achieving a Consistency Score of 89.6%.
  • Competition for the fastest median 5G download speed was competitive with no statistical winner during Q2 2021. Bell achieved a median download speed of 191.26 Mbps and TELUS achieved 184.45 Mbps.
  • Rogers achieved the highest 5G Availability in Canada during Q2 2021.
  • Newfoundland and Labrador retained its top spot as Canada’s fastest region for fixed broadband during Q2 2021, achieving a median download speed of 119.77 Mbps.
  • Calgary also retained its top spot among the most populous cities with the fastest median fixed broadband download speed at 129.60 Mbps. Winnipeg retained its top spot for mobile download speed by edging out Edmonton 93.12 Mbps to 91.25 Mbps.
  • Samsung devices had the fastest combined performance, achieving a median download speed of 70.72 Mbps. The Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G edged out the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G for the fastest popular device median download speed 141.44 Mbps to 137.97 Mbps.

    Ecuador

  • According to Speedtest Intelligence, Netlife was Ecuador’s fastest and most consistent fixed broadband provider during Q2 2021, achieving a Speed Score of 38.72 and Consistency Score of 69.6%.
  • CNT was the fastest and most consistent mobile operator in Ecuador during Q2 2021, achieving a Speed Score of 38.11 and Consistency Score of 86.9%.

    Mexico

  • Speedtest Intelligence reveals Telcel was Mexico’s fastest mobile operator during Q2 2021, earning a Speed Score of 47.80.
  • Telcel was also Mexico’s most consistent mobile operator, achieving a Consistency Score of 89.2%.
  • Veracruz showed the fastest mean mobile download and upload speeds among Mexico’s most populous cities during Q2 2021, recording a mean download speed of 46.24 Mbps and mean upload speed of 19.36 Mbps.
  • Apple devices had the five fastest mean download speeds in Mexico. The iPhone 12 Pro 5G narrowly beat out the iPhone 12 Pro Max 5G and iPhone 12 5G for the fastest popular device during Q2 2021, achieving respective speeds of 74.65 Mbps, 72.63 Mbps and 72.37 Mbps.

    Peru

  • Among Peru’s top providers, Claro was the fastest mobile provider during Q2 2021, achieving a Speed Score of 36.91.
  • Apple devices achieved the highest mean download speeds among top device manufacturers during Q2 2021, recording a mean download speed of 40.32 Mbps.
  • Among popular mobile devices, the Apple iPhone 12 Pro 5G had the fastest mean download speed at 80.30 Mbps. The Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max 5G was second at 77.02 Mbps and the Apple iPhone 12 5G third at 75.63 Mbps.

    United States

  • Speedtest Intelligence reveals Verizon was the fastest fixed broadband provider in the United States during Q2 2021, earning a Speed Score of 170.22 — 6.3% increase over Q1 2021.
  • Speedtest Intelligence also reveals that T-Mobile was the fastest and most consistent mobile operator in the United States during Q2 2021, achieving a median download speed of 54.13 Mbps and a Consistency Score of 84.8%.
  • After looking at tests taken only on 5G, T-Mobile achieved the fastest median 5G download speed during Q2 2021 at 99.84 Mbps, a 21.2% increase over Q1 2021.
  • During Q2 2021, T-Mobile had the best 5G Availability of 69.0%.
  • Mobile download speeds blazed ahead in the most populous U.S. cities during Q2 2021 with Tampa, Florida supplanting St. Paul, Minnesota as the fastest city for median mobile download speed during Q2 2021 at 79.75 Mbps, an increase of 14.6% over St. Paul’s fastest median speed during Q1 2021.
  • San Antonio, Texas knocked Gilbert, Arizona out of first place as the fastest city for fixed broadband among the United State’s most populous cities, edging out Raleigh, North Carolina with a median download speed of 183.60 Mbps to Raleigh’s 183.04 Mbps.

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| July 27, 2021

Oslo Tops the List of World Capitals with the Fastest 5G in Q1-Q2 2021

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Mobile operators are rapidly expanding 5G deployments across the globe, with 16,410 new 5G deployments across 109 countries added to the Ookla 5G Map™ in June 2021 alone. Huge investments in 5G are being made to increase performance, especially in major cities. We used Speedtest Intelligence® to see which world capitals have the best 5G speeds and availability, based on locations with commercially available 5G during Q1-Q2 2021.

Oslo, Norway was the fastest world capital for 5G during Q1-Q2 2021

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The race for fastest 5G performance among world capitals was extremely competitive during Q1-Q2 2021. Oslo, Norway had the fastest 5G of any world capital, clocking in with a median download speed of 526.74 Mbps. Seoul, South Korea had the second fastest median download speed over 5G at 467.84 Mbps; Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates was third (421.26 Mbps); Doha, Qatar fourth (413.40 Mbps) and Stockholm, Sweden fifth (401.30 Mbps). Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (384.66 Mbps); Kuwait City, Kuwait (338.97 Mbps), Muscat, Oman (318.95 Mbps); Beijing, China (291.19 Mbps); and Taipei, Taiwan (287.86 Mbps); rounded out the top 10. Helsinki, Finland showed a median 5G download speed of 279.59 Mbps; Sofia, Bulgaria 260.55 Mbps; Canberra, Australia 258.39 Mbps; Bangkok, Thailand 253.73 Mbps; Manama, Bahrain 249.71; Dublin, Ireland 223.01; Luxembourg City, Luxembourg 209.98 Mbps; Paris, France 208.48 Mbps and Bucharest, Romania 203.44 Mbps.

We saw median 5G download speeds between 150 Mbps and 200 Mbps in the following world capitals during Q1-Q2 2021: Ottawa, Canada (196.11 Mbps); Hanoi, Vietnam (195.99 Mbps); Bratislava, Slovakia (188.23 Mbps); Madrid, Spain (183.37 Mbps); Bern, Switzerland (175.69 Mbps); Rome, Italy (171.79 Mbps); London, United Kingdom (167.50 Mbps); Tokyo, Japan (167.02 Mbps); Athens, Greece (164.95 Mbps); Copenhagen, Denmark (162.75 Mbps); Ljubljana, Slovenia (158.50 Mbps); Hong Kong (153.78) and Washington, D.C., United States (151.80 Mbps).

Cape Town, South Africa was the slowest world capital for 5G in Q1-Q2 2021

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Speedtest Intelligence shows Capetown, South Africa had the slowest median download speed over 5G during Q1-Q2 2021 at 53.33 Mbps. Other world capitals with slower median 5G download speeds included: Brasilia, Brazil (62.18 Mbps); San Juan, Puerto Rico (72.59 Mbps); Warsaw, Poland (80.18 Mbps); Singapore (111.20 Mbps); Manila, Philippines (112.23 Mbps); Prague, Czechia (116.30 Mbps); Budapest, Hungary (137.54 Mbps); Amsterdam, Netherlands (139.75 Mbps); Zagreb, Croatia (140.92 Mbps); Vienna, Austria (144.93 Mbps); Jerusalem, Israel (145.17 Mbps); and Berlin, Germany (148.16 Mbps).

Capitals not mentioned on either of these lists did not have sufficient 5G samples during Q1-Q2 2021 to be included in this report.

The fastest 5G speeds are yet to come

5G is rapidly improving across the world and we’re eager to see how countries, cities and operators continue to perform during Q3 2021 and beyond. If you want to see how your 5G network performs against these benchmarks, please download the Android or iOS app, and take a Speedtest®. Learn more about 5G provider performance in select cities here, and visit the Ookla 5G MapTM to see which providers are offering 5G in your area.

Editor’s note: This article was updated on July 28 to reorganize the content for clarity.

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Global Speeds

About the Author

Josh Fomon