Benchmarking the Global 5G Experience — September 2021
With the autumn smartphone upgrade cycle about to start, with the recent launch of new Samsung foldable models and the new iPhone, many mobile users will be considering purchasing their first 5G phone. Opensignal has again looked at the 5G experience to see how it compares globally
How the 5G experience compares across 50 states and 250 US cities
Opensignal has analyzed smartphone users’ 5G mobile experience across all 50 U.S. states and as many as 250 cities. We found that 5G varied significantly across U.S. geographies, with our 5G users on the East Coast generally having a better 5G experience, followed by users on the West Coast and in the Great Lakes region.
Switzerland, September 2021, 5G Experience
In Opensignal's first 5G Experience Report on Switzerland, Sunrise dominates the awards table. The operator wins both 5G speeds awards outright and shares the victory with Salt for the three experiential awards. However, Swisscom wins the two measures of the extent of 5G, which means our Swisscom users were able to connect to 5G more frequently and in more places than those on its competitors’ networks.
Netherlands, September 2021, 5G Experience
KPN wins 5G Download Speed for the second time, and shares the 5G Upload Speed award with T-Mobile.
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Germany, August 2021, 5G Experience
In our first report on the 5G user experience in Germany, Telekom showed a strong performance - with a smooth win in six out of seven categories, but O2 took the win in the 5G download speed category.
Japan is starting to close the gap with global 5G leaders
Japan is still at an early stage in its 5G deployment and this is reflected in how the 5G experience compares globally.
Canada, August 2021, 5G Experience
Our latest analysis shows that one operator has emerged as the early market leader. Rogers has pulled ahead of the pack in the 5G race and wins four out of seven 5G awards outright.
The European smartphone speed race: How Apple, OnePlus, Oppo, Samsung and Xiaomi compare
Across all brands we see that the overall speed for 5G devices is significantly higher compared with 4G smartphone models of the same brand.
Quantifying the mmWave 5G experience in the US — July update
Opensignal analyzed the U.S. mobile experience on mmWave 5G, a subset of 5G experience which is significantly different to other types of 5G services. We found the fastest average mmWave 5G download speed of 618.4 Mbps using Verizon.
USA, July 2021, 5G User Experience
AT&T wins our third multiplayer mobile gaming experience award in the U.S.
