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Last week, Ookla released its latest intelligence report regarding the state of 5G services in the US. The report claimed that T-Mobile’s 5G services are still the fastest in the US. The telco achieved a median download speed of 287.14Mbps in March, surpassing Verizon and AT&T by a large margin. Now, another internet research firm, Opensignal, has compared the performance of all major US carriers.
In its report, Opensignal compared the three major US carriers in terms of user experience across as many as 15 categories. T-Mobile, Verizon, and AT&T were tested on four major metrics: overall experience, 5G experience, coverage, and consistency. The tests were conducted using the data collected between March 1 and May 29, 2024.
Opensignal declares T-Mobile as the winner after comparing all major US carriers on various metrics
Opensignal compared and rated all major US carriers in as many as 15 different categories. The firm declared T-Mobile as the winner in 9 of these categories. The telco emerged as the big winner in the contest and is said to offer the fastest overall experience on 5G networks. T-Mobile offered an average download speed of 139.3Mbps, three times higher than Verizon’s.
Furthermore, T-Mobile also scored the best when it comes to overall 5G availability. The report suggests that T-Mobile users who participated in the test now spend 67.9 percent of their time connected to 5G. It appears to be around six times higher than the runner-up, AT&T. The report also mentions that T-Mobile won Opensignal’s Consistent Quality award for the third consecutive time.
Verizon won awards in the best video, live video, online gaming, and upload speed categories
While T-Mobile was declared the overall winner in the report, Verizon won awards in various categories. The second-best telco on the report was declared the winner in the best video, live video, and online gaming categories. For all three aforementioned metrics, T-Mobile took second place and AT&T third.
In addition, Verizon is declared the clear winner when it comes to offering the best 5G upload speeds. The company offered an average 5G upload speed of 21.2Mbps. T-Mobile and AT&T, on the other hand, delivered 18.8Mbps and 14.1Mbps upload speeds, respectively.
That said, it looks like Verizon is slowly catching up to T-Mobile by improving its overall 5G experience. However, AT&T still has a lot of work to do if it wants to get anywhere closer to the two leading telcos.
