However, the US continues an impressive lead regarding 5G availability. Meanwhile, Brazil and Bahrain rounded out the list with median 5G download speeds of just over 300 Mbps.įor perspective on 5G speeds in the US, Ookla’s last study found T-Mobile with a median download speed of 193.06, Verizon at 119.80, and AT&T at 81.22 Mbps. South Korea and UAE now lead with median speeds of over 500 Mbps for downloads. The 10 countries with the fastest 5G performance saw some changes over the last year.

And the median 5G upload speed actually decreased by 12% to an unimpressive 18.71 Mbps. When looking at the big picture for Q3 2022 vs 2021, the median 5G global download speed only increased 1% to 168.27 Mbps.

We also looked at countries that don’t yet have 5G to understand where consumers are seeing improvements in 4G LTE access.” Global 5G median speed We examined Speedtest Intelligence® data from Q3 2022 Speedtest® results to see how 5G performance has changed since last year, where download speeds are the fastest at the country level, and how satellite technologies are offering additional options to connect. “5G is no longer a new technology, however, consumers in many countries are still waiting to see the full benefits of 5G (or even to connect to 5G at all). Ookla, makers of the popular Speedtest app shared its new report on its blog: While it’s not a surprise the US missed the top 10 countries based on fastest speed, it did take first place for one 5G metric. Ookla has released its latest report on the global state of 5G looking at the overall median speed, performance by country, availability, and more.

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