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T-Mobile US maintains 5G lead: Ookla

T-Mobile US achieved a median 5G download speed of 216.56 Mbps in Q4 2022 Once again, Ookla has crowned T-Mobile US as the fastest, most consistent and most available mobile operator in the United States. According to the company’s latest speed test, T-Mobile US achieved...

T-Mobile US crushes competition in latest Ookla rankings

T-Mobile US was the shining star in Ooka’s latest wireless rankings, taking home the gold in nearly every category, while Verizon and AT&T flip-flopped between second and third place. According to Ookla’s findings, T-Mobile US was the fastest mobile operator in the United States...

Starlink’s performance flattened in Q3, Ookla finds

Starlink sees a 10 Mbps dip in median speeds for US users, compared to the second quarter of this year New data from Ookla shows a slight decrease in Starlink's speeds during the third quarter of this year, which could be due to bringing on...

Ookla: Global mobile broadband speeds up 60%

Mobile and fixed-line networks are faster than ever, according to new numbers from Ookla. Despite the challenges of the past year, mobile network speeds in July of 2021 globally are up about 60% compared to July 2020, while wireline network speeds around the world...

Bell Canada expands 5G coverage to 28 more communities, adds US roaming

According to Bell, its roaming partner networks cover more than 90% of the U.S. national population with 5G service Bell Canada has taken the opportunity of being labeled Canada's fastest 5G mobile network in Ookla’s latest network benchmarking report to stake its claim on being the...

Ookla speed tests peg T-Mo as having fastest 5G

In its latest round of speed test data collection, Ookla ranks T-Mobile US' 5G as the fastest during the first quarter of this year, clocking a median 5G download connection speed of 82.35 Mbps. AT&T was second with 76.60 Mbps and Verizon Wireless third...

Ookla Speedtest launches video testing for iOS

Ookla Speedtest is now offering users the ability to directly measure their video streaming experience, providing a new Speedtest that measures max resolution, buffering and loading times. It's only available on iOS devices to start, but Ookla says it'll be rolling out to other...

Test and Measurement: Autonomous, EV cars expected to drive automotive test needs

Analyst firm Frost & Sullivan released a new report examining the impact of autonomous and electric vehicles on the test and measurement market, and found that if solutions offered by pure-play test and measurement OEMs and third-party testing and certification service providers are combined,...

Telia Carrier sees 50% traffic increase in internet backbone; US network usage may be leveling off

Global internet backbone provider Telia Carrier reports that it saw overall traffic volume rise by around 50% during the month of March as a result of pandemic-driven shifts in network usage. There are "major regional differences," the company added, but as of March 20,...

Ookla analyzes network impacts of COVID-19

  There are many ways that the novel coronavirus is being tracked as it spreads around the world: by country, by number of positive tests, by events cancelled. Crowd-sourced network data company Ookla has begun tracking the impact of COVID-19 on fixed and wireless networks...

Test and Measurement: GWS puts AT&T’s 5G on top in Super Bowl performance

This year's Super Bowl wasn't just a showcase for the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers—or halftime performers Shakira and Jennifer Lopez. It was also an opportunity for the four national wireless carriers to highlight their 5G network capabilities, and a large-scale test...

Ookla Speedtest: Verizon’s cellular network was fastest during the Super Bowl

The Kansas City Chiefs may have won the Super Bowl, but which carrier was the winner in terms of network experience during last weekend's game? According to analysis from Ookla Speedtest, if you're talking download speeds, Verizon dominated. If you mean upload speeds, T-Mobile US...

Test and Measurement: Test and Measurement: Speedtest analyzes Puerto Rico networks’ earthquake damage

In the wake of a series of major, damaging earthquakes in Puerto Rico, Ookla Speedtest dove into its data from before and after to get a picture of how mobile users were impacted and the current status of the networks. The fluctuations in power availability...

Test and Measurement: IT network ‘brown-outs’ are costly and common, Netrounds finds

Losing a network connection entirely is a worst-case scenario for an enterprise, but service "brown-outs" -- defined as unexpected and unintentional drops in network quality -- are expensive for businesses to deal with, according to a new survey by network and service assurance company...

Ookla: Global mobile network speeds up, but fixed networks are accelerating even faster

5G is already boosting mobile network speeds in some small countries, Ookla Speedtest finds Both wired and wireless network speeds are getting faster, although fixed broadband is accelerating more quickly than wireless, according to new analysis from Ookla Speedtest. The company also found a discernible...

Test and Measurement: Duubee sets up new 5G lab

Chinese handset and IoT hardware company Duubee has established a 5G device testing lab, the company said in a release this week. Duubee said it has invested "several million dollars" in the lab, which is outfitted with a 5G terminal test platform and equipment for...

Hunting for the fastest airport Wi-Fi

Which airports in the U.S. and Canada have the fastest Wi-Fi? And is it worth the cost to upgrade to a Wi-Fi SSID that you have to pay for? Ookla Speedtest dove into those questions in its newly released annual assessment of airport Wi-Fi offerings....

Ookla puts Snapdragon X50 through its paces; RootMetrics ranks Korean 5G operators

How much does a 5G modem improve performance? Ookla analyzed recent results from its Speedtest Intelligence data from July 2019 on Sprint and Verizon's 5G networks, matching up results from the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G and the LG V50 ThinQ 5G, which both rely...