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Global 5G

Big Carriers Blasted for 5G Speeds: ‘Compare Yourself to Other Countries’

  • Written by James Anderson
  • October 1, 2020
The U.S. is performing well in 5G availability, but average download speed is another story.

Average U.S. 5G network speeds lag behind that of other countries.

That’s according to Opensignal, which recently unveiled numbers around 5G network speed in 12 countries.

The data, collected between May and August, showed the U.S. lagging significantly behind its counterparts in 5G download speed. While the U.S. averaged 50.9 Mbps, Saudia Arabia averaged 414.2 Mbps.

Opensignal 5G

Source: Opensignal

Dave Sobel

MSP Radio’s Dave Sobel

MSP Radio founder Dave Sobel said the three major wireless carriers need to consider how they’re performing globally, not just domestically.

“You compare yourselves against one another all the time. Why are you not comparing yourself to other countries? Verizon points at T-Mobile. T-Mobile points at AT&T. They all point fingers at one another. Saudi Arabia is 14 times faster than you guys, according to real world data. Compare yourself to them,” Sobel said.

The U.S. did perform better on 5G availability, slotting into fifth with an active 5G connection of 19.3%. T-Mobile and AT&T both use low-band spectrum, which lends itself more to availability than to speed. Saudi Arabia once again led the countries with a 34.4 5G network availability.

Opensignal 5GAvailability

Source: Opensignal

And Then There’s Price

Nonprofit The Markup evaluated mobile plans costs and concluded that the U.S. prices rank third highest globally. That pairs poorly with the average download speeds.

Markup Mobile Costs

Source: The Markup

Sobel called the state of U.S. 5G “incredibly market-limiting.”

“We as an industry are dependent on these companies,” Sobel told Channel Partners. “We’re dependent on the carriers, and unless they do their bit, the rest of us are all just behind.”

Sobel said carriers too quickly blame the size of the U.S. for the slower average speeds.

“I’d buy that argument if New York and D.C. and San Francisco were blazing fast and they were struggling with the rural places. I’d buy that argument, but that’s not what’s actually happening.”

Eugene Jeong of PhoneArena.com toured New York City this summer to test Verizon’s 5G speeds. He enjoyed download speeds surpassing 1 Gbps in some parts of the city. However, he called 5G reception “finicky.” Users often need to stand still to utilize the “blazing-fast speed.”

“It can take a bit of searching to find a spot with an ideal connection, and even then the speed isn’t perfectly consistent. But real-life download speeds showed significant improvements over normal LTE connections,” Jeong wrote.

Analyst Perspective

Peter Rysavy, president of Rysavy Research, urged readers to not jump to conclusions, given that 5G is in its early stages. He also pointed to population density.

Peter Rysavy

Peter Rysavy

“The biggest determinants of performance are geography and spectrum. The United States has a lower average population density, so it takes longer to achieve the same coverage/performance as denser countries, such as in Asia,” he said.

Rysavy noted that the U.S. trails its peers in midband spectrum allocation.

“T-Mobile, with its 2.5 GHz spectrum, is achieving excellent midband performance. Verizon just acquired CBRS spectrum, which will bolster its midband performance,” he said. “But it will only be once C-band spectrum and 3.45-3.55 GHz can be deployed in the United States that the full potential of 5G will be realized here.”

T-Mobile’s Perspective

T-Mobile announced on Monday that it has added 121 cities and towns to its network. The company told Channel Partners that it offers …

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