5G is inherently faster, which boosts median download speeds and we suspect speeds will continue to improve as network operators continue to build out their 5G networks to reach more and more customers. According to Speedtest Intelligence, nearly seventy thousand more customers performed a Speedtest® over 5G in Q1-Q2 2021 than in Q3-Q4 2020. during Q1-Q2 2021 is due to a giant surge in consumers switching to 5G service. During this same period, 4G LTE download speeds remained nearly constant: starting at 23.50 Mbps in Q1-Q2 2019 and decreasing slightly over time to 23.01 Mbps during Q1-Q2 2021. Q1-Q2 2019 started at 21.44 Mbps and speeds began rising as late as Q3-Q4 2020 to 23.60 Mbps before further increasing to 29.96 Mbps in Q1-Q2 2021. Q1-Q2 2021 marked a noticeable upward trend in median download speed over all technologies in the U.K. 5G is helping to lift stagnant mobile download speeds landed squarely in the middle of the list with 10.2% 5G Availability. The Netherlands was second at 44.0% and South Korea third at 40.4%. led the way with 49.5% of consumers with 5G capable devices experiencing 5G connections a majority of the time. Speedtest Intelligence shows a wide divide between 5G Availability in these nations during Q1-Q2 2021. is far behind trading partners for 5G Availability
lagged behind every other top trading partner except France at 15.91 Mbps. China had the fastest median 5G upload speed on the list at 46.31 Mbps, followed by South Korea (41.79 Mbps) and the Netherlands (33.16 Mbps). The United States had the slowest 5G download speed among the U.K.’s top trading partners with a median of 81.04 Mbps. had the next fastest download speed on the list at 167.38 Mbps, edging out Japan (163.68 Mbps). Speedtest Intelligence found South Korea and China had the fastest median 5G download speeds among the U.K’s top trading partners at 440.53 Mbps and 302.78 Mbps, respectively, during Q1-Q2 2021. is ahead of European trade partners for 5G, can’t beat South Korea and China country’s 5G performance and availability is, and the fastest cities in the U.K. to see how 5G compares with major trading partners, how 5G is boosting speeds, which top operators have the fastest 5G and highest availability, how consumers are rating their network experience, what each U.K. So we used data from Ookla® Speedtest Intelligence® to examine Q1-Q2 2021 performance in the U.K. report showed disparate 5G access across the U.K.
Despite this progress, London achieved mediocre 5G speeds compared to other world capitals in our recent analysis. 3’s 5G network covers 30% of the “outdoor population”, Vodafone offers 5G service to 123 towns and cities, O2 has 5G in over 180 towns and cities and EE plans on having 5G provide “signal to over 90% of UK landmass” by 2028. More and more communities are gaining access to 5G networks and speeds in the United Kingdom as operators expand 5G deployments across the nation.