U.S. phone users got an average 5G download speed of just 50.9 megabits per second , only about twice as fast as on older 4G LTE networks. At 50.9 Mbps, a user would need more than five minutes to download a typical high-definition movie.
Read moreIs 500 Mbps faster than 5G?
5G is expected to reach speeds of 100 Gbps per second eventually. However, speeds are nowhere near that fast yet. So far, 5G is generally between 500 Mbps – 2 Gbps , depending on the network you use.
Read moreIs 5G faster than WIFI?
Opensignal’s latest analysis demonstrates that 5G greatly improves the real-world speeds that users experience. And, even more significantly, 5G offers faster average download speeds than Wifi in seven out of eight leading 5G countries.
Read moreHow fast is 5G download speed?
Recent Speedtest Intelligence data recorded in Denver pegged Verizon 5G Ultra Wideband download speeds at 988.37 Mbps , an 820.2% improvement over LTE.
Read moreIs 5G faster than 400 Mbps?
To combat that, midband technology, which offers speeds averaging between 300 and 400 megabits per second , increases the coverage area provided by millimeter-wave. Finally, low-band 5G offers a range similar to 4G, but with a speed that tops out between 100 and 200Mbps.6 Mar 2022
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