Ookla says T-Mobile is the fastest, too, having inched ahead of previous 5G speed champ AT&T . RootMetrics said T-Mobile ended 2020 with the largest 5G footprint of any carrier, but described the carrier’s 5G speeds as “similar to its speeds on 4G LTE.”
Read moreDoes T-Mobile really have the largest 5G network?
“T-Mobile has the most reliable 5G network ” in the U.S., Umlaut announced on April 6. Verizon was a distant second in the study, with AT&T in last place.
Read moreWhat band of 5G Does Verizon use?
Verizon’s 5G Ultra Wideband network uses 28 GHz and 39 GHz mmWave spectrum bands. This will aid the network in speed and capacity, as a higher number of devices will eventually be able to operate on that high-frequency spectrum.
Read moreWhat band is Verizon’s 5G?
Verizon 5G bands At the time of this writing, Verizon’s 5G network is exclusively mmWave based. It uses the 28GHz and 39GHz bands. Verizon holds 76 percent of the available 28GHz band and 46 percent of the available 39GHz band. Verizon has also won an auction for 28GHz bands in late May 2019.
Read moreDoes T-Mobile really have more 5G coverage?
T-Mobile can keep telling consumers that its 5G service is faster than 4G and offers more coverage than rivals’ 5G , but the National Advertising Division (NAD) of BBB National Programs recommends that it stop claims that its 5G network is more reliable than competitors’ 4G or 5G networks.
Read moreWho has the largest 5G coverage?
T-Mobile has for some time claimed to have the “largest and fastest 5G network.” Largest is an easy one. T-Mobile claimed during Q1 2021 earnings that its 5G network covers 295 million people.
Read moreWho has the fastest 5G coverage?
T-Mobile 5G: What RootMetrics found RootMetrics ran its tests in the largest 125 cities in the U.S., and found that T-Mobile had the fastest 5G download speeds in 48 markets, compared to three for Verizon and zero for AT&T.
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