The new Opensignal 5G Experience Report awarded T-Mobile four categories (download speed, availability, reach and upload speed) and Verizon two (video experience and games experience). T-Mobile’s wins: It won the download speed category for the fourth consecutive time with a…
Ookla, in its third-quarter market report, says that Verizon again provides the fastest fixed broadband service in the United States with a Speed Score of 178.38 Mbps. The firm found that T-Mobile had the fastest and “most consistent” mobile service…
Multi-access edge cloud (MEC) revenues will grow from $3.5 billion last year to $16.7 billion in 2025, a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 37%, according to an MEC forecast from IDC. The worldwide assessment is consistent with the level…
Verizon had the highest single regional Internet customer service score, while AT&T won two of four regions – after winning three a year ago, according to the latest J.D. Power ISP ratings. The providers’ quality and speed were responsible for…
North American 5G connections are up 67% from the second quarter of last year and global connections are up 41% from the first quarter of 2021, according to a new report from research firm Omdia and 5G Americas. Total global…
A new study from PCMag found strong intent to purchase Starlink low-earth satellite broadband from SpaceX. But what people think they would be buying differs significantly from what they actually would be buying, researchers found. PCMag surveyed 1,041 people over…
A new report from 5G Americas identifies a broad range of telecom provider connected car opportunities, including providing cellular connectivity and multi-access edge computing (MEC) to support intelligent transportation systems designed to make roadways safer and more efficient. The 32-page…
The vast majority of parents with K-12 children (93%) say their children had some online instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new homework gap research from Pew Research. And while 70% of those parents said it has been very…
Global mean download speeds on fixed and mobile networks increased 31.9% and 59.5%, respectively, from July 2020 to July 2021, according to the latest release of the Speedtest Global Index. Fixed broadband attained median speeds of 107.50 Mbps and mobile…
New Jersey 5G users had the best experiences in three categories using the technology on a smartphone, while Texas and Illinois 5G users had the best experiences in single categories, according to a new report from Opensignal. This report looked…
Just as the demand for and use of home Wi-Fi increased as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, so did the complaints about Wi-Fi issues, according to a new report from Airties, a provider of managed Wi-Fi solutions for network…
Net broadband subscriptions to cable and wireline phone companies rose by about 890K in the second quarter of the year, according to the Leichtman Research Group (LRG). Last quarter’s broadband growth was short of the approximately 1.26 million gained during…
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