This Just In: T-Mobile Has Fastest LTE Network

OpenSignal released a new report that 4G LTE speeds have improved from last year, but the United States’ download rates are still on the slow side globally. With the carriers building out their networks with new towers, updated equipment, and small cells, coverage is increasing and so is speed. OpenSignal gathers data from 11 million users to chart the mobile networks across the world. South Korea’s networks are among the best performing in the world with the fastest speeds and excellent coverage. The report explained, “’Time on’ is our proprietary metric for looking at coverage, based on user experience rather than geography. Coverage is most important where users actually spend their time, especially for LTE (as it provides a layer of service that is non-essential for emergencies, unlike voice or basic internet connection). Our metric looks at the proportion of time a user has access to the LTE network, which gives a more accurate look at how real-world users are being served by their provider.” Spain has the fastest mobile network speeds in the world, averaging 18 Mbps. “T-Mobile is the fastest network for LTE in the US, although US LTE speeds rank among the slowest in the world overall,” according to OpenSignal. View the entire report here. http://opensignal.com/reports/2015/02/state-of-lte-q1-2015/