Ookla measures how consistent a carrier’s signal is by measuring how often the signal delivers at least a 5 Mbps download speed and a 1 Mbps upload speed. T-Mobile was able to achieve that combination at least 87.3% of the time with Verizon next at 83.7%, and AT&T third with an 81.3% score. T-Mobile also provided the best video experience (78.21 score) followed once again by Verizon (74.38) and AT&T (71.25). The same order for 5G video score was posted by Ookla with T-Mobile (81.54) ahead of Verizon (79.67) and AT&T (73.32).
Ookla says T-Mobile had the fastest mobile median download wireless speeds in the U.S. during the fourth quarter
By now, you’ve probably discovered a pattern. The pattern continues with 5G performance as T-Mobile, Verizon, and AT&T had median 5G download speeds of 238.87Mbps, 196.43Mbps, and 125.73Mbps respectively. 5G latency also continued the pattern with T-Mobile (48 ms) topping Verizon (52 ms), and AT&T (63 ms).
T-Mobile also had the fastest mobile median upload speeds in the U.S. during Q4
Ookla said that the 5G consistency scores were too close to declare a statistical winner. Nonetheless, T-Mobile had the top percentage at 76.7% with Verizon next at 76.3%. AT&T did finish last with a 68.8% percentage.
Overall, T-Mobile was the fastest mobile operator in 46 states and the District of Columbia during the fourth quarter. Verizon was the fastest in North Dakota, GCI had the top download speeds in Alaska, while no winner could be declared in South Dakota and Vermont.
