Pretty much all the big prizes are T-Mobile’s again
That’s nearly thrice as high as AT&T‘s 53.3Mbps download average in the same timeframe, while Verizon disappointingly scores an even lower 46Mbps tally that obviously pales in comparison with T-Mo’s crushing figure from above.
That’s a huge advantage for T-Mobile in a crucial mobile network experience battle. | Image Credit — Opensignal
These are overall download speed experience results, mind you, and of course, all three operators have received significantly higher marks as far as 5G download speeds are concerned. But while AT&T and Verizon‘s 5G scores are incredibly still lower than T-Mobile‘s overall speed results, Magenta manages to jump to 238.3Mbps in the 5G section of the latest Opensignal study, absolutely demolishing its arch-rivals where it probably matters most for many smartphone users in this day and age.
Naturally, towering 5G speeds are nothing without decent 5G availability, and “decent” is clearly not the best way to describe T-Mo’s 71.7 percent January 2025 result in that category. “Remarkable” is undoubtedly a much more fitting label, and “overwhelmingly dominant” perhaps encapsulates the industry’s status quo most accurately.
This is an even bigger margin of victory for T-Mobile in another very important department. | Image Credit — Opensignal
With 14.7 and 10.6 percent respectively, AT&T and Verizon can’t even begin to dream of catching up to their rival anytime soon… if ever. These numbers, by the way, don’t reflect the geographical availability of the three carriers’ 5G networks, instead measuring how often users actually have access to the fastest mobile technology out there. So, yes, this is another key victory for T-Mobile, both based on how easily it is obtained and how important this massive advantage is likely to prove for many “regular” consumers.
Verizon’s trophies are not to be ignored either, while AT&T settles for a consolation prize
Yes, some categories are arguably more important than others, but that doesn’t mean Big Red’s five outright wins today in the 5G video experience, 5G live video experience, 5G games experience, 5G upload speed, and overall coverage experience sections of Opensignal’s first nationwide analysis of 2025 are anything to scoff at.
The overall tally is T-Mobile 9.5 trophies, Verizon 5.5 wins, and AT&T a single victory. | Image Credit — Opensignal
That’s an especially pointless win for Ma Bell when you take into account the microscopic differences between the similarly impressive availability scores of all three US operators. Yes, you’re generally more likely to get a signal (be it 5G or 4G) on AT&T, but only barely, at least compared to Verizon.
