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Data from network metrics company Opensignal showed T-Mobile US continued to dominate 5G data rates in the downlink but lost its uplink crown to Verizon in the opening months of 2023, with AT&T lagging in both categories.

Opensignal research showed Verizon and AT&T closed the gap to rival T-Mobile US in terms of 5G data rates due to deployments in C-Band spectrum, though noted some lag remains. The company stated AT&T’s use of C-Band increased from 4.

Singapore-based StarHub’s mobile network delivered the fastest average download speeds in the citystate, while newcomer TPG Telecom’s users experienced the slowest download and upload rates by a large margin, data from network metrics company Opensignal showed.

Network metrics company Opensignal agreed to a buyout by US-based peer Comlinkdata for an undisclosed sum, a move pitched as boosting the information available to operators. Comlinkdata provides market research, analytics and consulting services to network operators.

La firma Opensignal de análisis y medición de redes ha aceptado ser adquirida por su homóloga estadounidense Comlinkdata, por un precio que aún no se ha dado a conocer.

A focus on low-band 5G deployments resulted in the US ranking in last place in an Opensignal analysis of typical data rates for the technology spanning 12 countries. The company stated average download rates in the US stand at 50.

Data from Opensignal showed 5G networks delivered significantly faster download data rates than Wi-Fi in seven out of eight countries with mature deployments of the next-generation mobile technology.