Using Speedtest data, Ookla has taken a look at the early usage of T-Mobile’s T-Satellite service across T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon and FirstNet users in the US. Speedtest data highlights the early usage of T-Mobile’s T-Satellite service, which works on most new iOS and Android smartphones released in the past 2-4 years. The service is available […]

Ookla has analysed country-level train Wi-Fi performance across Europe and Asia, using Speedtest Intelligence. Europe and Asia’s rail networks, long heralded as a backbone of economic competitiveness, are now judged not only on punctuality and comfort but on the quality of the digital experience onboard. High-quality train Wi-Fi has shifted from nice-to-have to essential rail […]

Data from Ookla, a specialist in connectivity intelligence, reveals Londoners spend more time in mobile signal not-spots and experience slower 5G speeds than residents of other UK cities, resulting in poorer performance in everyday tasks like web browsing. In the first article in a new series exploring the competitiveness of mobile networks in European towns […]

Intense fibre overbuilding in advanced European markets has made investments in timely Wi-Fi upgrades a critical lever for enhancing and differentiating multi-gigabit experiences reports Ookla, a specialist in network intelligence and connectivity insights. European markets are at the forefront of the global transition to full-fibre networks in the last mile, with multi-gigabit home broadband connections […]

Ookla, the network intelligence company behind Downdetector and Speedtest, has published research on the global reach and performance of 5G Standalone (SA) and Europe’s digital competitiveness in the deployment and commercialisation of 5G SA networks. Developed in collaboration with Omdia, the report, A Global Evaluation of Europe’s Digital Competitiveness in 5G SA, focuses on Europe’s […]

Skyscrapers test the limits of telecommunications and connectivity systems. These structures highlight both the obstacles and innovations required for seamless connectivity in high-rise environments. This Ookla report, using data from Cell Analytics, benchmarks the 5G indoor coverage experience in nine of the world’s most iconic buildings by analysing the average Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP) […]

While Europe may not represent the largest market for satellite solutions compared to other large landmass regions with lower fibre density and a greater share of the population living in rural areas, low Earth orbit (LEO) constellations have emerged as an important part of the connectivity toolkit in the region. SpaceX’s Starlink has secured a […]

Ookla has analysed the potential impact of the recently announced entry of DIGI in Belgium, which shifts the market from a three- to four-player structure. DIGI aims to achieve 30 per cent 5G population coverage by the end of 2025 and establish a network of 4,500 sites in Belgium by 2030. Key takeaways include: DIGI’s […]

Ookla, a specialist in network intelligence and connectivity insights, has analysed how the number of operators in a market affects network quality and consumer prices across the EU and other high-income countries. According to Speedtest Intelligence, three-player mobile markets in the EU delivered median download speeds 56 per cent faster than their four-player counterparts in […]

VeEX, a global player of test and measurement solutions for next-generation networks has introduced the PX90 PON Service Installation Meter. As the industry’s first all-in-one PON test toolkit, the PX90 includes selective optical power measurements (OPM) and Internet access speed test validation over LAN and WiFi. With an entirely new ergonomic design, this game changing […]