A Note About Everyday 5G Results
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RootMetrics June 5G scorecard A look at 5G performance in Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Nottingham 5G in the UK is growing fast. To provide the best view of the consumer’s real-world 5G experience, our new 5G Scorecard looks at both 5G-only and 5G mixed mode results and combines those into one view of Everyday 5G performance. Our June 5G Scorecard looks at Everyday 5G availability and speed results from our first-half 2021 testing in Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Nottingham. For additional performance context, the maps below also show 5G-only results and overall median download speeds recorded on all network technologies. To learn more about Everyday 5G results, see below or read our new blog. To see more 5G performance results, visit our May 5G Scorecard. High-level storylines EE posted the highest Everyday 5G O2 (now Virgin Media O2) clocked availability in all four cities, along with the the fastest Everyday 5G median download fastest Everyday 5G median download speed in Edinburgh, and its speeds were speed in Nottingham. EE also had improved impressive elsewhere. O2 also showed an Everyday 5G availability in three out of four expanded 5G footprint since 2H 2020, cities since 2H 2020 and faster Everyday 5G registering 5G results in all four cities in 1H median download speeds in all four. In 2021 compared to just one in 2H 2020 short, EE performed well across the board. (Nottingham). Since then, O2 expanded its 5G service to Cardiff, Edinburgh, and Glasgow. Three showed expanded Everyday 5G Vodafone didn’t register any 5G availability in all four cities since 2H 2020. results in Nottingham, but the operator While Three’s Everyday 5G median download clocked the fastest Everyday 5G median speed improved in one city since 2H 2020 download speeds in both Cardiff and (Glasgow), its speeds were the slowest among Glasgow. Even better news is that all operators in all four cities. That said, Vodafone’s Everyday 5G availability and Three’s Everyday 5G speeds were still much median download speeds improved in faster than its overall median download all three of its cities with 5G since 2H speeds across all network technologies. 2020. Everyday 5G availability, Everyday 5G median download speeds, and overall median download speeds Everyday 5G availability (%) Everyday 5G median download speed (Mbps) Overall median download speed (Mbps) Edinburgh Glasgow EE 37.3% | 132.4 | 74.9 EE 44.2% | 113.5 | 65.3 O2 30.3% | 163.3 | 26.9 O2 11.9% | 179.3 | 9.5 Three 18.1% | 74.4 | 22.0 Three 27.8% | 92.2 | 25.7 Vodafone 20.2% | 120.0 | 29.1 Vodafone 29.5% | 192.2 | 29.4 Cardiff EE 55.8% | 135.2 | 80.8 O2 24.6% | 115.7 | 11.4 Three 23.7% | 87.6 | 19.3 Vodafone 44.2% | 140.2 | 54.9 Nottingham EE 64.0% | 132.8 | 94.0 O2 17.1% | 118.8 | 20.8 Three 36.0% | 76.9 | 25.1 Vodafone NA | NA | 17.5 5G-only availability, 5G-only median download speeds, and overall median download speeds 5G-only availability (%) 5G-only median download speed (Mbps) Overall median download speed (Mbps) Edinburgh Glasgow EE 33.5% | 143.1 | 74.9 37.1% | 121.4 | 65.3 EE O2 21.8% | 174.2 | 26.9 9.0% | 199.7 | 9.5 O2 Three 13.2% | 95.4 | 22.0 20.2% | 106.6 | 25.7 Three Vodafone 14.4% | 134.9 | 29.1 Vodafone 25.2% | 198.2 | 29.4 Cardiff EE 48.7% | 145.1 | 80.8 O2 18.0% | 130.4 | 11.4 Three 17.9% | 92.9 | 19.3 Vodafone 37.3% | 148.1 | 54.9 Nottingham EE 56.3% | 136.3 | 94.0 O2 11.6% | 140.8 | 20.8 Three 29.8% | 84.4 | 25.1 Vodafone NA | NA | 17.5 Contact us for additional performance metrics and insights. Improvement stories since 2H 2020 – by operator EE in Edinburgh O2 (now Virgin Media O2) EE’s Everyday 5G availability in in Edinburgh Edinburgh grew from 23.6% to 37.7% In 2H 2020, O2 didn’t register any 5G since 2H 2020, and its Everyday 5G results in Edinburgh. This time, however, median download speed in the city O2 delivered the fastest Everyday 5G increased by 22.3 Mbps, jumping from median download speed in the city at 110.1 Mbps in 2H 2020 to a speedy 132.4 163.3 Mbps, while its Everyday 5G Mbps this time. availability of 30.3% trailed that of only EE (37.7%). Three in Glasgow Vodafone in Cardiff Three’s Everyday 5G availability in Glasgow Vodafone showed nice gains in Cardiff increased from 9.0% in 2H 2020 to a much since 2H 2020. Its Everyday 5G broader 27.8% this time. While Three availability nearly doubled from 23.4% to showed speed declines in Cardiff, 44.2%, while Vodafone’s Everyday 5G Edinburgh, and Nottingham, its Everyday median download speed in the city 5G median download speed in Glasgow jumped from 106.9 Mbps to 140.2 Mbps, moved from 88.9 Mbps to 92.2 Mbps since the fastest of any operator in the city. 2H 2020. A note about Everyday 5G results The Everyday 5G results in this scorecard include a combination of results recorded on both 5G-only and "5G mixed mode," the user experience of switching between 5G and 4G LTE during the same data activity. With 5G growing fast and users switching between 5G-only and 5G mixed mode more and more often, Everyday 5G results offer the most accurate picture of the daily 5G experience when connected to 5G for any amount of time. We've also included 5G-only results to provide a look at how 5G would perform if it were ubiquitous today. The maps above also show each operator’s overall median download speeds. Overall median download speeds reflect speeds recorded on all network technologies, including 5G, 5G mixed mode, 4G LTE, and any sub-4G technologies. Until 5G becomes more widely available and reaches a point of ubiquity, overall median download speeds reflect a typical speed experience when moving back and forth between different network technologies. To learn more about Everyday 5G results, check out our new blog. The fine print about our 5G scorecard results The results in the scorecard offer a high-level snapshot of what we saw for each operator across four recently tested cities. These results do not imply which operator is offering the best 5G performance as a whole in any of the four cities included in this scorecard, across or within any of the 16 cities we test every six months, across the UK as a whole, or over a longer period of time. For more on 5G performance in the UK, visit our May 5G Scorecard. 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