OpenSignal is out with its latest report and it’s an interesting one. All the major carriers promote their fastest flavor of 5G with a different marketing name. For T-Mobile it’s UC (Ultra Capacity), Verizon uses UWB (Ultra Wideband), and AT&T calls it 5G+. Now Opensignal has determined how often these advanced 5G connections are available, how fast they are, and more.
Following its comprehensive mobile report on US carriers earlier this month, OpenSignal published “Quantifying New 5G Enhanced Services in the US” as the industry’s first report on its website.
“OpenSignal analyzed the mobile experience of US users when they are connected to premium 5G services on three US carriers: AT&T’s 5G+, T-Mobile’s UltraCapacity 5G (5G UC) and Verizon’s 5G Ultra Wideband (5G UW) is reused.”
In the big picture, T-Mobile’s 5G UC and Verizon’s 5G UWB have roughly the same average speed, but T-Mobile wins by a large margin for availability, while Verizon has the best for gaming, OTT voice services, and video experiences. Better experience offered with better 5G. ,
Advanced 5G Comparison
Among the counties in the US where OpenSignal saw 5G service from carriers, T-Mobile led by a wide margin, with 41.9% including 5G Ultra capacity.
Meanwhile, Verizon’s 5G UWB was available in 11.7% of them and AT&T 5G+ was available in only 1.7%.
As for speed, T-Mobile and Verizon were neck and neck for both average enhanced 5G download and upload performance:
Although Verizon took the top spot for gaming, voice, and video experiences, the three carriers were relatively close:
In closing, OpenSignal says:
“It is clear from this analysis that the launch of C-Band from January 2022 has changed the 5G landscape in the U.S. and aligns users’ experience with AT&T and Verizon with T-Mobile’s 5G and its 2.5 GHz mid-band. Spectrum is made more competitive. The results here are also striking because of the differences with the July 2022 OpenSignal US 5G Experience Report.”
To check all the details, check out the full Advanced 5G report.
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