Providing real-world intelligence and based on speed tests run in the field, the CELLSMART survey represents performances average users would experience in each location. And according to the data, 5G peak download speeds already have hit 1 Gbps, with the top five download speeds exceeding 780 Mbps in outdoor tests. Meanwhile, peak 5G upload speeds in outdoor tests have increased by 35 percent, from 109 Mbps (Netherlands) to 146.75 Mbps (United States). Compared to 4G, 5G speeds show significant improvement: with an increase of 486.57 percent (outdoor) and 694 percent (indoor). Overall, global average outdoor download speed for 5G is 210.05 Mbps. Average indoor speeds clock in at 182.46 Mbps. All the while, samples in Norway and the Philippines had outdoor speed tests that showed latency of less than 10ms, followed closely by the United States (10ms), China (11ms) and France (11ms). Overall, 5G provided hyperasymmetrical test results, said CELLSMART, with the average outdoor download speed of 210.05 Mbps compared to an average outdoor upload speed of 26.78 Mbps. Also noted were that average upload speeds lag download speeds with almost no improvement from 4G to 5G in indoor tests. Both 4G and 5G upload speeds remain significantly lower than download speeds, but 5G upload speeds as a percentage of download speeds is 17 percent, compared to 74 percent on 4G. As download speeds continue to increase, however, Forman expects upload speeds to rise, as well, especially as fixed wireless access becomes increasingly recognized as a revenue driver and greater emphasis is placed on the 5G B2B opportunity. Another challenge, said CELLSMART analysts, is that increases in capacity are not distributed evenly, and cellular network performance is hyper-localized. According to the data, Telemovel in Portugal, which leads the rankings with 545.38 average download speed, across all network types, has 138 percent greater average speed than 10th placed Mint Mobile in the United States, showing how different average performance can be even among leading carriers. Other than Singtel, all carriers in the top 10 are in Western Europe or North America. Singtel is ranked number two in average download speed with 417 Mbps. Average upload speeds across all network types show even greater variation. Telstra Mobile in Austria leads with 103.30 Mbps average upload speed, and it is followed by Finetwork in Spain with 84.58 Mbps. The survey results also revealed how latency is impacted in indoor settings, with average 5G latency being 14.58ms lower indoors than outdoors. Average latency indoors was 15.32 higher on 4G than outdoors. Moving forward, CELLSMART analysts expect service providers in North America and Western Europe will be the first players to tap the opportunity in 5G fixed wireless access based on the available cellular networks, with the opportunity later cascading across developed markets in Asia-Pacific and the Middle East. And make no mistake, the 5G FWA market is expected to explode. According to research firm MarketAndMarkets, the global 5G fixed wireless access market is expected to be worth $29.4 billion this year but will reach $153 billion by 2028, growing at a compound annual growth rate of 39 percent. Ericsson, for its part, recently predicted that FWA connections will reach 300 million by 2028, out of which 5G FWA will represent almost 80 percent of the total FWA connections. o 5G Maximum Download Speeds: Outdoor (Mbps) Spain 993.00 United States 966.00 Austria 921.10 France 803.96 Norway 789.00 5G Maximum download speeds: Indoor (Mbps) Norway 994.00 France 898.00 Spain 753.00 United States 735.00 Germany 619.00 Source: CELLSMART Top Five Carriers: Average Download All Networks (Mbps) 1. Telemovel; Portugal 545.38 2. Singtel; Singapore 417.00 3. T-Mobile; United States 351.69 4. Meo; Portugal 350.52 5. Telia Norge; Norway 323.85 Source: CELLSMART MOBILE & WIRELESS 28 CHANNELV ISION | MARCH - APRIL 2023
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