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thewayneWell, it's faster than 4G. But 5G in the USA is pretty much the slowest 5G in the world. And 6G is not too far in the future.
From a Slashdot summary:
Average 5G download speeds in the U.S. are 50.9Mbps, a nice step up from average 4G speeds but far behind several countries where 5G speeds are in the 200Mbps to 400Mbps range. These statistics were reported today by OpenSignal, which presented average 5G speeds in 12 countries based on user-initiated speed tests conducted between May 16 and August 14. The U.S. came in last of the 12 countries in 5G speeds, with 10 of the 11 other countries posting 5G speeds that at least doubled those of the U.S. The U.S.'s average 5G speed is 1.8 times higher than the country's average 4G download speed of 28.9Mbps. User tests in neighboring Canada produced a 4G average of 59.4Mbps and a 5G average of 178.1Mbps. Taiwan and Australia both produced 5G averages above 200Mbps, while South Korea and Saudi Arabia produced the highest 5G speeds at 312.7Mbps and 414.2Mbps, respectively.
In the U.S., average download speeds for users who accessed 5G at least some of the time was 33.4Mbps -- that figure includes both their 4G and 5G experiences. This was the second lowest of the 12 countries surveyed by OpenSignal, with the highest speeds coming in Saudi Arabia (144.5Mbps) and Canada (90.4Mbps). The U.S. fared better in 5G availability, the percentage of time in which users are connected to 5G; the U.S. figure in that statistic is 19.3 percent, fifth best, with Saudi Arabia placing first at 34.4 percent and the UK placing last at 4.5 percent. OpenSignal says it collects "billions of measurements daily from over 100 million devices globally."
The United States now has THREE nationwide cell phone providers. We pay pretty much the highest rates in the world for cell service and internet service. And we invented the internet! (We did not invent the World Wide Web.). It's so beyond utterly ridiculous to allow such monopolization and lack of competition which produces such high prices. I'm hoping that a future Presidency and Congress will revitalize the agencies that look in to such mergers, such as the FTC, and prevent and break up such and get some competition back in to our economy!
The Ars Technica article: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/08/5g-in-us-averages-51mbps-while-other-countries-hit-hundreds-of-megabits/
The Slashdot article: https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/20/08/26/2049232/5g-in-us-averages-51mbps-while-other-countries-hit-hundreds-of-megabits
From a Slashdot summary:
Average 5G download speeds in the U.S. are 50.9Mbps, a nice step up from average 4G speeds but far behind several countries where 5G speeds are in the 200Mbps to 400Mbps range. These statistics were reported today by OpenSignal, which presented average 5G speeds in 12 countries based on user-initiated speed tests conducted between May 16 and August 14. The U.S. came in last of the 12 countries in 5G speeds, with 10 of the 11 other countries posting 5G speeds that at least doubled those of the U.S. The U.S.'s average 5G speed is 1.8 times higher than the country's average 4G download speed of 28.9Mbps. User tests in neighboring Canada produced a 4G average of 59.4Mbps and a 5G average of 178.1Mbps. Taiwan and Australia both produced 5G averages above 200Mbps, while South Korea and Saudi Arabia produced the highest 5G speeds at 312.7Mbps and 414.2Mbps, respectively.
In the U.S., average download speeds for users who accessed 5G at least some of the time was 33.4Mbps -- that figure includes both their 4G and 5G experiences. This was the second lowest of the 12 countries surveyed by OpenSignal, with the highest speeds coming in Saudi Arabia (144.5Mbps) and Canada (90.4Mbps). The U.S. fared better in 5G availability, the percentage of time in which users are connected to 5G; the U.S. figure in that statistic is 19.3 percent, fifth best, with Saudi Arabia placing first at 34.4 percent and the UK placing last at 4.5 percent. OpenSignal says it collects "billions of measurements daily from over 100 million devices globally."
The United States now has THREE nationwide cell phone providers. We pay pretty much the highest rates in the world for cell service and internet service. And we invented the internet! (We did not invent the World Wide Web.). It's so beyond utterly ridiculous to allow such monopolization and lack of competition which produces such high prices. I'm hoping that a future Presidency and Congress will revitalize the agencies that look in to such mergers, such as the FTC, and prevent and break up such and get some competition back in to our economy!
The Ars Technica article: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/08/5g-in-us-averages-51mbps-while-other-countries-hit-hundreds-of-megabits/
The Slashdot article: https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/20/08/26/2049232/5g-in-us-averages-51mbps-while-other-countries-hit-hundreds-of-megabits
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Date: 2020-08-27 02:09 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2020-08-28 04:02 pm (UTC)Most of what I've seen claims that Canada's rates are worse than those in the US, which isn't really a crown we should be trying to win.
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Date: 2020-08-28 05:53 am (UTC)While we're also doing antitrust actions, I'd also like to force some of those broadband providers, especially the ones that are functionally monopolies in their markets, to do all the last mile cabling for everyone, regardless of whether they're subscribers or not, so that all our houses and households have the infrastructure run to get broadband.
And then create municipal wired and wireless networks as well to compete.
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Date: 2020-08-28 12:52 pm (UTC)Here in Cloudcroft, an internet provider ran fiber to EVERY house in the village to the wall. Didn't matter who, whether or not they were a subscriber. And if you wanted it turned on, they'd come out and run a Cat5 from their box into the interior and you were good to go. We've been using their service for several years, quite reliable. Somewhere down the line they upgraded our service from 25/25 to 50/50 with no change in fee.
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Date: 2020-08-28 04:43 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2020-08-28 04:48 pm (UTC)It's still costing $110ish a month, but it's pretty darn nice. Now if only Apple still made WiFi routers. sigh Their router was so nice!