IHS Markit Special Report Shows Verizon as the Top Performer at US National, State and Metro levels in 1H 2019 as 5G Approaches
16 Julho 2019 - 7:00AM
Business Wire
New mobile performance report shows all major carriers’ speeds
improve as widespread 5G deployments near
RootMetrics by IHS Markit, the standard for mobile
performance benchmarking, today released its 1st Half 2019 US
Review of the Mobile Landscape, providing the most comprehensive
picture of mobile network performance available. In the twelfth
edition of its semi-annual report, the mobile analytics firm
released its national results for the first half of 2019, as well
as a summary of network performance across all 50 states and the
125 most populated metropolitan areas in the country. The new
report shows that Verizon maintained its edge over the competition
across all levels of testing, and all four carriers delivered
faster speeds in 1H 2019 with 5G rollouts on the horizon.
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Key takeaways
- Verizon sweeps the awards at the US national level, earning
five awards outright and sharing the award for text performance
with AT&T.
- As 5G nears, all four major carriers deliver improved speed
results in US metros compared to testing in the second half of
2018.
- AT&T makes impressive speed gains, increasing the number of
markets in which it delivers median download speeds of at least 40
Mbps from six in 2H 2018 to 36 in 1H 2019.
- Sprint also shows notable speed improvements, improving the
number of markets where it registers median download speeds of 30
Mbps or faster from 10 in 2H 2018 to 34 in this test period.
- Verizon delivers the fastest median download speed of any
network at 67.8 Mbps in Dayton, Ohio.
National and state carrier highlights
Verizon remained the carrier to beat across national and state
testing, sweeping all six national awards and earning far more
state-level awards (263) than any other carrier. Although Verizon
distanced itself from the other carriers, AT&T remained a
strong number two performer at both national and state levels, with
the carrier earning a share of the US Text RootScore Award for the
fifth straight report.
Sprint’s reliability ranking improved in national testing,
moving from fourth in 2H 2018 to third in this test period, but the
carrier finished with the fewest number of State RootScore Awards
among all networks. T-Mobile’s ranking in the network reliability
category in national testing declined from third to fourth since 2H
2018, but the carrier made modest gains in state testing in the
categories of network reliability and call performance.
Speeds improve as 5G approaches
While large-scale 5G deployments have yet to occur in
metropolitan markets across the US, LTE technology continues to
serve as the foundation of carrier networks and provide consumers
with a fast mobile experience. Maintaining a robust LTE network
will prove critical during the 5G era because users will not
experience 5G service 100% of the time, especially in the early
phases of deployments. Understanding current LTE speeds provides a
key view into the mobile performance landscape as 5G rollouts
approach.
To show each carrier’s consistency of delivering fast speeds
across the 125 metro areas tested, the IHS Markit report includes a
summary of speed performance at various speed thresholds. Topline
performance is indicated by median download speeds over 40 Mbps,
which would allow a user to download a 5MB song in less than 2
seconds or download a high-definition TV show in about 2
minutes.
Speeds for all carriers showed improvement compared to the last
test period. For instance, AT&T’s 36 markets in the 40+ Mbps
median download speed interval was an improvement from six such
markets in 2H 2018. Sprint, meanwhile, delivered speeds faster than
40 Mbps in just one market compared to two in the previous report,
but the carrier dramatically improved the number of markets in
which it registered speeds of 30 Mbps or faster, jumping from 10 in
2H 2018 to 34 in 1H 2019. T-Mobile also impressed, improving its
number of markets with speeds of at least 40 Mbps from 18 in 2H
2018 to 24 in 1H 2019. Finally, Verizon also showed improvement in
the 40 Mbps-or-faster median download speed range, jumping from 17
in 2H 2018 to 38 this time.
“Consumer data activities are exploding, with users streaming
more and more videos and playing interactive games at unprecedented
rates. 5G is poised to deliver a significant leap in speeds
compared to the those we experience today. But it’s not just about
speed, it’s also about reliability of the service. Consumers don’t
just expect fast speeds, they also demand that they get those
speeds whenever and wherever they want, and this multifaceted
expectation will only continue to get stronger,” said Francis
Sideco, vice president, technology at IHS Markit. “As our latest
report shows, the carriers are delivering improved speeds on
existing LTE networks, but as 5G deployments near, we can expect to
see even more emphasis on speed and strong reliability to improve
the mobile experience for both consumers and enterprises
alike.”
Metro results summarized
Metro test results offer consumers the most accurate picture of
the mobile experience where they spend most of their time.
- AT&T improved in two important and holistic categories: the
carrier took home an additional 13 Overall RootScore Awards since
2H 2018 and earned 15 more Network Reliability RootScore Awards in
this test period.
- Sprint also improved its award total in 1H 2019, making notable
gains in the text performance category. Sprint’s total Text
RootScore Awards jumped by 28 from the second half of 2018.
- T-Mobile maintained its reputation of delivering fast speeds in
metropolitan markets, delivering median download speeds of at least
40 Mbps in 24 markets (and speeds of at least 30 Mbps in 60
metros).
- Verizon continued its excellence in metro-level testing,
earning by far the highest number of awards among all networks
while delivering median download speeds of at least 40 Mbps in more
markets than any other carrier (38).
How we test
IHS Markit combines scientific data with real-world mobile
performance insights to provide consumers with an independent view
of each carrier’s performance where they live, work and play. IHS
Markit tested US carrier networks from nation to neighborhood, with
tests conducted in highly populated metropolitan markets and towns
of all sizes to rural areas and the highways that connect them.
During the first half of 2019, RootMetrics scouters drove
236,764 miles, visited 7,888 indoor locations and conducted more
than 3.9 million scientific tests of mobile performance. All tests
were conducted using unmodified, off-the-shelf Samsung Galaxy S9
smartphones purchased from carrier stores. RootMetrics uses random
sampling techniques to ensure results offer a robust
characterization of performance across six testing categories,
including overall performance, reliability, speed, data
performance, call performance and text performance.
A holistic look at 5G
As network operators across the globe race to deploy 5G, IHS
Markit has launched “5G First Look,” a new service that provides
insight into the world of 5G and how 5G networks perform from the
consumer’s perspective. It includes 5G readiness benchmarks, 5G
smartphone teardown analysis and first look results from 5G network
performance testing in South Korea, the United States, Switzerland
and the United Kingdom—with more countries and regions added as 5G
networks are launched across the globe.
About RootMetrics by IHS
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IHS Markit provides mobile analytics that measure mobile network
performance and offer insights into the consumer mobile experience.
IHS Markit provides data on mobile network performance to help the
networks improve and give consumers an end-to-end look at mobile
performance. To ensure that RootMetrics reflects real-world mobile
usage, testing is conducted based on where, when and how consumers
use their smartphones most often.
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world’s leading financial institutions. Headquartered in London,
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