Ookla Speedtest, RootMetrics and Opensignal all recently released results of their latest studies of 5G performance between major wireless competitors. Each showed how each wireless
The city of Las Vegas has been granted permission from the Federal Communications Commission to install and test 25 cellular-vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) roadside units, in preparation
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Rootmetrics: ‘Strong and improving’ —but still inconsistent—5G networks in US cities
There are two pillars that support the 5G user experience: Availability and performance. According to a new report from Rootmetrics, T-Mobile US is leading in
The most-populous market in the U.S. — New York City and its surrounds — is also the fastest, according to a new ranking of metropolitan
Test and Measurement: Which Eastern US city has the fastest mobile networks? NYC, according to RootMetrics
New York City has, in aggregate, the fastest mobile networks among the six largest cities in the Eastern half of the country, according to analysis
You’re the fastest network! And you’re the fastest network! Everybody’s the fastest network!
T-Mo is crowing about OpenSignal’s testing. AT&T touts Ookla’s analysis. Verizon brags about its RootMetrics rankings. Within the past week, each of the three national
When school officials in Harris County, Texas sought to purchase wireless air cards to enable thousands of students to do remote learning, they made their
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Test and Measurement: EXFO to acquire InOpticals
EXFO is in the process of acquiring Taiwan-based InOpticals, which specializes in ultra-high-speed test instruments for the laboratory and manufacturing markets with particular strength in
In RootMetrics’ first round of benchmarking that used 5G-enabled devices to test both 4G and 5G networks, Verizon and AT&T ran neck-and-neck in most categories.
Windstream and optical networking company Infinera said that they successfully achieved 800 Gbps single-wavelength transmission over 730 kilometers on Windstream’s long-haul network between San Diego,
With RootMetrics resuming its regular on-the-ground testing in cities across the United States, the benchmarking and analysis company’s testing teams saw the major T-Mobile US
RootMetrics finds that early 5G deployments support the speeds, but not necessarily the latency, for intensive 5G gaming With its higher speeds and lower latencies, 5G
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Test and Measurement: AT&T boosting network speeds with 5CA, new sites, more spectrum, RootMetrics says
AT&T is seeing ‘excellent and improved’ download speeds across many cities, RootMetrics finds Despite new testing being on hold due to the pandemic, RootMetrics is
RootMetrics: COVID-19-driven network shifts ‘unprecedented, unexpected, unlikely to change soon’
The coronavirus pandemic is turning the world on its head in many ways, and its impacts on networks are no exception. In some ways, the
What’s 5G like? It depends a lot on a carrier’s spectrum strategy. As U.S. carriers expand their 5G networks’ reach, is 5G living up to the