OpenSignal: South Korea has best LTE coverage, US speeds among the lowest

09 June 2017
Western Europe keeps investing in 4G infrastructure but East Asia still has best speed and availability.

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  • 12 Jun 2017

Thariq, 10 Jun 2017I'm also from Sri Lanka, this data is almost right. MBPS a... morecheck the 4th Image , it's megabits per sec not MB/s..

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    • 12 Jun 2017

    Anonymous, 12 Jun 2017Where is China in the list? Is China same as Africa? Ev... moreRelax. China has agenda to follow, so this might be on the list but much later. They have the potential to be ranked number one.

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      • Linas
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      • 12 Jun 2017

      My recent experience in Lithuania gives me impression that using Tele2 network I can get 70Mbps+ in almost any corner of the country. When using Telia dongle I was able to get ~142Mbps down and 170 up. This makes sense considering 280% coverage of LTE (yes - country is covered 2.8 times over). It seems the list looks at LTE+ or LTE++ access. I guess the averages the speeds doesn't really show real penetration rates and speeds, because it doesn't take into account plans restriction i.e. somebody has plan which gives speeds of up to 20mbps, or only 2GB data on full speed and 512kb/s afterwards. So that doesn't mean only 70% of country is covered, or only 45 Mbps speeds are available, but rather reflects on what users subscribes to. As well in Lithuania smartphones penetration rates are low in comparison which explains why there is no demand for high speed LTE+ and LTE++. If the percentage of smartphones capable of LTE+ and LTE++ would be higher the infrastructure is already there to support it.

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        • 12 Jun 2017

        sorry but this must be false at least on speeds. 4G speed at Vodafone Portugal everytime I test it(as part of my current job) it gives me values between 70 and 100 mbps..

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          • 12 Jun 2017

          Anonymous, 11 Jun 2017China is ahead of the U.S in space exploration, infrastruct... moreWhere is China in the list? Is China same as Africa?

          Even rural area of Northwestern China is covered by 3 LTE networks. I could watch Youtube HD (roaming service on China Unicom network) on bullet train which runs at 300KM per hour from Shenzhen to Xi'an. The trip is 2200KM in 9.5hrs.

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            • 11 Jun 2017

            AnonD-521587, 11 Jun 2017Lol easier to provide coverage for densely populated areas ... moreChina is ahead of the U.S in space exploration, infrastructure, deep sea exploration, and other things soon.

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              • 11 Jun 2017

              AnonD-654322, 11 Jun 2017Nope Europe dominateAsians are miles ahead of Europe.

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                • 11 Jun 2017

                Anonymous , 09 Jun 2017I am glad that Asians dominate.Nope Europe dominate

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                  • 11 Jun 2017

                  Anonymous , 10 Jun 2017Not only Japan and Korea, but China will also dominate too;... moreLol easier to provide coverage for densely populated areas with small land area. Meanwhile USA is huge

                    Woh, pretty impressive to see Canada ranking in the top 20 not only in LTE coverage, but also in speed despite it being the second largest nation. Also very interesting that speeds are way slower in the US, despite the fierce competition in the cellular provider market...wonder how Canada would perform if we had our own version of T-Mobile disrupt the market here in Canada.

                      Anonymous, 11 Jun 2017How big is those three countries??Small. But have better lte coverage than other asian countries

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                        • 11 Jun 2017

                        AnonD-660490, 10 Jun 2017Absurdly low at 5mbps in INDIA?? are you kidding.. its almo... more"...STD, ISD international, you name it, sms is free, 100s of other free services like live tv, live news etc..."

                        FREE STD?! Damn, WHO should look into this telecom company. hahahahaha peace ^_^

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                          • 11 Jun 2017

                          xXENDER FREAKXx, 10 Jun 2017Wow Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore are the only 3 highest ... moreHow big is those three countries??

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                            • 10 Jun 2017

                            AnonD-521587, 09 Jun 2017asians are not dominating lol. Only two take top spot and t... moreNot only Japan and Korea, but China will also dominate too; so Asians dominate in the end.

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                              AnonD-521587, 09 Jun 2017asians are not dominating lol. Only two take top spot and t... moreBecause South Korea is right next to North Korea, so they need to stay competitive to survive. While Japan doesn't need to consume that much speed to get the job done.

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                                • 10 Jun 2017

                                f**ck smart/globe here in Philippines.

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                                  • 10 Jun 2017

                                  Absurdly low at 5mbps in INDIA?? are you kidding.. its almost free.. and even in the darkest signal connection JIO lte provides around 10mbps.. call is free local. STD, ISD international, you name it, sms is free, 100s of other free services like live tv, live news etc. which Lte can provide this in entire world,, not to mention... 85% of Indian population is equals to 1000korean population combined (approx.).. how ever.. I use 100mbps broadband for less than 50 US-dollars or rs 2500 in kolkata..

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                                    • 10 Jun 2017

                                    natgeo, 10 Jun 2017you're living in a world where rich gets richer, the wealth... moredeym you're correct!

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                                      • 10 Jun 2017

                                      Anonymous, 09 Jun 2017Globe and Smart both sucks in our country, I am so happy an... moreyou're living in a world where rich gets richer, the wealthiest among them all wants everything under their hands only, with all due respect to your people(coz I love your countrymen), some of your government workers s**ks! they'd even think they're better than your president, your former president "FVR" is even one of the network's owner(stockholder) and they love to see their own people cries for something they actually deserve to have, the country is great, it should be called the "maharlikan country" since I know the history of it, but the country is being controlled by alligators and pigs who just want everything for themselves not for their countrymen! I'd love to see the Philippines Republic to be as Good as Singapore soon, you have a great nation, you've had the best and most outstanding president a state ever wish to have (Marcos) and now your great president (Duterte?) so I wish you all the luck,

                                      *the united states blogger*
                                      peace out*********

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                                        • 10 Jun 2017

                                        AnonD-349701, 09 Jun 2017I'm from Sri Lanka , Our 4G Carriers offer more than 50mbps... moreI'm also from Sri Lanka, this data is almost right.
                                        MBPS and Mbps are different.
                                        10 MBPS = 80 Mbps
                                        Fiber Optics in SL is around 100 Mbps as per the service provider but on average achieve lower than that.