Verizon, AT&T Increase 5G Speeds Near Airports After July Agreement
Verizon and AT&T are gaining on T-Mobile in 5G speeds in areas near airports since July when the two providers were allowed to increase power levels on their C-band installations in airport areas (see 2307180076), Opensignal said. AT&T and Verizon…
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users saw “stunning boosts in their average 5G download speeds” after Aug. 1, compared with the period before July 1, said a Wednesday report: Download speeds were up 79.6% for AT&T, 62.1% for Verizon, and “both surpass the 100 Mbps milestone around the airport areas and are in a statistical tie,” with scores of 126.9 Mbps for AT&T, 132.2 for Verizon. At 174.5 Mbps, T-Mobile “still commands a substantial margin over its competitors,” but the differences are narrowing, Opensignal said.