Ookla: Boost Mobile's Speeds Slightly Slower Than Big 3 Carriers
The 5G download and upload speeds of EchoStar's Boost Mobile network are slightly slower than those of its wireless rivals, Ookla said last week. Citing its Speedtest and RootMetrics data, Ookla said Boost "relies heavily" on AT&T's wireless network, often connecting to it in U.S. metro areas and using it the majority of the time along rural state routes. Boost also hasn't yet launched its network in some major California cities, it noted.
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The carrier's network overall uses roughly 24,000 cellsites -- about a third of the number deployed by the other nationwide U.S. operators, Ookla said. The intelligence provider did its analysis of Boost in light of the company's plans to sell spectrum to AT&T and Verizon and become largely a mobile virtual network operator instead of operating its own mobile network.