In order to assess the current state of 5G services in the U.S., Opensignal presented its first-ever 5G awards after analyzing users’ experiences across three 5G measures: the average speed of the 5G connection when users have an active 5G link, or 5G download speed; the time users spend connected to 5G represented by 5G availability; and the overall speed our 5G users experience across different generations of mobile technology.
Because there’s a limited amount of mid-band wireless spectrum available in the U.S., American operators have approached 5G somewhat differently than other countries. AT&T and Verizon both went to market with millimeter wave-based 5G.
