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Mexico Broadband Benchmarks: Fiber Speeds vs. Indoor Wireless Realities | Ookla
3+ hour, 49+ min ago (819+ words) North America, Fixed Network Performance Speedtest, Q1 2025 " Q1 2026 Mexico " Fixed Download Speed by City & ISP (Mbps) Speedtest, Q1 2025 vs Q1 2026 Operator-led plan migrations over the 12-month cycle ending Q1 2026 have expanded the upper tier of fixed broadband performance across Mexico's primary metropolitan areas. Fixed Download…...
Starlink's Expansion and Improving Speeds in Africa Sparks New Telco-LEO Partnerships | Ookla
3+ week, 2+ day ago (461+ words) We evaluate Starlink's network performance across four SSA sub-regions: Central, East, Southern, and West, as shown below, spanning Q1 2024 through Q1 2026. We excluded Lesotho and S'o Tom" and Pr'ncipe (both launched in late 2025), the Central African Republic (launched in early 2026), and Uganda…...
Why Faster Fiber Doesn't Always Mean a Better Broadband Experience | Ookla
4+ week, 1+ day ago (631+ words) Fiber has become one of the biggest connectivity success stories of the past decade. Across much of Europe, North America, and parts of Asia-Pacific, operators have invested heavily in fiber networks capable of delivering gigabit and multi-gigabit speeds to homes…...
Manila Voice Network: Experience and Performance in a Controlled Network Test | Ookla
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (415+ words) Philippines Vo LTE Connections as a Share of Total Mobile Connections (20212030) Source: GSMA Intelligence | 2021 2030 Vo LTE Share of Operator's Total Connections (%) Source: GSMA Intelligence | 2025 Mobile-to-Mobile Voice Traffic Routing by Underlying Network Technology Source: Speedtest Drive" | February 2026 Mean Opinion Score (MOS)…...
Mekong Region 5 G: Operator Performance and Rollout Strategies in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos | Ookla
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1238+ words) Mekong Region 5 G: Operator Performance and Rollout Strategies in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos ookla. com Mekong Region 5 G: Operator Performance and Rollout Strategies in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos Vietnam and Cambodia's late-entry market structures put them ahead of mature regional 5 G markets…...
Fast fiber, slow Wi-Fi: the router bottleneck in the Gulf region | Ookla
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (333+ words) We also look at how this relation shifts depending on the Wi-Fi generation (4, 5, 6, and 7) and the spectrum band used (2. 4 GHz, 5 GHz, and 6 GHz). We identified fixed broadband CPEs where connected devices conducted multiple tests with different RSSI levels (between October…...
Fiber Isn't Enough: Wi-Fi, Peering & Satellite
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (82+ words) May 28, 2026 | 45 Min | 8am PT / 11am ET / 4pm GMT The global broadband debate is fixated on the access line. Governments set fiber coverage targets, operators race to deploy FTTH, and regulators measure progress in homes passed. But Ookla data drawn from millions of consumer-initiated…...
Fibre Isn't Enough: Wi-Fi, Peering & Satellite
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (82+ words) May 28, 2026 | 45 Min | 8am PT / 11am ET / 4pm GMT The global broadband debate is fixated on the access line. Governments set fiber coverage targets, operators race to deploy FTTH, and regulators measure progress in homes passed. But Ookla data drawn from millions of consumer-initiated…...
Starlink Hits New Highs in the U. S." | Ookla
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (1077+ words) Hughesnet and Viasat continue to lose ground to Starlink in network performance as its median download and upload speeds climb and its latency declines." In addition Starlink also improved its download performance in the 25th percentile, or the bottom quarter of…...
Gauging the Regional ISPs that Sprouted from Brazil's Regulatory Greenhouse | Ookla
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (1118+ words) The Brazilian internet market offers a unique perspective on telecom competition: Almost 60% of the Brazilian fixed broadband market is handled by smaller, regional players. This stands in sharp contrast to most internet markets around the globe, which are often controlled…...