Porto and Stockholm offer the best overall 5G experience in Europe, according to a new report from MedUX. Brussels and London lag behind in 5G performance.
Where in Europe can you find the best 5G network? Test cars from MedUx, a company specializing in network performance testing, toured 15 European metropolitan areas in 11 countries to test the quality and coverage of the 5G network. The results are described in a report.
The study names two cities as European champions. Porto is the speed champion with high value for speed: peaks of up to 800 Mbps were reached in the fastest ten percent of test sessions. Porto’s 5G network further delivers fast cloud performance and low jitter. For fast 5G connectivity, you have to be in Portugal, as Lisbon achieves the highest average download speed at 1.9 Mbps.
The best overall 5G experience is in Stockholm, according to the report. MedUx hands out that title to the Swedish capital because of its high upload speeds, the median speed is above 115 Mbps, and best time-to-content performance, with Web pages loading in less than 1 second. After Stockholm, Porto and Lisbon, Copenhagen and Paris complete the top five.
Brussels and London lag behind
The quality of the 5G network is not the same across Europe. MedUx notes that there is still much room for improvement in some cities. Brussels is one of the worst students in the 5G class. The report shows that Europe’s capital struggles with limited availability and slow speeds. Belgium is also not a European leader in fiber optic coverage.
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Only one city does even worse. London ranks at the bottom in overall mobile experience. The report points to insufficient 5G availability, slow speeds and the need for improved reliability in several services.
“Our field measurements confirm that end users in large European cities are still connected only via 4G on average 25 percent of the time. In addition, we find that 10 percent of 5G coverage lacks mid-band spectrum. This limits the potential of 5G and calls for urgent policy and investment. Addressing these challenges is critical for Europe to achieve full 5G coverage in urban areas by the end of 2025,” concluded Rafael González, SVP EMEA at MedUX.