Ofcom’s Report: O2 fastest, Orange slowest, according to new study of mobile broadband speeds
Mobile broadband speed can be affected by many factors. Mobile broadband provider usually will enhance their broadband network once they got complaint or notice their network was saturated. Talking about mobile broadband speed, recently telecoms watchdog ofcom has released an update to indicate which the provider has the fastest speed in UK. Ofcom released as been informed by broadbandgenie.co.uk, O2 is the fastest mobile broadband providers in UK and Orange is the slowest one
How does Ofcom summarize this data? The regulator is using data cards and dongle as the mobile broadband connection and can carry out an impressive 4.2 million speed test. Testing was conducted across UK by keep waiting the least time to update facebook status. And the result, O2 mobile broadband is take faster to update facebook status compared any other mobile broadband providers. Orange is the lowest speed following by Vodafone, Three and T-Mobile in second, third and fourth places
And then how much average mobile broadband speed in UK? Ofcom concluded that average speed is 1,5 Mb. This speed this calculated by reckons equates an 8,5 second to wait a basic web page. Still reported by ofcom that top mobile broadband speed can reach around 2,1 Mb meanwhile average speed for fixed broadband is 6,2 Mb
Compared to mobile broadband speed in another countries such as South Korea and China which can reach higher than UK, it seems broadband providers just wait for new spectrum auction which allowing 4G mobile broadband network to start rolling out. With 4G broadband network, customers will have different broadband speed experience compared to existing 3G network
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