Mobile download speeds increasingly outstrip WiFi: study


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  • Wednesday, 28 Nov 2018

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In a majority of countries studied by mobile analytics company, OpenSignal, 4G networks offer a faster smartphone download experience than WiFi networks. 

In a recent report, OpenSignal compared the download speeds for mobile devices (smartphones and tablets) when using mobile networks and WiFi. The research found that in 33 of the 80 countries studied – or 41% of countries – smartphone download speeds were, on average, faster using mobile networks than WiFi. For 4G, this increases to 50 countries – or 63% of those studied – in which 4G networks offer a faster smartphone download experience than WiFi. 

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