IHS Markit Tests Show Dallas is Top Texas City for Mobile Performance with Sharp Speed Jumps as 5G Preparations Continue
09 Luglio 2019 - 3:00PM
Business Wire
New mobile performance reports show speeds in Dallas outpace
those in Austin, Houston and San Antonio
Dallas is primed to be a hotbed for 5G innovation with AT&T,
Sprint and Verizon all targeting the city for early rollouts of 5G
service. As preparations for 5G continue, recent Metro RootScore
Reports from RootMetrics by IHS Markit, the standard
for mobile performance benchmarking, reveal that
Dallas is already outpacing Austin,
Houston and San Antonio when it comes to
data speeds.
In addition to providing a detailed look at individual carrier
highlights in Dallas, RootMetrics aggregated results from all four
networks to provide a comparative look at performance across these
four major Texas cities. While Austin, Houston and San Antonio fell
below 25.0 Mbps for aggregate median download speed, Dallas
impressed with an aggregate median download speed of 31.6 Mbps.
Notably, Dallas also saw the fastest aggregate median upload speed
at 13.7 Mbps.
Data Performance Improves in Dallas Widespread data speed
improvements helped Dallas stand tall among Texas cities. In fact,
three of the four networks recorded faster median download speeds
in the metro area since the last round of testing.
AT&T made the biggest jump, increasing its median download
speed from 17.9 Mbps to 24.8 Mbps. Verizon, meanwhile, recorded the
fastest median download speed in Dallas at 44.9 Mbps, a slight jump
from the 42.1 Mbps recorded in the second half of 2018. At this
speed, a subscriber could download a high-definition TV show in
less than two minutes.
T-Mobile recorded the fastest median upload speed in Dallas at
22.0 Mbps, allowing a subscriber to upload a picture to social
media in less than two seconds. T-Mobile’s median upload speed
easily outpaced the speeds recorded by the other carriers and
represents a significant increase from the 13.4 Mbps T-Mobile
recorded in the last round of testing.
“Our latest testing proves Dallas is a star performer among
major Texas cities when it comes to data speeds,” said Francis
Sideco, vice president, technology at IHS Markit. “Verizon’s fast
median download speed and a sharp jump in median upload speed from
T-Mobile show the carriers are already delivering strong
performance for consumers in the Dallas area. The even better news
is that we expect network performance in the metro area to impress
even more as 5G takes hold in the near future.”
This marks the seventeenth time IHS Markit has tested the mobile
networks in Dallas and issued findings for the metro area.
RootScore Reports provide a scientific, independent,
consumer-focused assessment of mobile network performance.
Comprehensive Testing To evaluate the mobile experience
in each city, IHS Markit conducted tests across all hours of the
day and night using smartphones purchased off the shelf at carrier
stores. Testing details in each city were as follows:
- Tests in Austin were conducted from May 14 through 22 at 60
indoor locations and while driving 1,059 miles.
- Tests in Dallas were conducted from May 30 through June 9 at
149 indoor locations and while driving 3,972 miles.
- Tests in Houston were conducted from May 6 through 16 at 164
indoor locations and while driving 3,909 miles.
- Tests in San Antonio were conducted from March 15 through 23 at
53 indoor locations and while driving 1,442 miles.
For details about RootMetrics testing, see the methodology
section of the RootMetrics website.
A Holistic Look at 5G As network operators across the
globe race to deploy 5G, IHS Markit has launched “5G First Look,” a
new service that provides insight into the world of 5G and how 5G
networks perform from the consumer’s perspective. It includes 5G
readiness benchmarks, 5G smartphone teardown analysis and first
look results from 5G network performance testing in South Korea,
the United States, Switzerland and the United Kingdom—with more
countries and regions added as 5G networks are launched across the
globe.
About RootMetrics by IHS
Markit (www.RootMetrics.com)RootMetrics by IHS Markit
provides mobile analytics that measure mobile network performance
and offer insights into the consumer mobile experience. IHS Markit
provides data on mobile network performance to help the networks
improve and give consumers an end-to-end look at mobile
performance. To ensure that RootMetrics reflects real-world mobile
usage, testing is conducted based on where, when and how consumers
use their smartphones most often.
About IHS Markit
(www.ihsmarkit.com) IHS Markit (NYSE: INFO) is a world
leader in critical information, analytics and solutions for the
major industries and markets that drive economies worldwide. The
company delivers next-generation information, analytics and
solutions to customers in business, finance and government,
improving their operational efficiency and providing deep insights
that lead to well-informed, confident decisions. IHS Markit has
more than 50,000 business and government customers, including 80
percent of the Fortune Global 500 and the world’s leading financial
institutions. Headquartered in London, IHS Markit is committed to
sustainable, profitable growth.
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