Japan has the slowest average 5G upload speed among G7 countries
When comparing the 5G environments of G7 (G7) member countries, it was found that Japan's average upload speed was the slowest. In terms of average download speed, the UK has seen a large drop compared to the previous year, and is now at the bottom of the seven countries, overtaken by Italy, which had previously been far behind.
UK mobile users had slowest 5G download speeds in G7 in 2023
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According to a report by the news site Financial Times based on data from research company Opensignal , Japan's average 5G upload speed is 12.5 Mbps from August to October 2023. The UK came in 6th place with 14.6Mbps.
On the other hand, in terms of average 5G download speed, Japan came in third place at 153.3Mbps, and the UK came in last at 118.2Mbps. A summary of the average 5G download speeds in 2022 and 2023 is as follows, with France still in first place. Italy, which was in last place, has greatly improved its numbers. Of the seven countries, five countries' numbers improved from the previous year, but Japan and the UK worsened.
| 2022 | 2023 | YoY comparison | |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 192.2 | 221.1 | △28.9 |
| America | 127.9 | 157.0 | △29.1 |
| Japan | 171.8 | 153.3 | ▼18.5 |
| Germany | 136.8 | 151.8 | △15.0 |
| Canada | 126.2 | 145.8 | △19.6 |
| Italy | 97.6 | 131.9 | △34.3 |
| England | 136.5 | 118.2 | ▼18.3 |
(The unit in the table is Mbps)
The Financial Times points out that one of the causes of the worsening numbers in the UK is the confusion caused by the government banning the use of communication equipment from Chinese manufacturer Huawei due to national security concerns.
The UK will ban the installation of Huawei's 5G network equipment from 2021 - GIGAZINE
Furthermore, in April 2023, the UK government announced that it had achieved its goal of ``delivering basic 5G networks to the majority of the population by 2027'', and by 2030, standalone 5G will be available nationwide. The new goal is to enable applications such as telemedicine and self-driving cars.
In response to this news on the social bulletin board site Reddit, AdamY_, who appears to be living in the UK, commented, ``Every time I visit other G7 countries, I am amazed at how fast and reliable the 5G network is.'' .
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