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Fastest Mobile Network Q1 2021

April 19, 2021

SpeedSmart Speed Index

Who has the fastest mobile network in the United States? For Q1 2021 T-Mobile had the fastest 5G network in the United States followed closely by Verizon. AT&T had the fastest 4G LTE network in the United States followed by T-Mobile. Both Verizon and T-Mobile showed impressive 5G network download speed for the country as a whole. Looking at individual cities below many locations show an average download speed of well over 100 Mbps on 5G. When it comes to latency AT&T is the clear winner beating both T-Mobile and Verizon.

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5G Speeds

Top bar download speed, bottom bar upload speed.

Fastest 5G Network

This chart shows the average 5G download & upload speed (Mbps) for each network nationwide. Measured in Mbps, higher is better.

Winner: T-Mobile

4G LTE Speeds

Top bar download speed, bottom bar upload speed.

Fastest LTE Network

This chart shows the average LTE download & upload (Mbps) for each network nationwide. Measured in Mbps, higher is better.

Winner: AT&T

Latency 5G vs 4G LTE

Top bar 5G latency, bottom bar 4G LTE latency.

Lowest Latency

Comparing the avearge latency for all 3 networks 5G vs 4G LTE. Measured in milliseconds, lower is better.

Winner: AT&T

Long Term

This long-term chart shows how each of the 3 major 5G networks in the US perform against each other for download speed over a period of 6 months. The data is nationwide and speeds measured in Mbps.

Top 40 Cities

The table below shows the average download and upload speed for each of the 3 major 5G networks in the United States in 40 cities tracked. Results in bold are the fastest download for the given city.

City

AT&T
Download / Upload Mbps

T-Mobile
Download / Upload Mbps

Verizon
Download / Upload Mbps

Albuquerque, NM
Rio Rancho / South Valley

39.65 / 7.12

67.76 / 21.16

48.49 / 27.43

Atlanta, GA
Roswell / Forest Park

60.10 / 20.97

72.34 / 22.85

68.29 / 20.13

Baltimore, MD
Towson / Dundalk

99.54 / 17.91

193.27 / 15.20

111.06 / 22.46

Birmingham, AL
Hoover / Fultondale

230.83 / 53.59

48.14 / 3.04

57.41 / 18.28

Boston, MA
Dorchester / Medford

85.58 / 32.62

145.48 / 29.64

277.24 / 29.55

Buffalo, NY
Cheektowaga / Hamburg

62.57 / 10.89

35.04 / 10.44

24.39 / 6.29

Charlotte, NC
Matthews / Belmont

141.77 / 17.55

86.99 / 17.32

404.16 / 31.74

Chicago, IL
Wheaton / Evanston

33.31 / 4.61

91.93 / 27.54

52.32 / 28.94

Cincinnati, OH
Florence / Fairfield

41.25 / 9.44

52.04 / 35.99

81.80 / 20.10

Cleveland, OH
Lorain / Mentor

99.02 / 17.08

181.66 / 28.65

39.79 / 13.27

Dallas, TX
Fort Worth / Plano

73.65 / 18.74

121.16 / 25.06

86.45 / 11.83

Denver, CO
Thornton / Centennial

31.17 / 13.72

60.50 / 30.11

62.00 / 27.20

Detroit, MI
Pontiac / Warren

42.31 / 1.86

87.29 / 20.02

137.86 / 31.48

Hartford, CT
Manchester / New Britain

39.93 / 15.68

137.91 / 21.87

54.18 / 31.44

Houston, TX
Pearland / Baytown

26.26 / 4.66

109.83 / 24.37

109.67 / 22.74

Indianapolis, IN
Clermont / Cumberland

46.58 / 11.98

103.04 / 21.28

100.80 / 17.15

Jacksonville, FL
Orange Park / Blount Island

22.87 / 14.20

42.08 / 14.69

28.15 / 12.59

Kansas City
Overland Park / Liberty

112.00 / 8.85

73.64 / 12.57

52.99 / 17.93

Las Vegas, NV
Paradise / Henderson

47.89 / 29.50

84.71 / 17.94

56.81 / 17.32

Little Rock, AR
Sherwood / Pinnacle

68.83 / 22.18

17.34 / 9.01

24.81 / 10.30

Los Angeles, CA
Santa Ana / Pasadena

60.57 / 15.96

159.40 / 32.93

75.80 / 24.17

Miami, FL
Ft. Lauderdale / West Palm Beach

59.99 / 15.88

82.55 / 20.73

41.28 / 14.25

Milwaukee, WI
Franklin / Menomonee Falls

62.17 / 16.31

28.84 / 20.83

25.44 / 15.10

Minneapolis, MN
St. Paul / Minnetonka

68.62 / 11.42

100.15 / 28.76

72.42 / 26.20

New York, NY
Brooklyn / Newark

59.06 / 16.52

112.05 / 28.64

123.34 / 23.88

Oklahoma City, OK
Edmond / Norman

63.73 / 11.45

114.15 / 27.24

38.49 / 12.58

Orlando, FL
Kissimmee / Sanford

46.34 / 21.26

44.68 / 20.07

82.02 / 22.05

Philadelphia, PA
Springfield / Cherry Hill

58.71 / 15.84

59.92 / 30.56

84.52 / 20.59

Phoenix, AZ
Mesa / Glendale

79.15 / 4.66

59.29 / 34.43

52.76 / 20.54

Pittsburgh, PA
Ross Township / Mt Lebanon

65.85 / 15.08

103.53 / 23.99

94.40 / 24.24

Portland, OR
Tigard / Gresham

68.86 / 18.44

126.85 / 20.46

43.46 / 20.94

Sacramento, CA
Elk Grove / Citrus Heights

38.70 / 15.53

56.56 / 26.09

142.16 / 31.84

Salt Lake City, UT
Bountiful / Sandy

21.45 / 5.59

37.98 / 12.61

58.72 / 18.72

San Antonio, TX
Von Ormy / Helotes

17.34 / 10.35

82.04 / 31.69

57.58 / 23.72

San Diego, CA
Chula Vista / El Cajon

43.67 / 29.10

69.49 / 27.26

82.74 / 28.84

San Fransisco, CA
Oakland / Palo Alto

62.84 / 16.70

95.14 / 26.17

77.53 / 27.85

Seattle, WA
Kent / Redmond

59.64 / 13.83

71.44 / 23.38

74.67 / 16.09

St. Louis, MO
Arnold / Alton

0.00 / 12.26

44.46 / 13.43

18.97 / 2.33

Tampa, FL
Clearwater / St. Petersburg

74.75 / 30.41

89.82 / 14.24

122.63 / 33.57

Washington, DC
Alexandria / Bowie

121.82 / 25.50

188.48 / 37.12

112.19 / 23.64

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