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Bell provided the fastest mobile and fixed broadband services in Q1 2023: Ookla

Bell offered the fastest mobile operating speeds in Canada in the first quarter of 2023, Ookla reports.

The company’s Q1 2023 Canada Market Report shows Bell offered a median download speed of 111.11Mbps. The last quarter listed Telus as providing the top download speed. While the Vancounver-based company’s speed did improve to 102.47Mbps in the most recent quarter, it didn’t match Bell’s pace.

While Rogers offered the slowest mobile download speeds, it ranked first in upload speeds. The company’s speeds were 13.14Mbps, compared to 11.12Mbps at Bell and 10.98Mbps at Telus.

Bell also offered the best 5G connection, with a 5G media download speed of 183.29 Mbps. Telus offered the second fastest speed at 158.56Mbps and Rogers was third with 125.64Mbps.

Devices

There are many smartphones available for Canadians to pick from. However, according to Ookla’s Q1 results, a singular device doesn’t statistically stand out as being better than the others.

The iPhone 14 Pro Max, for example, offers a download speed of 148.75Mbps, an upload speed of 21.20Mbps and a latency of 36ms. In comparison, the Galaxy S23 Ultra has a download speed of 139.94Mbps, an upload of 21.06Mbps, and a 36ms latency.

There was also no “statistical winner” in the manufacturers or chipset developer categories.

Fixed Broadband

On the fixed broadband side, Bell also scored the highest, with its fibre network providing a download speed of 281.94 Mbps. Rogers ranked second with 270.84Mbps, and Shaw third with 242.29Mbps.

Bell’s fibre network also had the fastest media upload speeds at 235.72Mbps. Telu’s fibre network ranked second with 175.45Mbps and Shaw third with 75.55Mbps.

Source: Ookla

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Ookla’s Q4 Speedtest Intelligence report ranks Bell with the best 5G performance

According to Ookla’s Speedtest Intelligence, no national mobile provider in Canada stood out for its download speeds.

Telus provided download speeds of 100.53Mbps, Bell 99.86Mbps and Rogers 77.75Mbps, according to the Speedtest Intelligence report for Q4, 2022.

No brand ranked first for consistency either, which examines how often providers meet the threshold for download and upload speeds.

However, when it came to upload speeds on its own, Rogers was the clear winner. The Toronto-based telecom provider had 12.21Mbps upload speeds, followed by Telus at 10.83Mbps and Bell at 10.01Mbps.

Bell has the best 5G performance, with a  5G media download speed of 170.15Mbps. Telus followed with 158.40Mbps and Rogers with 117.14Mbps.

Fixed broadband

Rogers delivered the fastest download speed in Q4, with 249.08Mbps. Shaw followed with 231.26Mbps, and Bell rounded out the top three at 192.18Mbps.

Bell offered the fastest upload speed at 156.80Mbps. Telus offered a speed of 132.89Mbps and Shaw of 70.31Mbps.

Rogers also ranked first with consistency with more than 91 percent of results showing the provider had 25Mbps minimum download speed and 3Mbps upload speed.

Devices

There was also no statistical winner when examining the fastest devices available in Canada. However, Apple devices Ookla examined fared better than Samsung devices. Apple’s iPhone 14 line was slightly better than the Galaxy S22+ and the Galaxy S21+ 5G.

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Examining chipset info, Ookla found the Snapdragon X65 5G had the fastest median download speed.

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Ookla’s Speedtest app now features loaded latency tests and coverage maps

Internet speed testing staple Ookla has just updated its iOS and Android apps to better reflect the latency of your internet connection.

Latency, in simple terms, is the time it takes for your device to communicate with your internet provider’s servers. A lower latency, or ping, equals a smoother and faster browsing experience, whereas a high latency, or ping means the servers are taking longer to respond to your request, resulting in a poor connection. ”

An example of how this works in online gaming is when you ask your character to move — if your character moves almost immediately, you have a low latency, if there is a delay in your character completing that movement, you might have a high latency,” reads Ookla’s blog.

According to Ookla, it is hard to distinguish between a slow internet connection and high latency, and because of this, it updated Android and iOS apps now measure loaded latency by measuring ping during three stages:

              • Idle Ping: This test at the beginning of your Speedtest measures the response of a request on your network as if it is not in use.
              • Download Ping: Latency is measured while the download test is in progress to see how it is affected by download activity on your network, like a household member downloading a large game while you’re trying to work.
              • Upload Ping: Latency is also measured while the upload test is in progress to see how it is affected by upload activity on your network, like someone on your home network uploading a year’s worth of photos.

The app works the same way that it used to. You simply initiate a speed test and check you ping, as seen in the screenshot above. Anything above 100ms is considered high ping, whereas anywhere between 50 to 100 is considered average. Contact your router manufacturer or internet service provider if your ping is higher than average.

Additionally, Ookla’s maps, which let you check wireless carriers’ coverage in areas around you are now available on iOS and iPadOS after being limited to the Android app.

Follow the links to download Ookla’s Speedest app on Android and iOS.

Image credit: Ookla, shutterstock

Source: Ookla