Saudi Gazette report

JEDDAH — Saudi Arabia leads globally in terms of 5G speed and coverage, according to a study conducted by OpenSignal, an independent UK-based mobile analytics company specializing in quantifying mobile network experience.

OpenSignal looked at 5G speeds in isolation and also in combination with 4G use; the company also looked at the amount of time users spend connected to 4G and 5G in the 12 countries/regions studied.

Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Australia, the United States, the United Kingdom, Kuwait, Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Canada, Hong Kong and Taiwan were included in the study.

As far as the overall download speed was concerned, users in Saudi Arabia experienced 144.5Mbps, much ahead of Canada. This measure covered both 4G and 5G as it was looking at total use.

Considering 5G alone, Saudi Arabia was again at the head of the rankings with 414.2Mbps — 14 times faster than 4G — followed by South Korea (312.7Mbps), Australia (215.7 Mbps) and Taiwan (210.2 Mbps).

OpenSignal's measurement of the amount of time that users spent on 4G and 5G found users in Saudi Arabia were at the top of the list, spending 34.4 percent of their time connected to 5G services.