Deutsche Telekom gains clean sweep in 5G network rankings

Telekom Deutschland bested its German rivals in the latest Opensignal mobile network rankings, with a clean sweep for the operator’s 5G services.

Up against Telefónica Deutschland (O2 Germany) and Vodafone Germany, Telekom Deutschland’s 5G network experience came out on top for games, video, and voice app experience, and both download and upload speeds. It also took ‘awards’ for 5G availability and reach.

Telekom Deutschland won for overall download and upload speeds and the consistency of its network, considering 3G, 4G, and 5G. It missed out on the overall games and voice app experience top-spots, which were taken by Vodafone. O2 was awarded for having the best overall network availability.

Close competition

Although Telekom Deutschland took the headlines with victories across 5G metrics, the competition was not far behind in most. Measured out of 100 points, the operator was within four points of its nearest rival in games, video, and voice app experience on the 5G network.

Similarly, though Telekom Deutschland took the win for 5G experience on a national level, it shared many of the awards with its rivals at a regional level. For example, all three operators shared the accolade for 5G games, video, and voice app experience in Stuttgart.

The network’s download and upload performance, however, was more convincing, and marked a change from the previous reporting period in which O2 was judged to have the faster network.