Ookla has analysed the potential impact of the recently announced entry of DIGI in Belgium, which shifts the market from a three- to four-player structure. DIGI aims to achieve 30 per cent 5G population coverage by the end of 2025 and establish a network of 4,500 sites in Belgium by 2030. Key takeaways include: DIGI’s […]

Ookla, a specialist in network intelligence and connectivity insights, has analysed how the number of operators in a market affects network quality and consumer prices across the EU and other high-income countries. According to Speedtest Intelligence, three-player mobile markets in the EU delivered median download speeds 56 per cent faster than their four-player counterparts in […]

VeEX, a global player of test and measurement solutions for next-generation networks has introduced the PX90 PON Service Installation Meter. As the industry’s first all-in-one PON test toolkit, the PX90 includes selective optical power measurements (OPM) and Internet access speed test validation over LAN and WiFi. With an entirely new ergonomic design, this game changing […]

Analysts at CCG Consulting report that their examination of Ookla download statistics for satellite operators, and in particular SpaceX’s Starlink, shows a “significant improvement” in download speeds in Q3 2023 when compared with the position at the end of 2022. However, there are caveats. CCG says: “Starlink’s median download speed in the third quarter of […]

Download Speedtest business Ookla has confirmed that Starlink is outpacing rival terrestrial services, with comparative data also measuring the performance of satellite rivals HughesNet and Viasat. Users in diverse locations such as Canada and the Philippines as well as a number of African and Latin American countries all cite Ookla data and an overall high […]

Internet speeds on SpaceX’s Starlink broadband system are getting better for most users. Measurement specialists Ookla says that over the past few months connection speeds have improved – but they are still not as fast as a year ago. An Ookla Insight blog by Josh Fomon provides analysis on Ookla’s test connections and results from […]

Starlink, the SpaceX broadband by satellite service, has announced it has reached 1 million subscribers. “Starlink now has more than 1,000,000 active subscribers — thank you to all customers and members of the Starlink team who contributed to this milestone,” Starlink said in a Tweet on the evening of December 19th. This is a major […]

Elon Musk has revealed on Twitter that SpaceX has now manufactured more than 1 million Starlink user terminals. Starlink has enjoyed a steady rise in its subscriber numbers. In March this year Starlink claimed 250,000 users. By May that had expanded to 400,000. By June this year the business claimed it had 500,000 users. That […]

Analysis of the current 5G landscape in Europe by network intelligence and connectivity insights specialist Ookla identifies delays in 5G network rollouts and in transposing the EU’s objectives into Member States’ national 5G strategies or broadband plans. While a lot of progress have been made so far, and some operators offer lightning speeds, the picture […]