Global 5G Awards (are more wireless layoffs needed?)

Are we even trying to get Verizon's name on the list so customers will see it if they are considering which service is the best?

Or is Verizon wireless to be left on the side of the road to give more attention and dollars to AI data centers?

The Opensignal Annual Global 5G Awards 2026 highlight the top-performing mobile network operators worldwide based on real-world data across large and small land-area markets.

And I can't find Verizon's name in there anywhere.

Large Land-Area Markets
5G Coverage Experience: T-Mobile (USA)
5G Download Speed: Vivo (Brazil)
5G Games Experience: Telekom (Germany)
5G Reliability: au (Japan) and SoftBank (Japan)
5G Voice App Experience: au (Japan)
Time on 5G: T-Mobile (USA)
5G Video Experience: Tied among 12 operators (Elisa and DNA in Finland; T-Mobile, Orange, and Play in Poland; Tele2, 3, and Telenor in Sweden; Telenor, ice, and Telia in Norway; Telia in Finland)

Small Land-Area Markets
5G Coverage Experience: Singtel (Singapore)
5G Download Speed: SK Telecom (South Korea)
5G Games Experience: Swisscom (Switzerland)
5G Reliability: Telenor (Denmark), Norlys (Denmark), A1 (Austria), and A1 (Slovenia)
5G Video Experience: Odido (Netherlands)
5G Voice App Experience: KT (South Korea)
Time on 5G: StarHub (Singapore)

#Wireless #Telecom #Competition #Layoffs #AI

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Verizon's 5G launch and rollout was and continues to be a disaster. Despite all of the Engineering push for midband launch, the accountants and landline hacks chose millimeter wave solely based on download speed and latency. Horribly bad decision and even with new spectrum, the VZ 5G network is far inferior to peers. I have to use LTE because 5G performs so poorly. Nowhere does Verizon have a 5G advantage save for special events or private 5G deployments. Do side by side comparisons whenever you have a chance and you will be convinced quite quickly. T-Mobile's coverage and speed dominate in populated areas. Sooooo sad given that Verizon and the former companies had almost a 20 year head start on building out the mobile network. VZ has been bleeding customers ever since they lost the "best network" claim.

@OP How did we not even get a win in the VZI market?

How much competition is there? Don't we have the best of everything in that market?

@OP Leave wireless on the side of the road with the other roadkill

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