The resource writes that after the fifth-generation commercial network of LTE frequencies was launched in 16 Russian cities on September 11, the country’s average mobile network speed increased by 15% within a week, reaching 27-28 Mbit/s. Forbes Reference was made to data from Denis Kuskov, CEO of Megabitus, a company that develops services for measuring Internet connection speeds.
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According to preliminary estimates from Megafon, mobile network speeds in 5G locations will increase by 18-20%, depending on the device, signal level and current network load.
MTS noted that mobile Internet speeds have increased, mainly gigabit networks in the 4.9 GHz range in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg and Ufa. The company previously reported “Operating mobile networks with peak data transfer rates up to 1.5 Gbit/s based on 46 original test areas”. MTS is also deploying 5G networks on existing 2100 MHz LTE frequencies in urban centers with a population of more than 1 million and in Russia’s regional centers (where users are most concentrated).
VimpelCom (Beeline brand) claims that 5G can increase your data transfer speed by up to 30%. “On infrastructure using 5G technology, for users who have the opportunity to use the standard, the average speed is 4-5 times higher than LTE,” – Reported in T2.
Currently, users of Android devices can use 5G in Russia. Whether iPhone users can get a new generation of networks will depend on the outcome of negotiations between the Digital Development Department and Apple.
Kuskov warned that people should not expect 5G networks operating on LTE bands to double in speed. Alexei Boyko, analyst and author of Telegram channel aloud62, said that in 5G NSA mode (non-autonomous, based on LTE), the speed gain can reach 25%, but not everywhere and not always. This depends on many factors, chief among them the quality of the signal, as well as the availability of the aggregation frequency range, network side and user equipment support for aggregation. Especially in most areas of Moscow, 5G network speeds are no faster than LTE.
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