London’s mobile networks fall to bottom of Europe’s capital league
Rooftop rent cuts, planning refusals and congestion leave Ookla ranking the UK’s capital last for speed and latency..
Rooftop rent cuts, planning refusals and congestion leave Ookla ranking the UK’s capital last for speed and latency.
The short version
- The city ranked seventh out of 18 in the continent for median download speed in 2021, but traffic has since expanded faster than available capacity.
- Ookla's records show London’s 5G medina speed peaked at 200 Mbps in Q2 2021, fell as low as 102 Mbps in Q3 2023, then recovered slightly.
- Paris, by contrast, has stayed above 225 Mbps since mid-2021.
What happened
In Central London, performance slumps on weekdays as commuters arrive: median download speed falls to 80.07 Mbps through the morning, 27 percent below weekend levels at the same hours. Part of the problem is that UK mobile operators own few of their antenna sites, many of which sit on rooftops in built-up areas, says Ookla. .
Why it matters
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