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Fast fiber, slow Wi-Fi: the router bottleneck in the Gulf region | Ookla
58+ min ago (333+ words) We also look at how this relation shifts depending on the Wi-Fi generation (4, 5, 6, and 7) and the spectrum band used (2. 4 GHz, 5 GHz, and 6 GHz). We identified fixed broadband CPEs where connected devices conducted multiple tests with different RSSI levels (between October…...
Fiber Isn't Enough: Wi-Fi, Peering & Satellite
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (82+ words) May 28, 2026 | 45 Min | 8am PT / 11am ET / 4pm GMT The global broadband debate is fixated on the access line. Governments set fiber coverage targets, operators race to deploy FTTH, and regulators measure progress in homes passed. But Ookla data drawn from millions of consumer-initiated…...
Fibre Isn't Enough: Wi-Fi, Peering & Satellite
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (82+ words) May 28, 2026 | 45 Min | 8am PT / 11am ET / 4pm GMT The global broadband debate is fixated on the access line. Governments set fiber coverage targets, operators race to deploy FTTH, and regulators measure progress in homes passed. But Ookla data drawn from millions of consumer-initiated…...
University of Oklahoma Students Return to Ookla for Good Data to Tackle Connectivity Challenges | Ookla
1+ week, 3+ day ago (579+ words) The University of Oklahoma's Electrical and Computer Engineering Capstone program partnered with Ookla for Good" to give graduating engineering students access to real-world network performance data. This collaboration builds on a 2025 project between Ookla and the university, where students used…...
Starlink Hits New Highs in the U. S." | Ookla
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1077+ words) Hughesnet and Viasat continue to lose ground to Starlink in network performance as its median download and upload speeds climb and its latency declines." In addition Starlink also improved its download performance in the 25th percentile, or the bottom quarter of…...
Gauging the Regional ISPs that Sprouted from Brazil's Regulatory Greenhouse | Ookla
2+ week, 2+ hour ago (1118+ words) The Brazilian internet market offers a unique perspective on telecom competition: Almost 60% of the Brazilian fixed broadband market is handled by smaller, regional players. This stands in sharp contrast to most internet markets around the globe, which are often controlled…...
Europe's Hidden Mobile Performance Gap: Peak-Hour Congestion and Seasonality | Ookla
2+ week, 2+ hour ago (1347+ words) The standard way of evaluating mobile network quality in Europe still leans heavily on aggregate metrics. National median speeds, coverage percentages, and 5 G adoption rates are useful, but they flatten the hour-by-hour load profile that determines how networks feel when…...
The Hardest Working Cell Site in Miami | Ookla
2+ week, 3+ day ago (996+ words) As any wireless engineer knows, cellular networks are a shared resource. And they can get bogged down when lots of people share that resource at the same time. Network speeds offer one clear way to measure the degree of that…...
Starlink-powered O2 Satellite Puts the UK at the Front of Europe's D2 D Race | Ookla
2+ week, 5+ day ago (569+ words) Virgin Media O2 announced its Starlink Direct to Cell (D2 C) partnership on October 30, 2025, describing O2 Satellite as a service that would initially provide messaging and data, work automatically in areas without traditional O2 coverage, and aim to raise O2 landmass coverage from 89% to more than…...
Cache Optimization Strategies for Telecom Operators to Improve Video Streaming Experience | Ookla
2+ week, 5+ day ago (386+ words) Live or on-demand video streaming accounts for a large share of current internet traffic due to its high bandwidth requirements, the growing number of users, the popularity of short-form videos, and social media platform proliferation. According to App Logic Networks…...