| Chapter 1 Key findings |
Chapter 4 Latency |
| Chapter 2 Consistent quality |
Chapter 5 Spectrum and technology usage |
| Chapter 3 Download and upload speeds |
Chapter 6 Coverage |
Once again, Swiss operators beat the competition when it comes to providing a quick connection, sneaking in with an average of 29.3ms. Austrian providers were around 5ms slower on average, at 34.6ms. Germany was in third place once again, over 20ms slower than the average provided by Swiss operators.
The difference between Germany’s networks and those of Switzerland and Austria when it comes to latency is likely due to the availability of 3G and 4G networks in the region. German operators use 3G networks much more heavily than their regional counterparts, especially in rural areas. Although healthy upload and download speeds are achievable over a 3G connection, even the best 3G connection will struggle to achieve the 50ms latency needed for demanding use-cases like video calling.
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