Chapter 1 
Key findings
Chapter 4 
Latency
Chapter 2 
Consistent quality
Chapter 4 
Spectrum and technology usage
Chapter 3 
Download and upload speeds
Chapter 6
Coverage

 

Key findings

  • Switzerland had the best consistent quality and fastest average download speeds across the region. Swiss operators also took home all the individual awards, with Sunrise winning the best consistent quality, and Swisscom posting the best average download speed.

  • German networks continue to rely heavily on 3G, particularly in rural areas. Germany recorded an average of 33.3% mobile data usage over 3G; those numbers were just 10.4% and 18.0% in Switzerland and Austria respectively.

  • Despite Austria’s networks handling some of the highest data usage rates in the world, both 3 and A1 delivered consistent quality on par with operators in other countries. 3 took first place for best excellent consistent quality within the country, while A1’s superior rural coverage helped it overtake 3 to deliver the best basic consistent quality.