Ookla’s latest speed-test report has found that T-Mobile is this year’s fastest mobile network, offering the speediest downloads overall, and the fastest 5G. For home broadband, AT&T Fiber took the crown.
Plans to boost broadband speeds have, however, been thrown into doubt by the Trump administration, which wants to abandon a target for every American to have gigabit speeds …
If you’ve ever tested your home or mobile broadband speed, there’s a high chance you’ve done so using Ookla’s Speedtest.net. In addition to displaying the speed to you, the company logs the results of all those tests – together with the networks used – to create a comprehensive picture of the speeds offered by different fixed and mobile networks.
The results of these millions of tests are then analyzed, and published in Ookla’s twice-yearly Speedtest Connectivity Report. The company factors in raw speeds as well as measuring streaming video performance specifically, and a range of other indicators of real-life performance.
T-Mobile the best mobile network
For the first half of 2025, T-Mobile was declared the best mobile network overall, taking the top scores in five out of seven categories:
Fastest
Most consistent
Highest 5G availability
Best gaming experience
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