SKT Had the Fastest Communication Speed... LGU+ Wins Two Titles

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[Asia Economy Reporter Seulgina Jo] SK Telecom has been named the telecommunications company with the fastest network speed worldwide. LG Uplus won two awards in the categories of voice call application experience and 4G availability.

According to the telecommunications industry on the 23rd, SK Telecom ranked first in average network download speed at the 'Global Mobile Network Experience Awards 2021' hosted by the UK market research firm Opensignal. The average speed was 74.9 Mbps, which is the overall average of 3~5G network download speeds. This was 6.3 Mbps faster than the previous winner, Canada's Telus, and more than three times faster than the global telecommunications average of 23.6 Mbps.

LG Uplus won two awards. When using voice call apps on LG Uplus, the score was 83.3 out of 100, the highest among global telecommunications companies. This score was 0.3 points higher than the previous winner, Japan's SoftBank, which recorded 83 points. Additionally, LG Uplus ranked first in 4G availability. In the network upload average speed survey, it was ranked second globally, following Swisscom.

In addition, SoftBank Japan and T-Mobile Netherlands were selected as the global leaders in video experience, while SoftBank and Vodafone Netherlands were recognized as the top companies in gaming experience.

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