5G Speeds in India 16.5 Times Faster than 4G on Average

5G users in India are experiencing super-fast speeds compared to what 4G users are getting. 5G has already reached multiple cities, and millions of users have already experienced it as well. However, it has been a short period since 5G was launched commercially by Airtel. Reliance Jio is doing a beta test and is only allowing select users in the country to experience its 5G networks. Opensignal, a network intelligence and insights firm, has shared the data for how the 5G experience was like for users in India between October 1 to October 30, 2022 period.

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5G vs 4G Speed in India: 5G Turns Out to be Multiple Times Faster than 4G

According to Opensignal, Indian users on 5G networks saw a massive uplift in their mobile experience. It turns out that 5G users got 16.5 times faster speeds on their mobile on average than 4G users. 5G users, on average, received a download speed of 242.1 Mbps, while the 4G users got 14.7 Mbps speeds.

Talking about the peak 5G and 4G download speeds, 5G was 11.6 times faster, with a peak download speed of 690.6 Mbps compared to 4G’s 59.5 Mbps. Even in the upload speeds department, 5G was much ahead of 4G. The data published in the report suggests that the average 5G upload speed (21.2 Mbps) was 5.4 times faster than the average 4G upload speed (3.9 Mbps).

Upload speeds are also very crucial to the experience of the user when he/she is engaging in a social media platform sharing content with others.