Andrew Bonwick
Vice President of Product Development at Relm Insurance
Madhav Sheth
CEO of Ai+ Smartphone
Stephen Rose
CEO Render Networks


5G is several times faster than 4G, but how fast is it when we are trying to load internet pages or popular apps? The thing is, this data will be different for different countries. As per Ookla, a network intelligence and insights company, in India, 5G page load times were 23-33% faster than 4G. Ookla tested performance on networks on platforms such as Facebook, Google, and YouTube. These are three commonly used platforms by millions of Indians. You can take a look at the results below.
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In the test, page load speed with 5G on Facebook was 1.8 seconds while on 4G was 2.7 seconds. This is 33% faster with 5G than 4G. With Google, on 5G, the page load time was 1.3 seconds while with 4G it was 1.7 seconds, 23% faster. On YouTube, the page load time with 5G was 2.1 seconds and with 4G it was 3.1 seconds, 32% faster.
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Ookla said, “India and Mexico had the slowest page load speeds for Facebook over 5G of any of the countries we looked at.”
In a recent report, Opensignal said that median 5G download speeds have been dropping as the coverage and number of users increase. The telecom operators in India have almost covered the entire country with 5G, and now, work is ongoing to provide maximum coverage in all areas.