Fixed Broadband Speedtest Data Q2-Q3 2018 in US

With gigabit expanding across the nation, fixed broadband speeds in the US are rapidly increasing. Speedtest data from Q2-Q3 2018 reveals a 35.8 percent increase in mean download speed during the last year and a 22.0 percent increase in upload speed. As a result, the US ranks 7th in the world for download speed, between Hungary and Switzerland. The US ranks 27th for upload, between Bulgaria and Canada. Though 5G looms on the mobile horizon, fixed broadband speeds in the US continue to outpace those on mobile showing both faster speeds and greater increases in speed.

Kansas City (MO) topped the fixed chart as the fastest city in the US with an average download speed of 159.19 Mbps. Memphis (TN) came in last with an average download of 44.86 Mbps and Laredo (TX) was second to last at 55.37. Xfinity was the fastest provider in the US as a whole, in nine states and in 17 of the country’s largest cities. Cox tied for second fastest at the national level and was fastest in three states and 19 cities. On average, US consumers should have few complaints about recent increases in internet speeds. However, Ookla research shows that those speeds vary widely depending on location and provider.