Ookla’s Wireless Internet Service Provider Report Card

Ookla published a Wireless Internet Service Provider (WISP) Report Card in November that looks at the speed performance of eight large WISPs—Etheric Networks, GeoLinks, NextLink, Resound Networks, Rise Broadband, Starry, Unwired Broadband, and Wisper Internet. Since this article was published, Starry has been acquired by Verizon. Ookla trended speed test results for each WISP by quarter from first quarter 2021 through second quarter 2025. The results of the speed tests for most WISPs were not spectacular:

• Etheric Networks: 8.4% of customers achieve 100/20 Megabits per second (Mbps). Median speeds are 41/30 Mbps. 
• GeoLinks: 8.7% of customers achieve 100/20 Mbps. Median speeds are 23/20 Mbps.
• NextLink: 24.4% of customers achieve speeds of 100/20 Mbps. Median speeds are 68/18 Mbps.
• Resound Networks: 41.5% of customers achieve speeds of 100/20 Mbps. Median speeds are 99/31 Mbps.
• Starry: 66.9% of customers achieve 100/20 Mbps. Median speeds are 202/54 Mbps.
• Unwired Broadband: 21.8% of customers achieve a speed of 100/20 Mbps. Median speeds are 50/17 Mbps.
• Wisper Internet: 26.0% of customers achieve a speed of 100/20 Mbps. Median speeds are 53/12 Mbps.