still lags from an international perspective, currently ranking 20th in fixed (wired) broadband and 42nd in mobile internet performance globally," the report noted. "Competition is a good thing, and while we're seeing faster performance than ever before, the internet in the U.S. All four are also aggressively competing on price to attract new subscribers," Speedtest said. "The four major mobile carriers, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T and Sprint, are in a tight race for fastest download speeds. Nationwide, mobile internet customers have seen performance gains, up more than 30% since last year, with an average download speed of 19.27 mbps. Verizon Wireless was the fastest mobile carrier in the state, according to Speedtest, with an average download speed of 26.2 mbps, followed by AT&T, 20.17, T-Mobile, 17.05, and Sprint at 16.23. AT&T's U-verse had an average download speed of 29.51 mbps, while Century Link's speed was 23.46. "We are seeing more and more high speeds, but in practical applications most people have what they need," Esbeck said.Īmong Wisconsin’s wired internet service providers, Speedtest said TDS Telecom, of Madison, had the fastest average download speed of 79.31 mbps, followed by Spectrum (the new Time Warner Cable and Charter) at 66.03. While Wisconsin ranks near the bottom in average wired broadband speeds, according to Speedtest, the 28.59 megabits per second is still more than adequate for most internet users watching a movie on Netflix or telecommuting. That's what I am looking for in these types of rankings," said Bill Esbeck, executive director of the Wisconsin State Telecommunications Association. "Speeds are continuing to increase for both the wired and wireless segments of the industry. There are various rankings of how states compare, and while not everyone agrees on the numbers, few would say that broadband service isn't important in a knowledge-based economy.
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