Commuters using their mobile phones on an MRT train in Singapore. ― AFP pic via TODAYSINGAPORE, March 17 — The three main telecommunications companies in Singapore have slipped in rankings for download speeds, with other countries such as Canada and South Korea overtaking them due to their faster roll-outs of fifth generation networks for mobile and internet services.
Sam Fenwick, senior analyst at Opensignal, said: “The future outlook for Singapore’s operators in our awards will very much depend on their ability to catch up with their international peers on 5G roll-out.”Its advanced 5G roll-out had enabled SK Telecom to take top spot for its download speed of 74.9 Mbps, compared with 68.1 Mbps the year before.
With the launch of 5G-capable devices in the market, Liew believes that 5G adoption will “gradually pick up steam and operators will focus more efforts into building out their networks in the coming year”. Despite Singapore’s telcos sliding down the charts, StarHub stayed in top spot for download speeds in Southeast Asia, and Singtel topped the region for upload speeds.
“With a keen eye on our customers’ needs, we monitor our mobile network performance closely and continually invest, build and upgrade our infrastructure, all while constantly optimising our radio network in terms of both coverage and performance.”
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