Ufa, Moscow, Saint Petersburg Lead Russia in 5G Speed
In terms of data transmission speed from subscriber to network (Upload), Megafon took the lead at 128.2 Mbps. MTs had this indicator at 116.5 Mbps, Beeline at 67.8 Mbps, and T2 at 63.8 Mbps. 5G technology in St. Petersburg is registered in the networks of all four operators.
Consensus
- TelecomDaily conducted a study on maximum mobile internet speeds in five Russian cities with 5G: Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, Novosibirsk, and Ufa.
- The study evaluated all four major operators (MTS, Megafon, Beeline, T2) in these cities.
- Maximum speeds were measured using professional tools TEMS Investigation and NEMO.
- The study considered both 5G and LTE network technologies.
- MTS achieved the highest download speeds in Moscow, Saint Petersburg, and Ufa.
- The research focused on peak registered speeds, not average user experience.
Points of divergence
- The highest maximum speed among all five cities was recorded in Ufa at 1.49 Gbit/s, where 5G is available only through MTS. — riamo
- The peak download speed in Ufa was 1.5 Gbit/s, and MTS uses the n79 (4.9 GHz) frequency band for 5G, while other operators use n1, n7, and n40. — tg_mash
- In Saint Petersburg, MTS achieved a peak download speed of 1.18 Gbit/s, and the city ranked third in maximum speed after Moscow and Ufa. — fontanka
- In Moscow, MTS recorded a maximum download speed of 1.16 Gbit/s, Megafon 577.1 Mbit/s, Beeline 489.5 Mbit/s, and T2 292.4 Mbit/s. — riamo
- In Saint Petersburg, MTS recorded 1.18 Gbit/s; T2 437.1 Mbit/s; Beeline 371.9 Mbit/s; Megafon 336.5 Mbit/s. — fontanka
- In Saint Petersburg, Megafon led in upload speed with 128.2 Mbit/s, followed by MTS (116.5 Mbit/s), Beeline (67.8 Mbit/s), and T2 (63.8 Mbit/s). — fontanka
- In Moscow, the average maximum download speed across four operators was 629.2 Mbit/s and upload 115.4 Mbit/s when considering both 5G and LTE. — riamo
Coverage (4 sources)
- 5G networks are already working in 27 Russian cities. TelecomDaily agency analysts cross-checked operator data with their own... — Mash
- Which city in Russia has the fastest 5G — data from TelecomDaily — РИАМО
- Ufa, St. Petersburg and Moscow became cities with the highest 5G internet speed. This is according to a new study... — Mash
- In St. Petersburg, 5G speed was measured at four operators — Фонтанка
Key entities
- Moscow
- Ufa
- TelecomDaily
- Yekaterinburg
- Saint Petersburg
- Novosibirsk
- St. Petersburg
- Russia
- MTS
- Ministry of Digital Development
- Peter