America's
Fastest
ISPs &
Mobile Networks
2015
South Dakota
Fastest ISP Midcontinent Communications
Midco is a regional cable provider that recently got glowing reviews from our sister publication, PCMag.com. Its Xstream Wideband cable system connects subscribers at 200Mbps down and 20Mbps up, considerably faster than most of the other systems in the country. Midco is now starting to build out gigabit fiber to its home customers, although the company says most customers won't see it until 2017.
| 1. | Midcontinent Communications | 77.41 | / | 12.84 | Mbps |
| 2. | Mediacom Cable | 56.49 | / | 16.92 | Mbps |
| 3. | Golden West | 29.85 | / | 5.47 | Mbps |
| 4. | CenturyLink | 17.06 | / | 4.14 | Mbps |
Fastest Mobile Network Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless is America's LTE network king. An excellent nationwide buildout, broad swathes of 1700Mhz "XLTE" spectrum, and broad support for that spectrum across its phones meant that Verizon won more of our tested metro areas than any other.
| 1. | Verizon Wireless | 19.11 | / | 9.43 | Mbps |
| 2. | AT&T | 9.98 | / | 2.99 | Mbps |