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Market Analysis
Fastest Providers - Download
Speedtest Intelligence® reveals that among top fixed broadband providers in Germany in Q4 2023, Deutsche Glasfaser delivered the fastest median download speed at 201.43 Mbps.
201.43 Deutsche Glasfaser | |||
135.04 Vodafone | |||
65.79 Deutsche Telekom | |||
63.83 1&1 | |||
57.93 O2 | |||
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Median Multi-Server Latency
Our fixed broadband multi-server latency results in Q4 2023 showed that among top providers, Deutsche Glasfaser registered the lowest median multi-server latency in Germany at 14 ms.
14 Deutsche Glasfaser | |||
18 1&1 | |||
18 Deutsche Telekom | |||
20 O2 | |||
23 Vodafone | |||
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Consistency
In measuring the consistency of each fixed broadband provider’s performance, we found that Deutsche Glasfaser had the highest Consistency in Germany during Q4 2023, with 90.5% of results showing at least a 25 Mbps minimum download speed and 3 Mbps minimum upload speed.
90.5% Deutsche Glasfaser | ||||||||
84.7% Vodafone | ||||||||
81.3% 1&1 | ||||||||
79.8% Deutsche Telekom | ||||||||
78.9% O2 |
Market Analysis
Fastest Providers - Download
Speedtest Intelligence® reveals that among top mobile operators in Germany in Q4 2023, Telekom delivered the fastest median download speed at 90.26 Mbps.
90.26 Telekom | |||||
67.67 Vodafone | |||||
48.83 O2 | |||||
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Median Multi-Server Latency
Our mobile multi-server latency results in Q4 2023 showed that among top providers, Telekom registered the lowest median multi-server latency in Germany at 38 ms.
38 Telekom | |||||
41 Vodafone | |||||
47 O2 | |||||
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Consistency
In measuring the consistency of each operator’s performance, we found that Telekom had the highest Consistency in Germany during Q4 2023, with 92.1% of results showing at least a 5 Mbps minimum download speed and 1 Mbps minimum upload speed.
92.1% Telekom | ||||||||
89.4% Vodafone | ||||||||
84.7% O2 |
5G Performance
Looking only at tests taken on a 5G connection, Telekom had the fastest median 5G download speed in Germany during Q4 2023 at 179.25 Mbps. The bars shown in the chart below are 95% confidence intervals, which represent the range of values in which the true median is likely to be.
179.25 Telekom | ||||
115.92 Vodafone | ||||
97.67 O2 | ||||
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Device Information
An analysis of performance on some of the fastest phones in Germany demonstrated the iPhone 15 Pro Max showed the fastest median download speed during Q4 2023 with 122.95 Mbps.
Device Name | Manufacturer | Median Download Mbps | Median Upload Mbps | Median Median Multi-Server Latency ms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| iPhone 15 Pro Max | Apple | 122.95 | 19.88 | 40 |
| iPhone 15 Pro | Apple | 112.08 | 17.66 | 41 |
| iPhone 14 Pro Max | Apple | 105.91 | 18.44 | 42 |
| iPhone 14 Pro | Apple | 103.67 | 18.17 | 41 |
| iPhone 13 Pro Max | Apple | 93.56 | 14.17 | 43 |
Manufacturer Information
We examined combined performance by major cell phone manufacturers and found that devices from Apple had the fastest median download speed in Germany during Q4 2023 at 71.95 Mbps.
Manufacturer | Median Download Mbps | Median Upload Mbps | Median Median Multi-Server Latency ms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple | 71.95 | 12.89 | 43 |
| Samsung | 52.44 | 11.32 | 40 |
| Xiaomi | 43.50 | 10.98 | 42 |
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