We recently conducted our own study regarding the speed of 4G with different telcos at different locations in KL. We used Ookla to conduct the tests, but in accordance with this report coming out, we decided to compare our results.
Opensignal is an independent global standard for measuring real world mobile network experience, recently released its latest ‘Malaysian Mobile Network Experience’ report. It was for analyzing the mobile network experience for customers of the main operators in the country; Celcom, Digi, Maxis, U Mobile, Unifi and Yes. For this report Opensignal collected and analysed over 1.9 billion measurements taken from over 744,691 devices. This was done by using the Opensignal App in Malaysia during a three-month period (December 2018 to February 2019).
Key national findings of Opensignal’s report include:
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“Maxis and Celcom have begun to set themselves apart in the crowded field of Malaysian operators. The two divided Opensignal’s awards evenly and in many metrics Celcom and Maxis far outpaced their rivals.
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Celcom and Maxis split our speed awards. Maxis won our Download Speed Experience category with an average connection of 17.9 Mbps, while Celcom won Upload Speed Experience with an average connection of 6.3 Mbps.
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When it comes to one of the key consumer mobile applications, video, Maxis and Celcom were in a dead heat, both with scores just over 61 in our 100-point scale. The two were the only operators to earn Good ratings in this metric. DiGi, U Mobile and Unifi all had either Fair or Poor ratings.”
And with that, we’ve seen that Maxis and Celcom dominate in terms of connectivity, speed and 4G availability. At this stage, is there even a point to getting any other telcos? Or is the price cuts with U Mobile and other carriers worth the cut in performance? The results from this study are inline with our personal findings when we went to test out 4G connectivity around the KL area. So safe to say, we’re on the same page.
What do you guys think? Let us know in the comments below what your telco you’re using and how it performs for you!
6 responses
Celcom, your line keep changing 4G to 3G every seconds. Explain?
i view it from Tetula report, that mention about Celcom receive a good rating on youtube.
This so many Telco, how good is it for upload and download??
You can check out the article below
https://liveatpc.com/the-need-for-speed-battle-of-the-telcos/
We went around KL to find out which is the best in terms of download and upload speeds in different areas. The winners were Celcom and Maxis, so the OpenSignal report was similar to our own testing.
celcom and maxis are compete with each other, somehow i prefer celcom compared to maxis because of the coverage. so far i never have problem when i go outstation
Yeah, even I don’t seem to have any issues with Maxis. Celcom and Maxis seem to be the dominant telcos right now