While our good ol’ 4G LTE networks speeds are beginning to appear in the rearview mirror, especially in the few areas where Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile or Sprint have 5G equipment up and running, it has been a remarkable ride.
A new LTE study for the past five years by research firm RootMetrics shines a light on how far we’ve come in terms of average speeds. The fastest median download speed at the beginning of 2014, for instance, was achieved with Verizon’s 31.8 Mbps score in Flint, MI.