A report from Gizmodo states that the U.S. is at the top of a list of 40 countries in terms of 5G availability. To find out how much time 5G users spent on the network in the third quarter, they tested to see what percentage of time they spent on 5G. The U.S. was the number one with 49.2% availability. Don't whip out your foam finger just yet, it's not all good news. According to the report, the actual download and upload speeds of 5G networks still vary by country. The U.S. ranked first in availability, but its actual download speeds were among the worst of the early 5G nations. The US has a median 5G download speed of 93.73 Mbps, which is far lower than the UK's 184.2 Mbps median and far lower than South Korea's 492.48 Mbps. The U.S. placed around the same relative position for upload speeds. Even though U.S. wireless customers can take some solace in knowing they're on the top of the availability list, the list itself is not very good.
