Canadians in cottage country regions this summer will benefit from strong network access and performance, according to a new report published by leading independent mobile analytics company Opensignal. The report shows that mobile video, gaming, and voice app experience in cottage country is on par with the national experience. In addition, the report shows that users in cottage country experience impressive download and upload speeds.
User Experience in cottage country is similar to national experience
- Whether on a 4G or 5G network, cottage country users’ experiences while streaming videos, playing multiplayer mobile games or using (OTT) voice app services shows very little or no significant difference from the national experience.
Cottage country regions have strong network access across Canada
- Users in cottage country reported being connected to 4G or 5G 93.3% of the time, only 1.4% lower than the national average.
Impressive mobile speeds that exceed speeds in peer countries
- Despite a gap between average download and upload speeds in cottage country and the national average, Canada’s cottage country speeds are impressive and are faster than the national average speeds in many other countries.
A separate analysis by the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association of recent Opensignal Market Insights reports shows the average 4G download speed for Canada’s cottage country (52.9 Mpbs) is faster than the national average download speeds across all network connections for each of the other G7 countries, plus Australia.
“Whether playing multiplayer mobile games, streaming video, or using mobile voice apps, Opensignal’s report shows that Canadians enjoy an excellent mobile experience, even in more rural settings. In fact, the average download speed in cottage country regions is faster than the national average download speeds of many of our international peers,” said Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA) President and CEO Robert Ghiz.
Ghiz noted that despite the challenges of deploying world-class mobile networks in Canada, such as Canada’s large geography, harsh terrain and low population density, the wireless industry continues to make large investments in expanding and enhancing mobile services across the country, including rural communities.
“In the face of these obstacles, our wireless network operators invest billions each year to build and maintain what are regarded as some of the best wireless networks in the world. This is true even in cottage-country. And as network operators begin to deploy 3500 MHz spectrum, the user experience will only get better.”
The Opensignal report, entitled, “Cottage country mobile network experience” was published on June 9. 2022. It can be found here.
The Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA) is the authority on wireless issues, developments, and trends in Canada.
Those collecting data on download speeds in cottage country clearly haven’t been to the west shores of Lake Vernon and Fox lake where we can’t even get reliable cell phone service let alone wifi acceptable for working from home or other purposes. We are waiting to hear if we will be provided with a Bell monopine tower. Children now must work remotely from home on snow days. For them and for all here download speeds, as low as 2MB at busy times, as clearly not what this survey shows.
Come to Cove Bay on Acton Island, we’ve got nothing.