Winner 03/2021: Vodafone Ireland
Best in test
Best in voice
Best in data
Best in crowdsourced quality
We tested and measured the performance of its voice and data services on smartphones in comparison to other 5G/4G mobile radio networks in metropolitan and rural areas of Ireland. The audit was done as a performance benchmark performed between 02.03.2021 and 16.03.2021 in cities and towns as well as on connection roads.
Dedicated measurements have been executed as drive tests outdoors using a Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G Smartphone and a Samsung S10 4G Smartphone. All data measurements have been performed in 4G/5G preferred mode. Voice measurements have been done in 4G/4G preferred mode on both sides, while call origin has been alternated. In addition crowdsourced performance data has been collected and evaluated between CW39 2020 and CW09 2021.
We took a closer look at Ireland's capital to see how the operators cover this lively centre of business, politics and culture. Dublin is by far the most densely populated area in Ireland and also a vibrant business capital. This makes the nation‘s capital an especially demanding terrain for deploying and maintaining a mobile network. We tested and measured the performance of Data services using the latest 5G capable smartphones, benchmarking the typical user experience on the Ireland networks. The testing was conducted in Dublin, using a moving vehicle as drivetest only in February 2021.
Key takeaways
Reliability of Vodafone’s data services is better than the competition.
Vodafone shows better data performance in Dublin than the competition when using a 5G capable device leading in all measured data services.
