The 4 biggest US wireless carriers are reportedly throttling mobile video content — even when networks aren't congested

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The 4 biggest US wireless carriers are reportedly throttling mobile video content — even when networks aren't congested
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A new study shows wireless carriers are throttling mobile video content almost all the time:

they aren't, the trend could provide further evidence for net neutrality advocates that the absence of such rules is resulting in unfair business practices.US consumers' mobile video experiences are likely suffering because of wireless carriers' throttling practices.

US consumers are faced with poor mobile video experiences when compared with dozens of other international countries. Afrom OpenSignal provided video experience scores for 69 countries and scored the US with a 47, ranking it as"Fair" — which places it in the 59th spot. The subpar showing is likely due to the rise of throttling, which results in delayed load times, buffering, and degrading quality when streaming video content.

5G networks will reduce the need for mobile operators to throttle the speed of a data connection since the standard offers more capacity than 4G. The ability of 5G networks to provide higher data bandwidth will empower telecoms to handle larger amounts of data consumption without needing to free up network congestion by slowing down consumers' connection speeds.

This will enable carriers to better maintain network quality while meeting the growing demands of their unlimited-data subscribers, while also benefiting consumers by improving US mobile video experiences. US consumers could start seeing the effects of 5G soon, as carriers' mobile 5G networks expand to more US cities. So far, AT&T has launched 5G in parts of 21 cities, Verizon in nine, T-Mobile in parts of six, and Sprint in five.

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