The statistic shows the average speed of cellular networks in the United States from 2016 to 2023. In 2017, the average cellular network speed reached 12.65 megabits per second. The speed is forecast to grow to 27.06 megabits per second by 2023.
Average speed of cellular networks in the United States from 2016 to 2023*
(in megabits per second)
Characteristic
Average speed in Mbps
2023
27.06
2022
23.84
2021
21
2020
18.5
2019
16.3
2018
14.36
2017
12.65
2016
11.14
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Telecom Advisory Services. (October 28, 2018). Average speed of cellular networks in the United States from 2016 to 2023* (in megabits per second) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 14, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/995096/average-cellular-network-speed-in-the-us/
Telecom Advisory Services. "Average speed of cellular networks in the United States from 2016 to 2023* (in megabits per second)." Chart. October 28, 2018. Statista. Accessed April 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/995096/average-cellular-network-speed-in-the-us/
Telecom Advisory Services. (2018). Average speed of cellular networks in the United States from 2016 to 2023* (in megabits per second). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/995096/average-cellular-network-speed-in-the-us/
Telecom Advisory Services. "Average Speed of Cellular Networks in The United States from 2016 to 2023* (in Megabits per Second)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Oct 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/995096/average-cellular-network-speed-in-the-us/
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Average speed of cellular networks in the United States from 2016 to 2023* (in megabits per second) [Graph], Telecom Advisory Services, October 28, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/995096/average-cellular-network-speed-in-the-us/
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