RootMetrics ranks Verizon Wireless network #1 for overall performance

According to a study carried by RootMetrics that ran from January through June 2015, Verizon has once more been ranked as America’s most reliable network. This marks the fourth consecutive time Verizon’s wireless network has been ranked as the leading U.S. carrier in overall performance. 

The study evaluated all four major U.S. service providers including AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile, testing six network performance categories; overall, reliability, speed, data, call, and text performance. RootMetrics uses scientific methods to conduct its testing process. Using special off-the-shelf smartphones, RootMetrics’ staff drove nearly 238,000 miles across the U.S. to measure and analyze key performance indicators in order to provide an unbiased overview of network factors. In addition, RootMetrics conducted the research in more than 7,300 indoor locations to test performance in areas where full network signal might be hard to get. Finally, RootMetrics tested networks in 49 event venues, 12 college campuses, and six transit stations for this year’s testing.

Verizon has spent over $10 billion to improve its network which covers 98% of the U.S. population. This was done by installing new technologies such as small cells, distributed antennas systems and XLTE to double 4G LTE network bandwidth in cities across the U.S., bringing faster peak speeds and greater capacity than before. Verizon finished first or tied in 47 states for overall performance, 44 states for network reliability, 44 states for network speed, 46 states for data performance, and 45 states for call performance.

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