T-Mobile Sweeps U.S. Mobile in H1 2026 as AT&T Fiber Leads Fixed at 374.75 Mbps
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Updated · Mashable · Jul 24
T-Mobile Sweeps U.S. Mobile in H1 2026 as AT&T Fiber Leads Fixed at 374.75 Mbps
3 articles · Updated · Mashable · Jul 24
Summary
Ookla’s H1 2026 U.S. report gave T-Mobile every major mobile award but coverage, citing 275.55 Mbps median download speeds and 314.38 Mbps on 5G.
47 states had T-Mobile as the fastest mobile provider from January through June; Alaska was led by GCI, while North Dakota and Vermont had no winner.
3.77 out of 5 stars from Speedtest users also put T-Mobile ahead of Verizon’s 3.25 and AT&T’s 3.09, reinforcing its lead beyond raw speed tests.
AT&T Fiber topped fixed internet with 374.75 Mbps median downloads, best consistency and a 3.63-star consumer rating, while Verizon narrowly won the fixed gaming category.
State-level results showed Kansas with the fastest median mobile speed at 242.56 Mbps and Connecticut the fastest fixed download speed at 344.24 Mbps, based on Ookla Speedtest data.