The 5G map site is about 1,200 pixels tall in a 2560x1440 base browser window - except ~540 pixels of it are taken up by a giant banner across the top of the page, which accounts for 44.5 percent of the total space. While this information is useful and should become more so as 5G rollouts (Opens in a new window) improve, the site could use some improvements as well. In Switzerland, where 5G deployments are extensive, you can continue to zoom into tighter and tighter focus on the map, with the number of 5G deployments in each zone expanding automatically as you enter it. The zoom function continues to work as you go deeper if there's content for it to work with. As deployments continue to become commercially available and tests taken with Speedtest use a 5G connection, identified deployments will also be based on Ookla data. According to Ookla:Ĭurrently, the majority of identified deployments are based on corporate press releases and other publicly available communications. Right now, pretty much everything in the US is "Limited Availability" because 5G service hasn't rolled out to any degree across anywhere. Ookla's new map (Opens in a new window) will let you click on specific areas to learn more about the 5G service available in that state or country, once you've scrolled down the page manually (more on that in a moment) and zoomed in to a specific country.
Currently, the site tracks 303 5G deployments from 20 separate operators.Įditors' Note: Ookla is owned by j2 Global, the parent company of ExtremeTech's publisher, Ziff Davis. Ookla, the developers of the popular Speedtest application and website, have rolled out a new 5G coverage map service worldwide to illustrate where service is (and isn't). Trying to work out where 5G service actually exists is a tricky proposition right now, and malvertising efforts like AT&T's fake 5G "E" service aren't helping.
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