EE tops RootMetrics study, as Vodafone remains bottom

Operator holds onto top spot in UK-wide performance testing by RootMetrics

EE has held onto top spot in RootMetrics mid-year performance, topping all categories in the mobile performance test.

Vodafone lagged behind, achieving the wooden spoon in all bar one of the tests except for call quality, where Three was bottom, although this was a rare black mark in an excellent performance from Three.

It came second to EE in most categories and was even jointly named best overall network with EE in Northern Ireland and Scotland. O2 came third in most categories.

RootMetrics collected more than 920,000 test samples in the first six months of the year, driving more than 25,000 miles and testing at 1,200 indoor locations. It test across every country within the UK and within the 16 largest urban areas.

Overall Performance

Rank Network RootScore®
1 EE 88.1
2 Three 84.3
3 O2 78.6
4 Vodafone 77.8

Mobile Internet Performance

Rank Network RootScore®
1 EE 85.5
2 Three 82.7
3 O2 68.1
4 Vodafone 67.0

Call

Rank Network RootScore®
1 EE 89.6
2 O2 86.6
2 Vodafone 85.9
4 Three 84.2

Text

Rank Network RootScore®
1 EE 92.8
2 Three 91.6
3 O2 90.0
3 Vodafone 89.8

Network Reliability

Rank Network Index Score
1 EE 90.5
1 Three 89.9
3 O2 80.0
3 Vodafone 79.5

Network Speed

Rank Network Index Score
1 EE 79.5
2 Three 67.9
3 O2 67.1
4 Vodafone 65.2

Nation-by-Nation Performance

Nation Overall Reliability Speed Mobile Internet Call Text
England EE (88.9) EE (91.5) EE (80.3) EE (86.8) EE (90.1) EE (93.4)
Northern Ireland EE (84.2) & Three (84.2) Three (89.2) EE (83.2) EE (85.8) Three (87.4) EE (89.4)
Scotland EE (83.0) & Three (88.3) Three (88.3) EE (71.2) Three (81.4) EE (88.2) EE (91.0)
Wales EE (87.6) EE (87.6) & Three (87.3) EE (72.8) Three (80.6) & EE (80.6) EE (87.2) & Vodafone (86.2) EE (90.4)

 

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