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The 2022 Mobile Network Test in the netherlands
For the seventh time, we – the benchmarking expert umlaut and connect magazine – have conducted our tough benchmark of the mobile networks in the Netherlands. Once again, we have refined our methodology in the process.
All Dutch operators have worked hard to expand their 5G coverage and to strengthen their 4G offerings. So we wanted to find out, which of the contenders offers the best performance and the highest reliability of mobile voice and data services.
KEY FINDINGS
KPN wins the umlaut connect Mobile Benchmark in the Netherlands for the first time and reaches the highest score ever achieved in the Netherlands so far. T-Mobile, who had won five times in a row before, ranks second this year at a narrow gap in a neck and neck race. As in the previous benchmark, Vodafone comes in third with the grade “very good“.
The network benchmarks conducted by umlaut, part of Accenture, and connect are widely accepted as the de-facto industry standard and for
being highly objective. The carefully designed methodology of our benchmark in the Netherlands represents a holistic approach to network benchmarking. It combines drive tests and walk tests for executing detailed voice and data measurements under controlled circumstances combined with a sophisticated crowdsourcing methodology. This provides profound insights into the overall coverage of voice, data and 5G services as well as real-world User Download Speeds and Latencies. The drive tests and walk tests allow for the maximum capabilities of the networks to be evaluated. Crowdsourcing unveils the service quality and performance actually experienced by real users. We have thoroughly weighed these components in order to give a realistic and conclusive assessment of the rated networks‘ true potential and performance.
KPN IS THE OVERALL WINNER, with T-Mobile following closely
and both achieving the grade “outstanding“. vodafone ranks third
with the overall grade “Very gooD“.
In a neck and neck race on a very high technological level, this year KPN manages to outscore the also extremely strong T-Mobile, which had won the previous umlaut connect Mobile Benchmarks in the Netherlands five times in a row.
Both operators deservedly achieve the rare grade “outstanding“. KPN scored highest in the data category and also leads in the voice category, together with T-Mobile. In an isolated consideration of its 5G performance, KPN leads in terms of 5G coverage in the bigger Dutch cities.
T-Mobile is co-best together KPN in the voice category and co-best together with Vodafone in the crowdsourcing category. This operator also provides the highest share of 5G coverage in towns and on roads.
Vodafone comes in third with the overall grade “very good“. It scores relatively close to its competitors in the voice category and is ahead together with T-Mobile in the crowd category. The third place is obtained mainly due to a slight drop in performance in the data category. In terms of 5G, Vodafone offers a good coverage and good performance KPIs, but somewhat falls behind its two competitors in both aspects.
Please find all detailed results in the PDF version of the report.
KPN is this year‘s winner with the impressive grade “outstanding.“ T-Mobile ranks second at a close gap, also achieving the grade “outstanding“. Vodafone comes in third with the grade “very good“.
