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Canada’s sparse and widely dispersed population, large land mass, high spectrum costs, and climate are some of the factors that make building mobile networks a challenge for providers. Despite this, Canada’s facilities-based carriers have implemented some of the world’s fastest and most reliable wireless networks, reaching every province and territory.
Average 4G and 5G mobile download speeds in megabits per second in Canada and the G7 + Australia:
UK – 4G: 31.8 megabits per second; 5G: 105.8 megabits per second.
Italy – 4G: 37.1 megabits per second; 5G: 148.0 megabits per second.
Japan – 4G: 43.4 megabits per second; 5G 157.5 megabits per second.
Germany – 4G: 43.5 megabits per second; 5G 135.8 megabits per second.
USA – 4G: 43.9 megabits per second; 5G: 197.3 megabits per second.
Australia – 4G: 53.3 megabits per second; 182.6 megabits per second.
Canada – 4G: 62.0 megabits per second; 160.3 megabits per second.
France – 4G: 64.7 megabits per second; 219.9 megabits per second.
Source: Opensignal — Global Network Experience Report — Q2 2025.
Average Overall Mobile Download Speed, from January 2017 to August 2025:
January 2017 – 22.5 megabits per second.
February 2018 – 30.5 megabits per second.
August 2018 – 36.8 megabits per second.
February 2019 – 43.1 megabits per second.
August 2019 – 50.2 megabits per second.
February 2020 – 65.3 megabits per second.
August 2020 – 64.7 megabits per second.
February 2021 – 67.3 megabits per second.
August 2021 – 67.1 megabits per second.
February 2022 – 72.9 megabits per second.
August 2022 – 63.9 megabits per second.
February 2023 – 68.1 megabits per second.
August 2023 – 70.0 megabits per second.
February 2024 – 72.1 megabits per second.
August 2024 – 68.4 megabits per second.
February 2025 – 72.6 megabits per second.
August 2025 – 77.5 megabits per second.
Compound annual growth rate from January 2017 to August 2025 is 16.7%.
Sources: Opensignal — State of Mobile Networks (Canada) — January 2017, February 2018; Mobile Networks Update: Canada — August 2018; Canada Mobile Network Experience — February 2019, August 2019, February 2020, August 2020, February 2021, August 2021, February 2022, August 2022, February 2023, August 2023, February 2024, August 2024, February 2025, August 2025.