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Although Canada exceeds the G20 in the cost of building mobile wireless infrastructure, Canadian networks regularly outperform their global peers, ranking #1 among G20 countries for network quality based on mobile download speed, LTE availability, and mobile user video experience.
Mobile Wireless Quality Index.
Figure 1 – Network build cost index. A higher score means greater network cost:
Canada 74.
Russia 56.
Argentina 56.
Brazil 55.
Saudi Arabia 54.
South Africa 53.
Australia 52.
Türkiye 50.
Mexico 46.
Indonesia 46.
Italy 43.
France 40.
United States 39.
Korea 36.
India 32.
United Kingdom 32.
Germany 27.
Japan 25.
Figure 2 – Network quality index. A higher score means higher network quality:
Canada 89.
Korea 86.
Japan 85.
Australia 80.
Germany 68.
France 67.
Italy 66.
United Kingdom 66.
United States 65.
Türkiye 63.
Saudi Arabia 62.
Mexico 61.
South Africa 61.
Argentina 60.
Russia 56.
Brazil 55.
Indonesia 54.
India 53.
Source: PwC, Understanding the cost and quality of networks across the G20, September 2021