Opensignal compared average Synchronization Signal Reference Signal Received Power (SS RSRP) values - the measure of 5G signal strength - across all three Swiss operators. While there were small differences in distributions of 5G readings by signal strength categories between operators, we observed more significant differences between Switzerland’s regions. Our analysis shows that our users on each operator saw the strongest 5G signal strength on the 700 MHz band and the weakest on the 3.5 GHz band. In this follow-up piece, Opensignal looked at 5G signal strength across Switzerland, across both the 700 MHz and 3.5 GHz bands. Average 5G download speeds slowed significantly with lower power levels, making it hard for operators to fully realize the potential of 5G networks.

As our data demonstrated, there is a link between 5G signal strength and 5G mobile network experience. Due to restrictive regulations on mobile network electromagnetic emissions (EMF), Switzerland had a much weaker 5G signal strength than other European markets - Germany, France and Italy. Earlier this year, Opensignal analyzed 5G signal strength in Switzerland and benchmarked it against other European markets.

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