Seoul and Singapore are East Asia's fastest 4G cities, according to a regional ranking of major cities from OpenSignal.
An analysis of 12 cities in the region shows that Seoul recorded an average 4G speed of nearly 50Mpbs, with Singapore not far behind.
Four cities demonstrated 4G speeds of over 25Mbps – Taipei, Tokyo, Yangon and Ho Chi Minh. The latter cities have benefited from having launched 4G just two years ago, which OpenSignal said suggests that they have not yet filled their networks to the extent that speeds have started to decline.
The final six cities examined all had speeds at or below the global average of 16.9Mbps. Hong Kong was highest among this grouping, followed by Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Bangkok, Phnom Penh and Jakarta.
OpenSignal noted that Southeast Asian operators are focusing on improving coverage over speedSingapore meanwhile topped the list for average 4G upload speed at 15.4Mbps, followed by Seoul and Yangon. But the gap between the fastest and slowest upload speed was only around 10Mbps, with even the slowest cities in the region, Phnom Penh and Jakarta, averaging 4G upload speeds of 4.9 Mbps.