Telstra may have the most extensive mobile network in Australia, but its competitor Optus is the biggest gainer of analytics firm Opensignal Mobile Network Experience Report — the telco was named the sole winner of five awards and the joint winner of a further three awards, earning it the title of ‘most awarded operator’.

The report marks the seventh time in a row that Optus has taken out the 5G Download Speed ​​award, with average phone company speeds of 209.1Mbps. By comparison, Telstra recorded average speeds of 177.7Mbps, while Vodafone came in third with 162.9 Mbps.