Web testing firm Ookla has confirmed what we already knew: that 5G performance is boosted by the use of mid-band spectrum. But it goes a bit further by highlighting a link with consumer sentiment. All three major MNOs in the US have witnessed customer feedback over their 5G services improving in step with ongoing mid-band spectrum deployments, according to Ookla. T-Mobile stood out, the firm gained access only in March to over 2.5 GHz of spectrum that it acquired in a 2022 auction. This required legislation from Congress to clear the spectrum that had been held in limbo by regulator the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). At a stroke, T-Mobile’s median download speed shot up by 29.64 Mbps in March alone,…