It looks like that Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ) has outperformed its rival AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) and became the fastest U.S. wireless service provider. It is a big win for the company, especially after the network congestion problems it faced in New York.

RootMetrics, mobile analytics firm from Seattle, reported Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ) to be top mobile service provider in the United States and according to the report,

“Verizon was the top carrier in the categories that point toward the entirety of your mobile experience.”

In the top 5 parameters, Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ) stood first in reliability index, speed index, data performance, call performance, and came second to AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) only in text performance.

The report divided top four carriers into two different tiers including the first one dominated by Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ) and AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) and the second one with Sprint Corporation (NYSE:S) and T-Mobile US Inc (NYSE:TMUS). On an overall, Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ) secured the first position with 81.6 rating followed by AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) with 79.5 rating and T-Mobile US Inc (NYSE:TMUS) (71.5) and Sprint Corporation (NYSE:S) (69.6) respectively.

According to the Vice President-Network Support Verizon, Mike Haberman,

“These most recent studies are further confirmation of our continued commitment to deliver on our brand promise of providing customers with the best network experience. The consistent reliability, quality and performance of our network provide a solid foundation for new technology and innovation that we will continue to deliver to our customers in the coming months and years ahead.”

Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ) announced its second quarter 2014 results with revenue of $31.48 billion and EPS of $0.91. The company added 1.4 million retail connections within the quarter.

This article is written by Prakash Pandey and edited by Serkan Unal.

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