Ookla: Yes 5G VoNR beats VoLTE in Malaysia, U Mobile lags behind

Ookla compared voice call setup times across 5G SA networks. Yes 5G connects calls in 1.61s on VoNR versus 2.17s on VoLTE (26% faster), while U Mobile records 1.99s versus 2.39s (17% faster). In South Korea and Singapore, some VoNR deployments are slower than VoLTE.

• Yes 5G: VoNR 1.61s vs VoLTE 2.17s — 26% faster
• U Mobile: VoNR 1.99s vs VoLTE 2.39s — 17% faster
• Singtel leads with 1.07s on VoNR and 1.22s on VoLTE
• KT and StarHub: VoNR slower than VoLTE at 1.47s and 1.82s