Why is 5G Network Technology completely missing from USQL (Web; Mobile)?

Aboud1 — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 08:32:03 GMT

Hi Everyone,

We are trying to track 5G network technology performance in our Managed production environments via USQL, but we've noticed that 5G telemetry is completely missing from our data. Instead, it seems to be heavily misclassified or dropped.

Here is what we are seeing on both platforms:

1. Native Mobile App (Android/iOS OneAgent SDK)

We ran a USQL query using the native networkTechnology field on our Mobile App (instrumented with Dynatrace Android Gradle Plugin 8.+).

USQL Query:

SQL

SELECT carrier, networkTechnology, count(*) 
FROM usersession 
WHERE useraction.application = "MyMobileApp-Prod" 
AND carrier IN ("Carrier A", "Carrier B")
GROUP BY carrier, networkTechnology

The Result: We only see 802.11x (Wi-Fi), 4G, 3G, and "-" (Unknown). Even though we know a large portion of our active users are on 5G networks, 5G never appears as a value.
Question: Does the OneAgent SDK classify 5G Non-Standalone (NSA) traffic as 4G because it relies on the LTE Core? Or do we need specific runtime OS permissions (like READ_PHONE_STATE or location) to allow the SDK to properly detect 5G NR (New Radio)?

2. Web Application (JS Agent)

On the Web side, we attempted to map network speed/generations using custom session properties, but we only capture 4g, 3g, and slow-2g.

Question: Is there a known technical limitation where the Dynatrace JS Agent caps the effective network type at 4g due to W3C Network Information API constraints, making 5G tracking impossible on browsers?

Has anyone successfully captured 5G explicitly in their USQL dashboards for either Web or Mobile? Would love to know if there are workarounds or specific configurations required.

Thanks.

Aboud

Re: Why is 5G Network Technology completely missing from USQL (Web & Mobile)?

Patrick_H — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 06:05:49 GMT

I tested it with an iOS app and there 5G appears, BUT be aware that carrier detection was removed from mobile SDKs as OS vendors updated their APIs for fingerprinting reasons to no longer return a carrier. So carrier for newer OS version (especially on iOS) will just be -, -- or null.

Update: also tested it with an Android app and I see 5G at least from Verizon carrier

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Why is 5G Network Technology completely missing from USQL (Web; Mobile)?

1. Native Mobile App (Android/iOS OneAgent SDK)

2. Web Application (JS Agent)

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