Examining latency in communications networks

A method of assessing latency in a communications network, the method comprising:

• attempting to contact from a user equipment (UE) in a cellular network a specific internet resource with a HTTP request addressed to the resource;
• and
• capturing data specifying a period from sending the HTTP request to receiving at the UE from the resource an HTTP response to the HTTP request;
• wherein the resource is configured to respond to the HTTP request with an HTTP response to the request indicative of an HTTP connection to the UE, and wherein the resource is further configured to provide no additional data of any form to the UE during the HTTP connection to the UE.

User equipment (UE) for operation in a cellular network, the UE comprising:

• transceiving means for communicating wirelessly with the cellular network;
• and
• processing means arranged to:
• attempt to contact via the cellular network via the transceiving means a specific internet resource by means of sending an HTTP request addressed to the resource;
• capture data specifying a period from sending the HTTP request to receiving via the transceiving means from the resource an HTTP response to the HTTP request.