India Drops Two Places to 132 in Ookla's Mobile Broadband Speed Index ld18 Technology News

India's mobile Internet speed performance was even poorer than Bangladesh that has moved up two places. 21f7

By Abhik Sengupta | Updated: 22 May 2020 16:47 IST

India Drops Two Places to 132 in Ookla's Mobile Broadband Speed Index

Ookla Mobile Broadband Speed Index was topped by South Korea e2j3q

Highlights

India's average mobile speed was 9.81Mbps in April
The country’s average speed in April was 3.98Mbps
India’s rank in fixed broadband speed index remained flat

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India has ed a two-place drop to 132 on the Ookla's Speedtest Global Index for mobile broadband speeds in April. The average mobile broadband speed in the country was 9.81Mbps during April while the average speed was ed to be 3.98Mbps for the same period. The drop in the mobile Internet speeds could be attributed to the massive surge in Internet usage in India due to the coronavirus lockdown. The latest ranking released by the global Internet speed tracker company shows India slipping even below Bangladesh among the neighbouring countries. India already ranks below Pakistan and Nepal in of mobile broadband speeds.

As per the Speedtest Global Index, the global average mobile broadband speeds in April ed at 30.89Mbps while the global average speed was at 10.50Mbps. The list was topped by South Korea with an average mobile broadband speed of 88.01Mbps and the last - 139th - position was held by Afghanistan (6.02Mbps). Other than South Korea, countries including Qatar, China, United Arab Emirates, and the Netherlands held the top four spots.

Among the neighbours, Bangladesh is now at 130th place, after gaining two places, on the Index with an average mobile speed of 9.96Mbps, whereas Pakistan was at 112th spot with an average mobile speed of 14.34Mbps. Just above Pakistan, Nepal held the 111th spot with an average mobile Internet speed of 14.35Mpbs.

In of the fixed broadband performance, India's position remained unchanged at 71th spot since March. India's average fixed broadband speed was 35.84Mbps in April while the average speed is said to be at 32.36Mbps for the same period. Similarly, the top spot in Ookla's Fixed Broadband Speed Index was held by Singapore with an average speed of 198.46Mbps. It was followed by Hong Kong (176.7Mbps), Thailand (159.87Mbps), Switzerland (152.05Mbps), and Romania (151.87Mbps).

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