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Jio Continues to Lead in 4G Speeds as Airtel’s Speed Rises

Jio Continues to Lead in 4G Speeds as Airtel’s Speed Rises 5e2x6c

By Gadgets 360 Staff | Updated: 6 September 2017 19:25 IST

Highlights

Jio, Vodafone, and Idea saw a dip in their 4G peak speeds
Airtel was the only one whose speed increased in August
In 4G speeds, Idea leads the pack

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The 18.831Mbps peak speed of Jio is almost twice that of second-placed Vodafone, which stands at 9.325Mbps. Vodafone’s speed stood at 11.078Mbps the preceding month. On third place is Airtel with 9.266Mbps peak speed, which helps the country’s biggest telecom operator leapfrog Idea Cellular. The 4G peak speed ed by Idea in August was 8.833Mbps, down from 9.464Mbps.

The average 4G speeds for Jio, Vodafone, Airtel and Idea were 18.6Mbps, 11Mbps, 9.8Mbps, and 9Mbps, respectively. However, this means the average speeds for Jio, Vodafone, Airtel, and Idea were higher than their peak speeds. It might be possible that the data published for the operators was switched between peak and average speeds.

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Coming to pan-India peak speeds, Idea has the fastest network with 6.292Mbps speed, a small rise from July’s 6.237Mbps. The remaining three telcos, on the other hand, witnessed a fall in their respective 4G peak speeds. Vodafone was the second-fastest at 5.782Mbps, followed by Jio and Airtel at 4.225Mbps and 4.123Mbps, respectively. In July, Vodafone, Jio, and Airtel stood at 6.054Mbps, 4.512Mbps, and 4.565Mbps.

As for the average 4G speeds, Idea recorded 6.6Mbps speed, while Vodafone was close behind at 6.3Mbps. Jio and Airtel stood at 4.5Mbps and 4.3Mbps, respectively. Here too, the average speeds are higher than the peak speeds, indicating the same reversal.

Airtel, Vodafone and Idea – along with since Jio launched its operations in September last year. All five telecom majors now offer ultra-low cost data, bundled costs, and other freebies to ensure they retain customers as the telecom industry witnesses the most intense competition it has seen in the past few years.

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