India ranked at 128th spot in mobile net speed

November 5: When the Government of India is encouraging digital mode of operation in all sectors, a report by broadband speed analysis firm Ookla stated that India ranked at 128th spot in mobile broadband speed for September 2019. The most painful truth is that India is behind its neighbours Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Nepal when it comes to broadband speed. However, in fixed-line broadband speed it was far ahead at 72nd place, during the reported month.

Ookla’s Speedtest Global Index found global average download speed of 29.5 megabit per second and upload speed of 11.34 mbps. South Korea topped the global chart with download speed of 95.11 mbps and upload speed of 17.55 mbps in mobile network. It found download speed of 11.18 mbps and upload speed of 4.38 mbps in India.

Sri Lanka led the South Asian countries at 81st spot in mobile network with a download speed of 22.53 mbps and upload speed of 10.59 mbps. Singapore topped the global fixed line broadband chart with download speed of 196.88 mbps and upload speed of 203.31 mbps.