According to Ookla’s Speedtest Global Index, it reports that India has logged the highest growth in fixed broadband download speed at 60.06 Mbps, a growth from 40.45 Mbps, which was recorded in July 2020.
The fixed broadband upload speed also seen a spike from 35.04 Mbps in July 2020 to 56.47 Mbps in July 2021, according to report. The Speed test Global Index released by Ookla for the month of July ranks India on 68th spot, up by 7 ranks from that of last year in the fixed broadband speed segment. India’s overall performance in mobile download speed has increased constantly, with a slight dip in the months from December 2020 to April 2021. While there was also a slight decrease in mobile download speed from June 2021 to July 2021, 17.84 Mbps to 17.77 Mbps, respectively, India maintained its global mobile ranking at 122nd place.
As per the July Global Speedtest Index, the UAE and Monaco have maintained the top spots, same as in June 2021, in mobile broadband and fixed broadband segments with a mean download speed of 190.03 Mbps and 256.70 Mbps, respectively.
The recent report by Ookla on the Indian telecom market is already anticipating growth in the network performance post 5G spectrum rollout. According to Speedtest data, recent 5G launches in the Asia Pacific point to a potential 10x increase in median download speeds (5G vs 4G-LTE). Ookla’s Speedtest Global Index compares Speedtest data from around the world each month.
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