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With rapid deployment of 5G services, India has jumped 10 spots in the global rankings for average mobile broadband speeds from 79 in December to 69 in January 2023.
In November, India ranked at 105th position globally in median mobile speeds, as per Ookla’s Speedtest Global Index. Ookla also recorded 29.85 Mbps median mobile download speeds in January this year, which is better than 25.29 Mbps in December 2022.
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On median fixed broadband speeds, India increased by two spots in rank from 81 in December to 79 in January. India’s performance in fixed median download speeds witnessed a slight increase from 49.14 Mbps in December to 50.02 Mbps in January 2023.
This comes even as mobile operators in India have been rolling out 5G services rapidly. Reliance Jio has already connected 100 cities, while Airtel also has been launching 5G services across the country.
According to the January Speedtest Global Index, UAE leads the chart for overall global median mobile speeds, whereas Papua New Guinea increased 24 spots in rank globally. For fixed broadband download speeds, Singapore is consistent at #1 spot this month as well and Cyprus increased 20 spots in rank globally.
Also read: Centre raises minimum broadband speed to 2 Mbps
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