India jumps 10 spots in median mobile speeds globally

With rapid roll-out of 5G services in India, India has jumped 10 places in the median mobile speed globally in January. India climbed from 79th position in December to 69th place in January, an Ookla's report said.

India has also improved its ranking in the fixed broadband speed. The country jumped two places from 81st in December to 79th in January, according to network intelligence and connectivity insights provider Ookla.

Overall fixed median download speeds in India saw a slight increase from 49.14 Mbps in December to 50.02 Mbps in January.


In November, India ranked at 105th position, globally in median mobile speeds.

Ookla also recorded 29.85 Mbps median mobile download speeds in January this year which is better than 25.29 Mbps in December 2022.

The 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 the top spot while Cyprus increased 20 spots in rank globally.

(Inputs from IANS)