India has flagged the world in terms of mobile internet speed. Indeed, according to the Ookla Speedtest Global Index, India has climbed two places in the global ranking for average mobile internet speed in April 2022. There has been a slight decline in the median fixed broadband speed in India, but there has been an increase in the median mobile download speed as well. In overall average fixed broadband speed, India has dropped four ranks globally to 76 in April, from 72 in March. The index report further states that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Singapore top the global rankings for mobile broadband and fixed broadband performance, respectively.
mobile internet speed in april
Ookla has released its Speedtest Global Index for the month of April 2022. In the index, India has jumped two places in average mobile speed to 118 in April from 120 in March. Average mobile download speed in India increased to 14.19 Mbps in April from 13.67 Mbps in March.
fixed broadband speed in april
With regard to average fixed broadband speed, the country has dropped four ranks to 76 in April, from 72 in March. Average fixed broadband speed in India dropped to 48.09Mbps in April from 48.15Mbps a month ago.
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Top Performer in Ookla Speedtest Global Index
The countries topping the index were the Middle-Eastern country UAE and the island country Singapore. The United Arab Emirates was at the top of mobile broadband with an average mobile download speed of 134.48 Mbps. Singapore tops fixed broadband with an average fixed broadband download speed of 207.61 Mbps.
Ukraine and Papua New Guinea were among the biggest gainers in April 2022. Ukraine was the largest gainer in the rank for average mobile broadband download performance and Papua New Guinea recorded the largest gain in the rank for fixed broadband performance in April 2022.
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