India’s average broadband download speeds increase in June to reach 17.84 mbps: Ookla

The internet speeds in India continue to witness an upward trend with the average download speed for mobile climbing to 17.84 Mbps in June 2021, up from 15.34 Mbps in the previous month, according to the latest report by network testing firm Ookla. This has helped India reach the 122nd position in the global internet speed ranking based on mobile broadband speeds.

Whereas the fixed broadband internet speeds reached 58.17 Mbps as compared to 55.65 Mbps in May 2021, helping India secure 70th ranking globally in terms of fixed broadband speeds.

According to the report, India has moved up the global ranking index for the third time in the row for mobile internet speeds and has shown consistent improvements in overall mobile download speeds over the last two months.

For the fixed broadband internet speeds, after witnessing a small dip in May, overall fixed download speeds in India during June are the highest they have been on the global index at 58.17 Mbps, the report underlined.

As per the latest data released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, market leader Jio tops the 4G internet segment with an average download speed of 21.9 Mbps, whereas Vodafone Idea leads the upload segment with 6.2 Mbps data speed.

UAE is on the top of the charts with an average mobile internet download speed of 193.51 Mbps, followed by South Korea at 180.48 Mbps, Ookla said.

“Compared to other countries in the subcontinent, Oman recorded the highest gain of 26 places when it comes to mobile internet speed vis-à-vis last month, bringing the country to 15th spot in the global ranking,” it added.