India now has better internet speed, country jumps 4 spots in global ranking
India's internet speed improves
India's internet performance has improvedin speed testing. According to the Speedtest Global Index by Ookla, India's internetspeed in both mobile and fixed broadband improved in April compared to prior months.The country's median mobile speed grew from 33.30 to 36.35 mbps. This moved the country's mobile internet speed rankings up four spots, from 64th to 60th.
Median fixed broadband speeds grew marginally from 50.71 Mbps in March to 51.12 Mbps in April. As a result, it rose from 83 to 84, reported the Week.
Qatar had the fastest mobile internet speeds, but Singapore retained the leader in fixed broadband internet speed.
Ookla, a Seattle-based connection analytics and network insight firm, publishes its Speedtest Global Index, which assesses mobile and fixed broadband speeds throughout the world on a monthly basis, and is widely regarded as the authority on the subject. The data for the Global Index is derived from hundreds of millions of tests performed each month by actual individuals using Speedtest to assess their Internet performance.
As perthe April Speedtest Global Index, Senegal gained the most ground in terms of mobile internet speeds, climbing 16 ranks, while Bahrain gained the most ground in terms of fixed broadband speeds, climbing 14 spots.
India's growth in the mobile internet speed rankings has been notable in recent months, considering it was ranked 105 just a few months ago.
India's growth in the mobile internet speed rankings has been notable in recent months, given that it was ranked 105 in November. From there, it rose quickly to No. 69 in January and then to No. 67 in February, no doubt aided by the country's development of 5G networks.
Other findings of theSpeedtest Global Index
When looking at the April Speedtest Global Index, it is worth noticing that Senegal saw the greatest jump in rank, rising by 16 ranks internationally. Qatar, on the other hand, took the top spot for total worldwide median mobile speeds. In terms of total worldwide fixed median speeds, Bahrain advanced 14 points, while Singapore retained its top position in this category for another month.
As per the study's findings,Senegal registered the highest increase in rank and gained 16 spots globally, with Qatar ranked No.1 for overall global medianmobile speeds. With regards tooverall global fixed median speeds, Bahrain registered the highest increase in rank, jumping by 14 spots globally, with Singapore sustaining its rank No.1 this month as well in overall global fixed median speeds.
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