India has been placed 131st on Ookla’s Global Index for mobile Internet speeds and ranked 70th on the index for fixed broadband speeds in the month of September. In the mobile Internet speed department, the country has moved to two positions lower than to the previous month, with a mean download speed of 12.07Mbps.
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On the fixed broadband speed index, India moved two spots ahead with mean download speeds of 46.47Mbps and has been placed 70th. In both these above mentioned cases, India’s numbers are well below the global average Internet speeds, with neighbouring countries such as Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, secured higher position in the mobile department.
As per Ookla Speedtest Global Index for September 2020, India’s average mobile download speed is 12.07Mbps – notably lower than the global average of 35.26Mbps. India has observed a slip of two points compared to August’s figures and is now ranked at the 131st spot out of the total 138 countries.
The nation’s average mobile upload speed is at 4.31Mbps and latency is 52ms. The global average of mobile upload speed is 11.22Mbps and average latency is 42ms.India’s neighbouring countries are ranked above it on the list. China is on the second position with average mobile download speed of 113.35Mbps, Sri Lanka is placed 102nd with 19.95Mbps, Pakistan is at 116th position with 17.13Mbps, and Nepal holds the 117th position with 17.12Mbps. Bangladesh fared badly, however, and is ranked at 133 with 10.76Mbps average mobile download speed.
When we talk about fixed line broadband Internet speeds, India is ranked 70th out of 175 nations – above most of its neighbouring countries – with an average download speed of 46.47Mbps.
China is at 20th spot with 138.66Mbps, Sri Lanka is placed 94th with 31.42Mbps, Bangladesh holds the 98th position with 29.85Mbps, Nepal ranks 113th with 22.36Mbps, and Pakistan is at 159th position with 10.10Mbps. The global average download speed is 85.73Mbps, upload speed is 45.74Mbps with latency of 21ms.
