Mobile download, fixed broadband speeds dip slightly in July in India: Ookla

India gained one spot in the global ranking for median mobile speeds, from 118th to 117th in July, even as it recorded a marginal decline in both median mobile download speeds and fixed broadband speeds in the month, according to internet speed testing firm Ookla.

The median mobile download speeds in India fell from 14Mbps to 13.41Mbps in July, while the overall performance in median download speeds on fixed broadband also registered a slight dip from 48.11Mbps in June to 48.03Mbps in July, Ookla said. However, the country is still two spots up in rank globally for overall median fixed broadband speeds, from 72nd in June to 70th in July, owing to the performances shown by other countries on the index.

According to Ookla’s July Speedtest Global Index, Lebanon registered the highest increase in rank, gaining 27 spots globally with UAE at the top rank for overall global median mobile speeds.

For overall global fixed median speeds, Chile remains at no. 1 position with Bhutan increasing by 22 spots and Mauritania up by 21 spots in rank globally.

India had 1,145.50 million wireless subscribers and 25.53 million wireless subscribers at the end of May 2022, according to the telecom regulator’s latest data.