Reality of Internet Speeds in India

4G is the talk of the town, but foot-racing is still a reality in India! The average speed of 4G LTE data in India has remained stagnant for more than a year at 6.1Mbps which is almost one-third of the world’s average of 17 Mbps, making it one of the slowest in the metric. Even if the big telcos are boosting 4G distribution, looking at 5G and talking about providing home-based fiberband speeds at the start of 100 Mbps soon, data junkies have no reason to rejoice. India’s 4G download speed is slower than neighboring Sri Lanka (13.95 Mbps), Pakistan (13.56 Mbps) and Myanmar (15.56 Mbps), according to UK Open Speed ​​Inspector. U.S. data speed tester Ookla has placed India at 109 near its 124 nations list with full internet speed, with download speeds of 9.12 Mbps, which is way below. With so many people using the Internet at any given time, network communication can be a daunting task. Experts say the country’s 4G speed also depends on how much it is used on LTE, even if it has adopted new 4G technologies such as LTE Advanced, how many networks are built and the levels of integration. Each Indian display is at a lower level compared to other countries, which affects the speed of the 4G network. Indians experienced a much slower internet speed for at least two years in March when the country shut down to accelerate the spread of Coronavirus, an analysis of data from the government’s MySpeed ​​program showed. The national closure began last March and some provinces ordered the closure of schools and the banning of public gatherings even earlier, resulting in people staying at home. The Hindustan Times last week reported, from government data, that India’s average internet usage in the week beginning March 22 (Janata’s home day) was 13% higher than the average daily usage last week. Raw data analysis from the app showed that the average download speed was 2.8 megabits per second in March. This has been the lowest monthly download speed for at least two years, starting in April 2018, when the app started tracking speed. The average download speed of 1.9 Mbps was also very low in the last two years. Prior to this in March, download speeds were significantly lower in December 2019 (3.5 Mbps) while download speeds were significantly lower in October 2019 (2 Mbps). Specifically, 4G users got an average download speed of 3.1 Mbps while 3G users got a Median speed of 0.8 Mbps, both of which are very low in two years. Median is considered to be a better measure of middle ground than what is stated, where there are a number of very large values ​​that can be considered to be calculated. The average upload speed in February this year was 4.2 and 2.4 Mbps, compared to 2.8 and 1.9 Mbps in March, which is a decrease of 34% and 20% respectively. This slowdown in internet speed has been evident to all users of major Telecoms Airtel, Vodafone-Idea, Jio and the state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited. The average download speed across all networks was much lower in two years.