India slides 4 spots on overall fixed broadband speed globally

New Delhi : As the country prepares for the 5G era, India dropped four spots in rank globally for overall median fixed broadband speeds — from 72nd to 76th spot in the month of April, a new report showed on Wednesday.
Overall median fixed download speeds in India saw a slight decrease from 48.15 Mbps in March to 48.09 Mbps in April, according to Ookla, the global leader in network intelligence and connectivity insights.
However, India recorded 14.19 Mbps median mobile download speeds which is better than 13.67 Mbps in March.
With this, India is now two notches up in its global ranking and is at 118th position, according to the report.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Singapore led the mobile broadband and fixed broadband categories, with a median download speed of 134.48 Mbps and 207.61 Mbps, respectively.
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