Bangladesh has dropped 6 steps in the global ranking of mobile internet speed. Bangladesh was ranked 112th in the last month of March. In the previous month i.e. February, the country’s position was 106th in this list. At the same time, Bangladesh also fell a step behind in broadband internet from 107th to 108th.
Okla publishes a report named Speedtest Global Index every month highlighting the speed of internet in different countries of the world. This information is known from the latest report of the company.
According to Okla data, the average download speed on mobile internet in Bangladesh was 24.59 Mbps in March. And the upload speed was 11.53 Mbps. At that time the median latency in the country was 25 milliseconds.
The mobile internet quality index has deteriorated the most in the last 6 months in March this year. This month the position is stuck at 112. Before this last year i.e. in October 2023, Bangladesh fell to the 111th position. The position improved in the following month.
Bangladesh moved up 6 steps to the 105th place in November.
In December, it advanced 4 steps to the 101st position, but in the first month of this year, i.e. January, it again fell to the 108th position. Then in February, Bangladesh is walking backwards in the speed of mobile internet, rising to the 106th position.
The median download speed in the broadband segment during the same period was 44.25 Mbps. Upload speed was 43.61 Mbps. And the median latency was 5 milliseconds.
As mobile internet speed has fluctuated, Bangladesh is relatively stable in broadband internet speed ranking. Bangladesh was ranked 108th in October 2023, 107th in November, 108th in December and January, and 107th in February.
How are the surrounding countries?
According to Okler Index, neighboring country India is ahead of Bangladesh in terms of mobile internet speed. The country’s position is 16th in the global ranking. Download speed 105.85. And upload speed is 9.08.
Pakistan, however, lags behind Bangladesh in terms of mobile internet speed. The country’s position is 127th. And the average download speed is 18.18 Mbps. Upload speed is 8.72 Mbps.
SAARC country Maldives has a good position in the index. The country’s position is 32nd in the global ranking of mobile internet. Average mobile internet speed in Maldives is 85.94 Mbps. Upload speed is 20.47 Mbps.
On the other hand, Internet Service Provider Association of Bangladesh (ISPAB) president Imdadul Haque believes that it is possible to increase the speed of broadband Internet and advance in the ranking if some work is done with the transmission network.
He told the media, to increase the speed and to improve the ranking, some work has to be done on the transmission network to move it forward. From city based bandwidths but we can provide Mbps speed as per customer demand. If someone wants 20 Mbps instead of 10 Mbps, it is still possible. It is possible to give it with a small price increase. If it is paid to customers outside Dhaka, the cost increases. That should be worked on now. BTRC said, we are taking various steps to increase the speed of internet.
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