Internet Speed Drops in India Amidst Coronavirus Lockdown

Although several streaming platforms have restricted Hd playback to reduce the network load as a lot of people are staying indoors to reduce the spread of coronavirus, the latest numbers from Ookla'due south Speedtest Global Index shows the average download speeds for fixed broadband and mobile connections take dropped in India.

Co-ordinate to Ookla, the average download speed for stock-still broadband dropped from 39.65 Mbps in February to 35.98 Mbps in March. In mobile data, the download speed reduced from eleven.83 Mbps to 10.15 Mbps.

Globally, India stands in 71st position in terms of Ookla's stock-still broadband download speeds and 130th in mobile download speeds. The land witnessed a drop in two positions in both of these categories.

In example you're wondering, Singapore topped the charts with a whopping 197.26 Mbps download speed in fixed broadband whereas the United Arab Emirates (UAE) comes outset with 83.52 Mbps download speed in the mobile category.

"We keep to see a degradation in monthly speeds for fixed broadband at a global level with mobile broadband showing its beginning month of decreased speeds in March 2020.", wrote the company on its assay report.

The global average download speed for mobile and stock-still broadband were 30.47 Mbps and 74.64 Mbps in March. To put that in perspective, the average global download speed was 31.61 Mbps and 75.41 Mbps for mobile and fixed broadband respectively in February.

On the positive side of things, mobile operators and ISPs accept introduced piece of work from home plans with extra information benefits to ensure internet connectivity for people who're staying in and working remotely during this pandemic.

And then, accept you noticed a reject in network speeds since the beginning of coronavirus lockdown? Let us know in the comments.

Source: https://beebom.com/internet-speeds-india-drop-coronavirus/

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