The internet speeds in India continue to witness an upward trend with the average download speed for mobile climbing to 17.84 Mbps in June 2021, up from 15.34 Mbps in the previous month, according to a report by Ookla. As a result, India ranked 122nd in the global internet speed ranking based on mobile broadband speeds.

The fixed broadband internet speeds in India reached 58.17 Mbps as compared to 55.65 Mbps in May 2021, helping the country secure 70th ranking globally for fixed broadband speeds.

According to the report, India has moved up the global ranking index for the third time in a row for mobile internet speeds and has shown consistent improvements in overall mobile download speeds over the last two months.

For the fixed broadband internet speeds, after witnessing a small dip in May, overall fixed download speeds in India during June are the highest they have been on the global index at 58.17 Mbps, the report underlined.

UAE is on the top of the charts with an average mobile internet download speed of 193.51 Mbps, followed by South Korea at 180.48 Mbps, Ookla said.