India climbs to 56th rank in mobile speed, Ookla

India climbed three ranks in mobile speeds globally to claim the 56th spot in May, up from 59th in the previous month, according to Ookla Speedtest Global Index.

The median mobile download speeds in India increased to 39.94 Mbps in May, from 36.78 Mbps in April.

Ookla’s Speedtest Global Index ranks mobile and fixed broadband speeds from across the world, monthly.

According to the Speedtest Global Index report, in the month of May, India climbed three ranks up in median mobile speeds globally, making a consistent improvement in overall global median mobile speeds.

“On median fixed broadband speeds, India came down by one spot in global ranking from 83 in April to 84 in May,” Ookla said.

However, India’s performance in fixed median download speeds witnessed a slight increase from 51.12 Mbps in April to 52.53 Mbps in May 2023. PTI