Reliance Jio Had Best 4G Download Speed In December 2018,Says TRAI

Reliance Jio has been growing rapidly over the years competing with the likes of Airtel and Vodafone. The network has been gaining subscribers exponentially because of its value-for-money offers combined with its fast download speeds. According to the latest chart published by the MySpeed portal of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, Jio has been offering fastest 4G download speed with an average download speed of 18.7Mbps for the month of December 2018. The given download speed is almost double compared to Jio’s rivals.

Even though Jio’s download speed has been reducing over the past months, the telecom has still managed to out-speed its rivals in terms of download.

According to the graph presented by TRAI, Reliance Jio offered an average speed of 18.7Mbps(falling from an average speed of 18.7Mbps in the month of November). Airtel took the second place with an average 4G download speed of 9.8Mbps(9.7Mbps in November). While Vodafone and Idea took the third and fourth place with an average 4G download speed of 6.3Mbps(down from 6.8mbps in November) and 6.0Mbps(down from 6.2Mbps in November.

Reliance Jio’s download speed has been falling down since October, nevertheless, the service provider has maintained the top position with its network capabilities. The company attained an average download speed of 22.3Mbps, however, it was still a long way from an average download speed of 25.6Mbps the company reached back in 2017.

In terms of upload speed, however, the tables have turned. Idea led with an average 4G upload speed of 5.3Mbps(5.3Mbps in November) followed by Vodafone with an average 4G upload speed of 5.1Mbps(up from 4.9Mbps in November). Jio and Airtel took the third and fourth position with an average 4G upload speed of 4.3Mbps(down from 4.5Mbps in November) and 3.9Mbps(down from 4Mbps in November).

Reliance Jio took a downfall in upload speed too compared to its own record data from October. Notwithstanding, the telecom has been leading both in terms of growing numbers of subscribers and network speed.―The Indian Wire