| April 18, 2022

Speedtest Global Index Market Analyses Now Available for 43 Countries

Speedtest Global Index™ Market Analyses from Ookla® identify key data about internet performance in countries across the world. This quarter we’ve provided updated analyses for 44 markets that include details on fastest mobile and fixed broadband providers, performance of most popular devices and chipsets and internet speeds in cities. Click a country on the list below to see highlights or scroll through the article to learn what Speedtest Intelligence® revealed in all 43 markets:

Africa and the Middle East

Côte d’Ivoire | Jordan | Kenya | Libya | Nigeria
South Africa | Tanzania | Turkey

Asia and Oceania

China | Hong Kong (SAR) | New Zealand | Philippines | Singapore
Taiwan | Thailand | Vietnam

Europe

Austria | Belgium | Czechia | Denmark | Estonia
Finland| France | Germany | Hungary | Latvia
Lithuania | Luxembourg | Malta | Moldova | Poland
Slovakia | Spain

North and South America

Argentina | Brazil | Canada | Chile | Colombia
Ecuador | Guatemala | Mexico | Peru | United States


Africa and the Middle East

Côte d’Ivoire

  • Speedtest Intelligence revealed mobile provider MTN had the fastest median download speed (15.71 Mbps) and Consistency Score (71.1%) in Côte d’Ivoire during Q1 2022.
  • There was no statistical winner for fastest fixed broadband provider in Côte d’Ivoire during Q1 2022, though Orange had a median download speed of 33.65 Mbps and CANALBOX had a median download speed of 33.35 Mbps.

Jordan

  • Speedtest Intelligence found Umniah was the fastest mobile operator in Jordan during Q1 2022, earning a median download speed of 30.42 Mbps.
  • Fixed broadband provider Orange held the fastest median download speed in Jordan at 78.08 Mbps during Q1 2022.

Kenya

  • Mobile operator Safaricom had the fastest median mobile download speed at 20.49 Mbps in Kenya during Q1 2022.
  • For fixed broadband, Faiba had the fastest median download speed (24.64 Mbps) and Consistency Score (49.8%) in Kenya during Q1 2022.

Libya

  • Speedtest Intelligence reveals that mobile operator Libyana had the fastest median mobile download speed in Libya at 12.54 Mbps during Q1 2022.
  • Among top fixed broadband providers, AWAL Telecom had the fastest median download speed in Libya at 20.02 Mbps during Q1 2022.

Nigeria

  • Fixed broadband provider ipNX had the fastest median download speed (21.34 Mbps) and highest Consistency Score (45.9%) in Nigeria during Q1 2022.
  • There was no statistical winner for fastest top mobile operator in Nigeria during Q1 2022, though Airtel and MTN led the way at 22.42 Mbps and 21.71 Mbps, respectively.

South Africa

  • Speedtest Intelligence shows Cool Ideas had the fastest fixed broadband median download speed (46.05 Mbps) and highest Consistency Score (73.2%) in South Africa during Q1 2022.
  • MTN had the fastest median 5G download speed in South Africa at 213.37 Mbps during Q1 2022, much faster than Vodacom (132.11 Mbps).
  • The Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra dominated for fastest popular device in South Africa during Q1 2022 and achieved a median download speed of 105.21 Mbps. The Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max followed at 82.23 Mbps.

Tanzania

  • Among top mobile operators in Tanzania, Halotel had the fastest median download speed (17.84 Mbps) and highest Consistency Score (80.1%) during Q1 2022.
  • Mwanza had the fastest median mobile download speed among Tanzania’s most populous cities at 13.76 Mbps during Q1 2022.

Turkey

  • Speedtest Intelligence reveals mobile provider Turkcell had the fastest median download speed and highest Consistency Score in Turkey at 53.77 Mbps and 92.7%, respectively, during Q1 2022.
  • For fixed broadband in Turkey, TurkNet had the highest median download speed (47.43 Mbps) and Consistency Score (76.8%) during Q1 2022.


Asia and Oceania

China

  • According to Speedtest Intelligence, China Telecom was the fastest fixed broadband provider in China with a median download speed of 146.70 Mbps during Q1 2022.
  • During Q1 2022, China Mobile achieved the fastest median 5G download speed at 300.96 Mbps, ahead of China Telecom (296.97 Mbps) and China Unicom (280.62 Mbps).
  • Among top device manufacturers, Huawei had the fastest median download speed in China at 108.94 Mbps during Q1 2022.

Hong Kong (SAR)

  • China Mobile Hong Kong was the fastest mobile operator in Hong Kong, achieving a median download speed of 66.11 Mbps during Q1 2022.
  • China Mobile Hong Kong also showed the fastest 5G download speed, achieving a median speed of 172.19 Mbps during Q1 2022. Mobile provider 3 followed at 155.81 Mbps.

New Zealand

  • Vodafone was the fastest mobile operator in New Zealand during Q1 2022, earning a median download speed of 59.65 Mbps.
  • 2degrees blazed ahead with the fastest median 5G download speed in New Zealand at 479.71 Mbps during Q1 2022, beating out Vodafone (342.45 Mbps) and Spark (307.21 Mbps).
  • For fixed broadband, MyRepublic achieved the fastest median download speed in New Zealand at 217.66 Mbps during Q1 2022.

Philippines

  • During Q1 2022, Smart had the fastest median download speed (24.07 Mbps) among top mobile operators in the Philippines.
  • Smart also had the fastest median 5G download speed in the Philippines during Q1 2022 at 200.43 Mbps.
  • Caloocan took the top spot for fastest median mobile download speed among the Philippines’ most populous cities at 25.71 Mbps during Q1 2022.

Singapore

  • Speedtest Intelligence shows Singtel was the fastest top mobile operator in Singapore with a median download speed of 93.00 Mbps during Q1 2022.
  • Singtel blazed ahead of the competition for fastest median 5G download speed in Singapore at 360.31 Mbps during Q1 2022 — a strong rise over its median 5G download speed of 289.01 Mbps during Q4 2021.

Taiwan

  • During Q1 2022, Chunghwa Telecom had the fastest median 5G download speed in Taiwan at 415.45 Mbps. FarEasTone followed at 310.83 Mbps.
  • The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 had the fastest median download speed among popular chipsets in Taiwan at 162.51 Mbps during Q1 2022.

Thailand

  • Speedtest Intelligence revealed that AIS had the fastest median download speed on mobile in Thailand at 43.52 Mbps during Q1 2022, beating out TrueMove H and dtac.
  • AIS also had the fastest median 5G download speed in Thailand during Q1 2022 at 261.19 Mbps, followed by TrueMove H and dtac.

Vietnam

  • Vinaphone was Vietnam’s fastest mobile operator during Q1 2022, reaching a median mobile download speed of 42.43 Mbps, just faster than Viettel (40.61 Mbps).
  • Apple’s iPhone 13 Pro had the fastest median download speed among popular devices in Vietnam at 70.91 Mbps during Q1 2022.


Europe

Austria

  • Magenta took the top spot as Austria’s fastest fixed broadband provider with a median download speed of 154.44 Mbps during Q1 2022. LIWEST was the closest competitor (88.75 Mbps).
  • A1 was the fastest mobile provider in Austria during Q1 2022, achieving a median download speed of 69.80 Mbps. Operator 3 followed at 53.73 Mbps.

Belgium

  • Telenet decisively claimed its spot as Belgium’s fastest fixed broadband provider during Q1 2022, earning a median download speed of 129.18 Mbps. VOO followed at 109.76 Mbps.
  • Among mobile operators, Telenet/BASE had the fastest median download speed at 66.92 Mbps.

Czechia

  • Speedtest Intelligence reveals T-Mobile was Czechia’s fastest mobile provider during Q1 2022, recording a median download speed of 55.63 Mbps.
  • Vodafone was Czechia’s fastest fixed broadband provider during Q1 2022, achieving a median download speed of 89.23 Mbps.

Denmark

  • Fastspeed was Denmark’s fastest fixed broadband provider during Q1 2022, achieving a median download speed of 284.28 Mbps. Hiper followed at 239.43 Mbps.
  • YouSee was Denmark’s fastest mobile operator, earning a median download speed of 115.87 Mbps during Q1 2022.

Estonia

  • According to Speedtest Intelligence, Elisa was the fastest fixed broadband provider in Estonia during Q1 2022, achieving a median download speed of 74.48 Mbps.
  • Telia had the fastest mobile median download speed in Estonia at 73.20 Mbps during Q1 2022.

Finland

  • According to Speedtest Intelligence, DNA took the top spot as Finland’s fastest mobile operator in Q1 2022, earning a median download speed of 70.76 Mbps. DNA also edged out Telia for the highest Consistency Score 93.1% to 91.7%.
  • In addition, DNA had the fastest 5G download speed in Finland, achieving a median download speed of 297.70 Mbps. Telia (259.68 Mbps) and Elisa (230.35 Mbps) followed.
  • Competition was tight for Finland’s fastest fixed broadband provider during Q1 2022. DNA (87.87 Mbps) raced past Elisa (86.54 Mbps) and Telia (86.13 Mbps) to take the top spot.

France

  • Orange earned the top spot as France’s fastest and most consistent mobile operator with a median mobile download speed of 81.03 Mbps and a Consistency Score of 89.8% during Q1 2022.
  • During Q1 2022, Orange dominated the competition as France’s fastest 5G provider by achieving a median 5G download speed of 366.42 Mbps. SFR followed at 247.32 Mbps.

Germany

  • According to Speedtest Intelligence, Vodafone was Germany’s fastest fixed broadband provider during Q1 2022, earning a median download speed of 108.67 Mbps.
  • Telekom achieved the fastest median mobile download speed (79.34 Mbps) and Consistency Score (90.9%) among German mobile operators during Q1 2022.
  • Telekom took the top spot for the fastest median 5G download speed in Germany at 193.09 Mbps during Q1 2022.

Hungary

  • Vodafone was Hungary’s fastest fixed broadband provider with a median download speed of 159.59 Mbps during Q1 2022. Vodafone also had the highest Consistency Score at 87.9% during Q1 2022.
  • Yettel was Hungary’s fastest mobile operator during Q1 2022, earning a median download speed of 50.62 Mbps.

Latvia

  • According to Speedtest Intelligence, Balticom had the fastest median fixed broadband download speed in Latvia at 188.27 Mbps and highest Consistency Score (91.9%) during Q1 2022.
  • LMT had the fastest median mobile download speed in Latvia at 50.70 Mbps during Q1 2022.

Lithuania

  • Telia had the fastest median mobile download speed in Lithuania at 77.77 Mbps during Q1 2022. Tele2 followed at 41.75 Mbps, then BITE (29.81 Mbps).
  • Speedtest Intelligence reveals that Cgates had the fastest median fixed broadband speed in Lithuania at 99.50 Mbps during Q1 2022, edging out Penki (93.52 Mbps) and Telia (86.84 Mbps).

Luxembourg

  • Eltrona took the top spot as Luxembourg’s fastest fixed broadband provider during Q1 2022 by achieving a median download speed of 119.65 Mbps.
  • POST was the fastest mobile operator in Luxembourg, achieving a median download speed of 122.74 Mbps in Q1 2022.

Malta

  • Melita took the top spot as Malta’s fastest and most consistent fixed broadband provider during Q1 2022, earning a median download speed of 117.68 Mbps and Consistency Score of 85.2%.

Moldova

  • According to Speedtest Intelligence, Orange dominated as Moldova’s fastest fixed broadband provider, achieving a median download speed of 203.54 Mbps during Q1 2022.
  • Tiraspol showed the fastest median mobile download speed among Moldova’s most populous cities at 35.62 Mbps during Q1 2022.

Poland

  • Speedtest Intelligence revealed that UPC was the fastest fixed broadband provider in Poland, achieving a median download speed of 195.74 Mbps during Q1 2022.
  • Mobile operator Plus had the fastest median 5G download speed in Poland at 167.37 Mbps during Q1 2022, a slight gain over Q4 2021.

Slovakia

  • Orange took the top spot as Slovakia’s fastest mobile operator with a median download speed of 53.30 Mbps, edging out Telekom’s 45.90 Mbps during Q1 2022.
  • Orange also dominated as the fastest 5G operator in Slovakia with a median 5G download speed at 299.09 Mbps during Q1 2022. 4ka followed at 177.76 Mbps.
  • UPC took the top spot as Slovakia’s fastest and most consistent fixed broadband provider with a median download speed of 146.65 Mbps and a Consistency Score of 87.5% during Q1 2022.

Spain

  • Movistar provided the fastest and most consistent mobile experience among Spanish mobile operators during Q1 2022 with a median download speed of 52.44 Mbps and Consistency Score of 89.4%.
  • Vodafone was Spain’s fastest 5G provider by a wide margin, achieving a median download speed of 192.40 Mbps during Q1 2022.


North and South America

Argentina

  • Speedtest Intelligence revealed Personal was Argentina’s fastest mobile operator with a median download speed of 25.57 Mbps during Q1 2022.
  • There was a tight race for the fastest median mobile download speed in Argentina’s most populous cities with no statistical winner during Q1 2022. However, Buenos Aires (25.26 Mbps) and La Plata (25.18 Mbps) led the way.

Brazil

  • Speedtest Intelligence reveals Claro was the fastest and most consistent mobile operator in Brazil during Q1 2022, achieving a median download speed of 33.53 Mbps and Consistency Score of 84.6%.
  • Claro achieved the fastest median 5G download speed in Brazil at 72.35 Mbps during Q1 2022. TIM (62.80 Mbps) and Vivo (62.38 Mbps) followed.

Canada

  • Shaw was Canada’s fastest fixed broadband provider, earning a median download speed of 213.47 Mbps during Q1 2022.
  • TELUS took the top spot as the fastest mobile operator in Canada, achieving a median download speed of 94.48 Mbps during Q1 2022.
  • Competition for the fastest 5G in Canada was tight during Q1 2022 with TELUS edging out Bell 162.47 Mbps to 155.71 Mbps, respectively.

Chile

  • According to Speedtest Intelligence, Entel was the fastest mobile operator in Chile with a median download speed of 23.13 Mbps during Q1 2022.
  • Temuco had the fastest median mobile download speed in Chile at 24.86 Mbps during Q1 2022.

Colombia

  • Cali had the fastest median mobile download speed among Colombia’s most populous cities at 15.32 Mbps during Q1 2022.
  • Among major device manufacturers in Colombia, Apple devices had the fastest median download speed at 17.20 Mbps during Q1 2022.

Ecuador

  • According to Speedtest Intelligence, Netlife was Ecuador’s fastest and most consistent fixed broadband provider during Q1 2022, achieving a median download speed of 45.53 Mbps and Consistency Score of 75.5%.
  • CNT was the fastest and most consistent mobile operator in Ecuador during Q1 2022, with a median download speed of 33.11 Mbps and Consistency Score of 87.4%.

Guatemala

  • According to Speedtest Intelligence, Claro was the fastest and most consistent mobile operator in Guatemala during Q1 2022, achieving a median download speed of 21.40 Mbps and Consistency Score of 80.5%.
  • Tigo was the fastest and most consistent fixed broadband provider in Guatemala with a median download speed of 26.56 Mbps and Consistency Score of 58.3% during Q1 2022.

Mexico

  • Speedtest Intelligence reveals Telcel was Mexico’s fastest mobile operator during Q1 2022, leading the market with a median download speed of 40.25 Mbps.
  • Totalplay was the fastest and most consistent fixed broadband provider in Mexico, achieving a median download speed of 49.33 Mbps and Consistency Score of 74.3% during Q1 2022.

Peru

  • According to Speedtest Intelligence, Winet Telecom was Peru’s fastest fixed broadband provider by a wide margin, achieving a median download speed of 102.83 Mbps during Q1 2022.
  • Claro was the fastest mobile operator in Peru during Q1 2022, earning a median download speed of 19.55 Mbps.

United States

  • Speedtest Intelligence reveals Verizon was the fastest fixed broadband provider in the United States during Q1 2022, edging out XFINITY with a median download speed of 184.36 Mbps to XFINITY’s 179.12 Mbps.
  • T-Mobile took the top spot as the fastest and most consistent mobile operator in the U.S. during Q1 2022, achieving a median download speed of 117.83 Mbps and a Consistency Score of 88.3% — both increases over Q4 2021.
  • Looking at tests taken only on 5G, T-Mobile achieved the fastest median 5G download speed at 191.12 Mbps during Q1 2022. Verizon also had a notable increase in 5G download speed during Q1 2022 over Q4 2021 , which was helped by turning on new C-Band spectrum in January.
  • The Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra was the fastest popular device in the U.S. at 116.33 Mbps during Q1 2022.

Read the full market analyses and follow monthly ranking updates on the Speedtest Global Index.

Editor’s note: This article was updated on May 11, 2022.

Ookla retains ownership of this article including all of the intellectual property rights, data, content graphs and analysis. This article may not be quoted, reproduced, distributed or published for any commercial purpose without prior consent. Members of the press and others using the findings in this article for non-commercial purposes are welcome to publicly share and link to report information with attribution to Ookla.

| November 5, 2020

Unable to Connect — The Most Significant Online Service Outages in Q3 2020

“Is it down?” frustrated users asked themselves during the multiple online service outages in Q3 2020. The fourth installment of our online service outage tracking series used Downdetector® data from Q3 2020 and focused on the following online service categories: cloud services, collaboration platforms, financial services, gaming, internet service providers and social media.

Cloud services

Cloudflare (July 17, 2020): 14,198 reports at peak

Downdetector_Cloudflare_Outage_1020

On July 17, a major disruption in Cloudflare’s service broke the internet, taking multiple online services down with it. Users rushed to Downdetector to log issues with multiple services that rely on Cloudflare for content delivery, including 4chan, DoorDash and Zendesk. At the peak of the outage, there were 14,198 reports of issues with the service in the U.S.

Azure (September 28, 2020): 2,846 reports at peak

Azure, Microsoft’s cloud service, was affected by September 28’s Microsoft-wide outage (see next category). Users from Germany, India, Japan and the U.S. stated they had issues with the cloud service. That day, there were 2,846 reports of issues at the peak of the outage in the U.S.

Collaboration platforms

Office 365 (September 28,2020): 20,437 reports at peak

Downdetector_Office365_Outage_1020

Microsoft’s suite of online collaboration services including Outlook, Sharepoint, OneDrive and Skype went down on September 28 (along with Azure, see above). Logs of issues with the services started coming into Downdetector at 3 p.m Pacific. Most users stated being unable to log in or connect to the server. At the peak, there were 20,437 reported issues in the U.S. Users from Japan and India also logged problems with the service that day.

Zoom (August 24, 2020): 17,874 reports at peak

On August 24, users were upset to find that they were unable to connect with their coworkers, friends and family through Zoom. Most users stated problems with logging in and joining a conference. There were 17,874 reports of issues in the U.S. at the peak of the outage. Users in the U.K. and Canada also had issues with the video conferencing service that day.

Google Drive (September 24, 2020): 14,715 reports at peak

Users in the U.S., Philippines and Indonesia were unable to collaborate on projects, upload files or access their documents stored in Google Drive on September 24. At the peak of the outage in the U.S., there were 14,715 reported issues. Users of Google products YouTube and Gmail also logged issues in Brazil, Germany, India, Japan, Mexico and the U.K.

Slack (September 29, 2020): 1,396 reports at peak

Slack received 1,396 logs of issues at the peak of the outage reports on September 29. Users in the U.S. had problems with sending messages, videos and images to their peers — and some were unable to connect to the platform at all.

Financial services

TD Ameritrade (August 18, 2020): 7,814 reports at peak

Downdetector_TD-Ameritrade_Outage_1020

The online stock investment tool reportedly went down on August 18. Users were unable to log into their account or buy and sell stocks. At the peak of the outage, there were 7,814 reports of issues in the U.S. There were two other notable outages that month — August 17 with 5,816 reports at peak and August 31 with 6,893 reports at peak.

Gaming

Steam (August 5, 2020): 69,255 reports at peak

Downdetector_Steam_Outage_1020

Users from Brazil, Germany, Japan, the U.K and the U.S. submitted issues with Steam on August 5. Most users stated problems when trying to log into the platform and play with other users. At the peak of the outage in the U.S, there were 69,255 reports of issues with the gaming platform.

Fall Guys (September 2, 2020): 2,890 reports at peak

The Fall Guys status page on Downdetector showed there were problems with the popular online game on September 2. Users in Brazil, the U.K. and the U.S. were struggling to play the game online. That day, 97% of reports stated problems with the server connection.

Internet service providers

Spectrum (July 29, 2020): 56,318 reports at peak

Downdetector_Spectrum_Outage_1020

Spectrum users from the both coasts of the United States flooded Downdetector with logs of issues with the service when they started experiencing problems with their internet connections. Complaints with the service started surging at around 5 p.m. Pacific and lasted for about an hour. At the peak of the outage there were 56,318 reports of issues.

CenturyLink (August 30, 2020): 11,543 reports at peak

CenturyLink customers on the East Coast of the U.S. had problems with their internet service on August 30 starting around 2 a.m. Pacific and ending around 8 a.m. Pacific. There were 11,543 reports of issues at the peak of the outage.

Social Media

WhatsApp (July 14, 2020): 148,573 reports at peak

Downdetector_WhatsApp_Outage_1020-1

A multi-country outage affected WhatsApp on July 14. Users from all over the world stated problems with sending and receiving messages on the Facebook-owned app. The country with the most issues submitted was Germany with 148,573 reports of issues at the peak of the outage. Users in Brazil, India, the Netherlands, Mexico, Spain and the U.K. were also affected by the outage.

Facebook (September 17, 2020): 30,918 reports at peak

Facebook users from multiple countries experienced problems with the social media platform on September 17. More than half of the logs were labeled as “total blackout” — users were unable to access the platform or any of its features. There were 30,918 reports of issues at the peak of the outage in the U.S. Users in Italy, Poland and the U.K. also had problems with Facebook that day.

Want to know when an online service is down? Keep up with outages by visiting Downdetector.

Ookla retains ownership of this article including all of the intellectual property rights, data, content graphs and analysis. This article may not be quoted, reproduced, distributed or published for any commercial purpose without prior consent. Members of the press and others using the findings in this article for non-commercial purposes are welcome to publicly share and link to report information with attribution to Ookla.

| October 17, 2023

51 New Ookla Market Reports Available for Q3 2023

Ookla® Market Reports™ identify key data about internet performance in countries across the world. This quarter we’ve provided updated analyses for 51 markets using Speedtest Intelligence® and summarized a few top takeaways below. Click through to the market report to see more details and charts about the countries you’re interested in, including the fastest fixed broadband providers and mobile operators, who had the most consistent service, and 5G and device performance in select countries during Q3 2023. Jump forward to a continent using these links:

Africa | Americas | Asia | Europe | Oceania

Africa

  • Côte d’Ivoire: Orange recorded the fastest median mobile and fixed download speeds during Q3 2023, at 24.33 Mbps and 66.84 Mbps, respectively. Moov Africa recorded the lowest median multi-server latency over fixed broadband at 122 ms. Of Côte d’Ivoire most populous cities, Bouake had the fastest median fixed download speed of 59.22 Mbps, just ahead of Abidjan with 58.44 Mbps.
  • Mozambique: There were no statistical winners for fastest median mobile download speed during Q3 2023, with Vodacom and Tmcel delivering median download speeds of 31.16 Mbps and 27.89 Mbps, respectively. Tmcel recorded the lowest mobile multi-server latency at 52 ms and the highest Consistency at 91.8%. Of Mozambique’s most populous cities, Maputo had the fastest median mobile and fixed download speeds at 28.71 Mbps and 12.57 Mbps, respectively. SpaceX’s Starlink recorded the fastest fixed broadband median download speed in Q3 2023 at 53.98 Mbps, along with the highest Consistency at 60.3%. Meanwhile, TVCABO recorded the lowest median multi-server latency over fixed broadband at 14 ms.
  • Senegal: There was no winner of fastest median mobile performance in Senegal during Q3 2023, with Orange and Free both tied. Orange led the market for median fixed broadband download performance, with 21.68 Mbps in Q3 2023. It also had the lowest median multi-server latency at 85 ms and highest Consistency of 45.3%. Of Senegal’s most populous cities, Dakar had the fastest median fixed download speed of 26.08 Mbps.

Americas

  • Argentina: Personal had the fastest median download speed over mobile at 36.63 Mbps, while also registering lowest mobile multi-server latency at 39 ms during Q3 2023. In the fixed broadband market, there was no statistically fastest network, with Movistar and Telecentro delivering median download speeds of 102.55 Mbps and 101.96 Mbps, respectively. Movistar recorded the lowest multi-server latency of 10 ms. Among Argentina’s most populous cities, La Plata recorded the fastest mobile download speed of 35.48 Mbps, while Buenos Aires recorded the fastest fixed download speed of 105.50 Mbps.
  • Belize: Digi had the fastest median mobile download and upload speeds of 17.23 Mbps and 10.38 Mbps, respectively during Q3 2023. Digi also recorded the highest Consistency of 81.5%, while smart! recorded the lowest median mobile multi-server latency of 55 ms. NEXGEN had the fastest median download and upload speeds over fixed broadband in Belize at 48.27 Mbps and 47.29 Mbps, respectively.
  • Canada: Bell was the fastest mobile operator in Canada with a median download speed of 100.77 Mbps in Q3 2023. Bell also had the fastest median 5G download speed at 183.06 Mbps. Rogers had the fastest median mobile upload speed of 11.44 Mbps, and the highest Consistency of 82.9%. Bell pure fibre was fastest for fixed broadband, recording a median download speed of 286.08 Mbps and a median upload speed of 244.64 Mbps. Of Canada’s most populous cities, St. John’s recorded the fastest median mobile download speed at 158.19 Mbps, while Fredericton recorded the fastest median fixed broadband download speed of 238.49 Mbps.
  • Colombia: Movistar was fastest for fixed broadband with a median download speed of 181.42 Mbps in Q3 2023. ETB had the lowest median multi-server latency over fixed broadband at 9 ms. Of Colombia’s most populous cities, Cartagena recorded the fastest median fixed download speed of 125.15 Mbps.
  • Costa Rica: Claro had the fastest median download and upload speeds among mobile operators at 52.38 Mbps and 12.56 Mbps, respectively. Liberty had the lowest mobile multi-server latency at 33 ms and the highest Consistency at 80.1%. Metrocom was fastest for fixed broadband download and upload performance, at 213.77 Mbps and 157.89 Mbps, respectively.
  • Dominican Republic: Claro had the fastest median download and upload speeds among mobile operators at 32.22 Mbps and 9.27 Mbps, respectively. Viva had the lowest mobile multi-server latency at 44 ms. SpaceX’s Starlink was fastest for fixed broadband download performance at 49.21 Mbps, while Claro recorded the fastest median upload speed at 14.81 Mbps, as well as the lowest multi-server latency at 40 ms. Of the Dominican Republic’s most populous cities, Santo Domingo recorded the fastest median mobile and fixed download speeds of 37.43 Mbps and 44.92 Mbps, respectively.
  • Ecuador: There was no winner of fastest median mobile performance in Ecuador during Q3 2023, with CNT and Claro posting median download speeds of 28.00 Mbps and 26.65 Mbps, respectively. Movistar recorded the lowest mobile multi-server latency, of 40 ms. Netlife was fastest for fixed broadband, with a median download speed of 90.31 Mbps. Netlife also recorded the lowest multi-server latency over fixed broadband at 8ms.
  • El Salvador: Claro had the fastest median download speed among mobile operators at 41.26 Mbps, along with the highest Consistency of 88.5%. Movistar registered the lowest median multi-server latency in El Salvador at 59 ms. Cable Color recorded the fastest median fixed download speed at 54.91 Mbps, the top median upload speed at 49.87 Mbps, and the lowest median multi-server latency of 42 ms.
  • Guatemala: Claro was the fastest mobile operator in Guatemala with a median download speed of 37.39 Mbps and a median upload speed of 20.43 Mbps. Claro also had the highest Consistency at 86.1%, while also leading the market for 5G performance, with a median 5G download speed of 370.97 Mbps. SpaceX’s Starlink was fastest for median fixed download performance at 56.91 Mbps, while Cable Color was fastest for fixed upload performance at 28.96 Mbps. Cable Color also had the lowest median multi-server latency on fixed broadband at 34 ms.
  • Guyana: There was no winner of fastest median mobile performance in Guyana during Q3 2023, with ENet and Digicel posting median download speeds of 32.48 Mbps and 28.01 Mbps, respectively. ENet recorded the fastest median mobile upload speed at 18.03 Mbps and offered the lowest median multi-server latency at 137 ms. In the fixed broadband market, ENet recorded the fastest median download and upload speeds, of 61.46 Mbps and 39.75 Mbps, respectively.
  • Haiti: Digicel was the fastest mobile operator in Haiti with a median mobile download speed of 13.77 Mbps, a median upload speed of 9.92 Mbps, and Consistency of 67.4%. SpaceX Starlink had the fastest median fixed download speed at 50.18 Mbps. Natcom had the fastest median fixed upload speed at 32.10 Mbps and the lowest median fixed multi-server latency at 41 ms.
  • Honduras: Claro had the fastest median download and upload speeds over mobile at 54.06 Mbps and 15.75 Mbps, respectively. Claro also had the lowest mobile median multi-server latency at 89 ms and highest Consistency at 88.4%. Claro recorded the fastest median fixed broadband download speed of 46.11 Mbps, while TEVISAT had the fastest median upload speed of 21.30 Mbps and lowest median multi-server latency of 32 ms.
  • Jamaica: There was no winner of fastest median mobile download performance in Jamaica during Q3 2023, with Digicel and Flow tied. Digicel recorded the fastest median upload speed of 9.55 Mbps and highest Consistency of 85.8%. Flow had the lowest mobile median multi-server latency at 36 ms. SpaceX Starlink had the fastest median download speed over fixed broadband at 79.85 Mbps.
  • Mexico: Telcel had the fastest median download speed over mobile at 50.81 Mbps, and the operator also delivered the fastest median 5G download speed at 223.06 Mbps. Telcel also had the lowest mobile median multi-server latency at 63 ms and highest Consistency at 87.1%. Totalplay was fastest for fixed broadband with a median download speed of 88.28 Mbps and upload speed of 30.60 Mbps. Totalplay also had the lowest median multi-server latency at 27 ms. Among Mexico’s most populous cities, Monterrey recorded the fastest median download speeds on both mobile and fixed, at 39.47 Mbps and 77.94 Mbps, respectively.
  • Panama: MasMovil was the fastest mobile operator with median download and upload speeds of 23.66 Mbps and 15.49 Mbps, respectively, as well as the highest Consistency of 80.6%. MasMovil was also the fastest fixed network provider, with a median download speed of 147.50 Mbps and a median upload speed of 30.12 Mbps.
  • Peru: Claro was the fastest mobile operator with a median download speed of 22.27 Mbps,and Claro also had the highest mobile Consistency in the market with 80.3%.
  • Trinidad and Tobago: Digicel had the fastest median download speed over mobile at 34.92 Mbps and highest Consistency of 89.4%. Digicel+ had the fastest median fixed broadband download and upload speeds at 114.20 Mbps and 105.21 Mbps, respectively. Digicel+ also had the lowest median multi-server latency at 7 ms, as well as the highest Video Score at 82.35.
  • United States: T-Mobile was the fastest mobile operator with a median download speed of 163.59 Mbps. T-Mobile also had the fastest median 5G download speed at 221.57 Mbps, as well as the lowest 5G multi-server latency of 50 ms. Cox led the market as the fastest fixed broadband provider with a median download speed of 260.09 Mbps, while AT&T Internet recorded the fastest median fixed upload speed of 188.60 Mbps, and Verizon had the lowest median multi-server latency on fixed broadband at 16 ms.
  • Uruguay: Antel was the fastest mobile operator with a median download speed of 182.79 Mbps, and Antel also had the lowest median multi-server latency of 42 ms.
  • Venezuela: Digitel was the fastest mobile operator with a median download speed of 13.53 Mbps and a median upload speed of 6.54 Mbps. Digitel also recorded the highest Consistency in the market, with 66.2%, and the lowest median multi-server latency of 95 ms. Airtek Solutions had the fastest fixed median download speed of 82.79 Mbps, upload speed of 88.09 Mbps, and the lowest median multi-server latency at 7 ms.

Asia

  • Afghanistan: The fastest mobile operator in Afghanistan was Afghan Wireless with a median download speed of 6.38 Mbps. The operator also had the lowest median multi-server latency at 74 ms and the highest Consistency of 52.3% in Q3 2023.
  • Bangladesh: Banglalink was the fastest mobile operator in Bangladesh with a median download speed of 25.03 Mbps in Q3 2023. Banglalink also recorded the highest Consistency of 85.3% and the lowest median multi-server latency of 35ms. DOT Internet was the fastest fixed broadband provider with a median download speed of 90.20 Mbps, while also recording the highest Consistency at 85.6% and the lowest median multi-server latency at 5 ms.
  • Bhutan: There was no statistical winner for fastest mobile download performance during Q3 2023 in Bhutan, with BT and TashiCell both tied.
  • Brunei: There was no statistical winner for fastest mobile download performance during Q3 2023 in Brunei, with DST and Imagine both tied.
  • Cambodia: Cellcard recorded the fastest median mobile download speed at 31.76 Mbps during Q3 2023, while Metfone recorded the highest Consistency at 81.0% and the lowest median multi-server latency at 38 ms. There was no statistical winner among top providers in Cambodia for median fixed download speed, with SINET and MekongNet both tied.
  • China: China Mobile was the fastest mobile operator with a median download speed of 179.81 Mbps, and highest Consistency of 95.6%. China Broadnet recorded the fastest median 5G download speed at 297.59 Mbps. China Unicom was fastest for fixed broadband at 208.59 Mbps. Among China’s most populous cities, Beijing recorded the fastest median mobile download speed of 220.21 Mbps, while Tianjin recorded the fastest median fixed download speed of 284.90 Mbps.
  • Georgia: There was no statistical winner for fastest mobile download performance during Q3 2023 in Georgia, with Geocell and Magti both tied. Geocell recorded the lowest median mobile multi-server latency at 41 ms, while Magti recorded the highest mobile Consistency with 88.0%. MagtiCom had the fastest median fixed download speed at 27.80 Mbps during Q3 2023. It also recorded the highest Consistency, of 66.3%, and the lowest median multi-server latency at 12 ms. Among Georgia’s most populous cities, Gori recorded the fastest median mobile download speed of 39.01 Mbps, while Tbilisi recorded the fastest median fixed download speed of 26.98 Mbps.
  • Indonesia: Telkomsel was the fastest Indonesian mobile operator with a median download speed of 31.04 Mbps. Telkomsel also had the lowest median mobile multi-server latency at 45 ms.
  • Japan: Rakuten Mobile recorded the fastest mobile download and upload speeds during Q3 2023 in Japan, at 46.98 Mbps and 19.34 Mbps, respectively. The operator also recorded the highest Consistency in the market at 90.4%, while SoftBank recorded the lowest median multi-server latency at 44 ms. So-net had the fastest fixed download and upload speeds, at 270.59 Mbps and 213.43 Mbps, respectively, as well as the lowest median multi-server latency over fixed broadband at 9 ms.
  • Malaysia: TIME was the fastest fixed broadband provider in Malaysia with a median download speed of 110.23 Mbps. TIME also recorded the highest Consistency in the market with 88.5% and the lowest multi-server latency at 9 ms.
  • Pakistan: Jazz delivered the fastest median mobile download speed in Pakistan at 20.63 Mbps in Q3 2023 and the highest Consistency of 80.5%. Zong recorded the lowest median mobile multi-server latency of 52 ms. Transworld had the fastest median fixed broadband download speed in Pakistan at 18.91 Mbps and the highest Consistency at 40.1%.
  • Philippines: Smart delivered the fastest median mobile download speed in the Philippines at 35.56 Mbps in Q3 2023.
  • South Korea: SK Telecom recorded the fastest median mobile download and upload speeds at 174.80 Mbps and 17.94 Mbps, respectively, while also recording the highest Consistency in the market at 86.3%. LG U+ had the lowest median mobile multi-server latency in the market at 66 ms. In South Korea’s fixed broadband market, LG U+ delivered the fastest median download and upload speeds at 148.56 Mbps and 96.53 Mbps, respectively. LG U+ also recorded the lowest median multi-server latency of 38 ms.
  • Sri Lanka: SLT-Mobitel delivered the fastest mobile and fixed download speed in Sri Lanka at 21.78 Mbps and 35.70 Mbps respectively in Q3 2023. Dialog had the lowest median mobile multi-server latency at 35 ms, while SLT-Mobitel recorded the lowest fixed broadband multi-server latency at 13 ms and the highest Consistency at 56.4%.
  • Turkey: Turkcell was the fastest mobile operator in Turkey with a median download speed of 57.60 Mbps, and the operator also recorded the highest Consistency of 90.8%. Türk Telekom had the lowest median mobile multi-server latency at 41 ms. TurkNet was fastest for fixed broadband, with a median download speed of 64.31 Mbps. TurkNet also recorded the lowest median fixed multi-server latency at 13 ms, and highest Consistency at 80.6%. Among Turkey’s most populous cities, Istanbul recorded the fastest median download speeds across mobile and fixed, of 41.22 Mbps, and 44.38 Mbps, respectively.
  • Vietnam: Vinaphone had the fastest median mobile download speed in Q3 2023, at 54.74 Mbps. Vinaphone also had the lowest median mobile multi-server latency at 34 ms and the highest Consistency at 94.7%. Viettel was the fastest fixed provider with a median download speed of 109.77 Mbps. Viettel also recorded the lowest median fixed broadband multi-server latency of 7 ms and the highest Consistency at 91.4%.

Europe

  • Albania: There was no statistical winner for fastest mobile download performance during Q3 2023 in Albania, with One Albania and Vodafone tied. One Albania recorded the highest Consistency of 84.5%, while Vodafone recorded the lowest median multi-server latency at 35 ms. Digicom was the fastest fixed broadband provider with a median download speed of 93.98 Mbps, while also recording the highest Consistency at 87.9%. Among Albania’s most populous cities, Elbasan recorded the fastest median mobile download speed of 65.31 Mbps, while Vlorë recorded the fastest median fixed download speed of 56.98 Mbps.
  • Belgium: Proximus recorded the fastest median mobile download speed during Q3 2023, at 88.76 Mbps. Proximus also recorded the highest mobile Consistency in the market at 89.4%. Telenet had the fastest median fixed download speed at 149.77 Mbps, while VOO recorded the highest Consistency at 89.2%. Among Belgium’s most populous cities, Ghent recorded the fastest median mobile download speed of 213.88 Mbps, while Antwerp offered the fastest median fixed download speed of 88.93 Mbps.
  • Denmark: YouSee was the fastest mobile operator in Denmark with a median download speed of 131.88 Mbps in Q3 2023. Hiper was fastest for fixed broadband, with a median download speed of 274.54 Mbps.
  • Estonia: The fastest mobile operator in Estonia was Telia with a median download speed of 89.65 Mbps in Q3 2023. Elisa was the fastest fixed broadband provider, with a median download speed of 97.27 Mbps, while Infonet recorded the lowest median fixed broadband multi-server latency of 5 ms.
  • Finland: DNA had the fastest median mobile download speed at 100.55 Mbps in Q3 2023 and the highest Consistency of 91.9%. Telia recorded the lowest median mobile multi-server latency of 32 ms. Lounea was fastest for fixed broadband with a median download speed of 122.03 Mbps. Lounea also recorded the highest Consistency in the market at 92.3%, as well as the lowest median fixed broadband multi-server latency at 11 ms.
  • Germany: Telekom was the fastest mobile operator in Germany during Q3 2023, with a median download speed of 91.53 Mbps, as well as the top median download speed over 5G at 182.50 Mbps. Telekom also recorded the highest Consistency in the market at 90.7% and the lowest median mobile multi-server latency of 39 ms. Deutsche Glasfaser recorded the fastest fixed broadband performance, with a median download speed at 191.89 Mbps. It also recorded the highest Consistency in the market at 89.8% and the lowest fixed broadband multi-server latency of 14 ms.
  • Latvia: BITĖ was the fastest mobile operator in Latvia during Q3 2023, with a median download speed of 81.00 Mbps and the highest Consistency in the market of 89.3%. LMT recorded the lowest mobile multi-server latency at 27 ms. Balticom was fastest for fixed broadband with a median download speed of 256.37 Mbps. Balticom also had the highest fixed broadband Consistency of 92.5% and the lowest median fixed broadband multi-server latency at 4 ms.
  • Lithuania: Telia was the fastest mobile operator in Lithuania during Q3 2023, with a median download speed of 117.76 Mbps in Q3 2023. Telia also recorded the highest Consistency in the market at 92.8%. Cgates was fastest for fixed broadband with a median download speed at 167.30 Mbps. Cgates also recorded the highest Consistency over fixed broadband in the market at 90.1%.
  • Poland: T-Mobile was the fastest mobile operator in Poland during Q3 2023, with a median download speed of 50.31 Mbps. T-Mobile also recorded the highest Consistency in the market at 86.8%. Plus recorded the fastest 5G performance in the market, with a median 5G download speed of 146.01 Mbps. UPC was the fastest provider for fixed broadband with a median download speed of 228.57 Mbps in Q3 2023. Among Poland’s most populous cities, Łódź recorded the fastest median mobile download speed of 52.92 Mbps, while Wrocław recorded the fastest median fixed download speed of 163.04 Mbps.
  • Switzerland: Salt was the fastest fixed broadband provider in Switzerland, with a median download speed of 384.65 Mbps. Salt also had the highest Consistency in the market at 94.8% and the lowest median multi-server latency over fixed broadband at 8 ms.

Oceania

  • New Zealand: One NZ was the fastest mobile operator in New Zealand during Q3 2023, with a median download speed of 74.20 Mbps. 2degrees led the market with the highest Consistency of 91.0% and the lowest median mobile multi-server latency at 41 ms.

The Speedtest Global Index is your resource to understand how internet connectivity compares around the world and how it’s changing. Check back next month for updated data on country and city rankings, and look for updated Ookla Market Reports with Q4 2023 data in January.

Ookla retains ownership of this article including all of the intellectual property rights, data, content graphs and analysis. This article may not be quoted, reproduced, distributed or published for any commercial purpose without prior consent. Members of the press and others using the findings in this article for non-commercial purposes are welcome to publicly share and link to report information with attribution to Ookla.

| May 23, 2023

U.S. Airports Have Fastest Free Airport Wi-Fi, Chinese Airports Have Faster Mobile

The summer travel season is about to officially begin across the northern hemisphere and we’re back with fresh data for our series on airport Wi-Fi performance. This year we examined mobile Wi-Fi on free Wi-Fi provided by the individual airports as well as mobile speeds at some of the busiest airports in the world during Q1 2023. While airports in the United States top the list of fastest free airport Wi-Fi, the fastest mobile speeds we saw were in China. Read on for a specific look at internet performance including: download speed, upload speed, and latency.

U.S. airports have fastest airport Wi-Fi

Speedtest Intelligence® showed two U.S. airports at the top of the list for free airport Wi-Fi with Fort Lauderdale’s Hollywood International Airport Terminal 3 and San Francisco International Airport showing median download speeds of 157.60 Mbps and 156.66 Mbps, respectively, during Q1 2023. This represented a small drop for SFO since our November analysis but an increase for FLL. Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (143.42 Mbps), John F. Kennedy International Airport (136.06 Mbps), and Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (136.02 Mbps) rounded out the top five with three additional SSIDs from FLL following closely behind with median download speeds from 122.07 Mbps to 134.62 Mbps.

Chart of Mobile Internet Performance Over Free Wi-Fi at Select Airports

As we’ve seen in most recent analyses, the airports with the fastest Wi-Fi are international hubs that passengers from around the world pass through on their way to all kinds of destinations. If you are connecting through any of these airports, you should have no trouble with internet speeds this fast. In case of video calls, upload speeds are even faster than downloads at almost all of these airports, and SFO had the fastest uploads on the list.

Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport and SEA had the lowest median multi-server latency on Wi-Fi of any of the airports surveyed during Q1 2023. This means your device should see very little delay when relaying information across the web.

Shanghai tops Wi-Fi performance at global airports

Shanghai Pudong International Airport was the fastest non-U.S. airport on our list with a fastest median download speed of 118.67 Mbps. Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris (98.82 Mbps), Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (82.83 Mbps), Dubai International Airport (67.21 Mbps), and Frankfurt Airport (59.10 Mbps) followed for median download speeds at non-U.S. airports. All of these airports have internet speeds that qualify as at least good, which means you should be okay unless you want to try multi-player gaming (which is probably not your first choice on an airport layover anyway). Both Mexican airports on our list showed speeds in the slow range, so log off early and enjoy your vacation if you’re at the airport in Cancún or Mexico City.

Chinese airports have fastest mobile speeds

Get ready to connect to local mobile service or tether your phone to your laptop if you’re traveling through airports in Shanghai and Beijing and have access to 5G. Not only did Shanghai Pudong International Airport, Beijing Capital International Airport, and Beijing Daxing International Airport have the fastest median downloads over mobile on our list at 308.51 Mbps, 304.87 Mbps, and 300.70 Mbps, respectively, during Q1 2023 — the mobile speeds at these airports were dramatically faster than the airport Wi-Fi. Salt Lake City International Airport (282.21 Mbps) and Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (259.86 Mbps) rounded out the top five.

Chart of Mobile Network Performance at Select Airports

While latency on mobile was generally higher than that on Wi-Fi, these same three Chinese airports (PEK, PKX, and PVG) also showed the lowest median multi-server latency on mobile during Q1 2023, indicating that your internet experience at these airports will have the least lag. Airports outside the U.S. performed better for latency overall with the top 16 airports for latency all located outside North America. CUN had the highest latency on mobile.

We were able to include more airports in the mobile analysis because there were more mobile samples to analyze at those airports than there were samples over Wi-Fi.

Airport Wi-Fi or mobile? Connecting on your next trip

Save yourself time by using this checklist to decide whether to try out the Wi-Fi or simply use the local mobile network. We compared internet performance on free airport Wi-Fi with median download speeds over mobile for the 38 airports we have both Wi-Fi and mobile data for during Q1 2023. Twenty-one airports had faster mobile internet than airport Wi-Fi. Twelve airports had faster Wi-Fi than mobile, and four airports showed only a slight distinction between Wi-Fi and mobile so we gave both the green check marks.

Chart Comparing Airport Wi-Fi and Mobile Speeds at Select Airports

Airport Wi-Fi has come a long way since we started this series in 2017. We hope your connections are smooth and if you’re traveling this summer, take a Speedtest® at the airport to see how your experience compares.

Ookla retains ownership of this article including all of the intellectual property rights, data, content graphs and analysis. This article may not be quoted, reproduced, distributed or published for any commercial purpose without prior consent. Members of the press and others using the findings in this article for non-commercial purposes are welcome to publicly share and link to report information with attribution to Ookla.

| March 14, 2019

Ditch the Lag: Cities with Great Gaming Culture and Low Ping

Yes, you can game from anywhere with an internet connection. But if you’re at all competitive, it’s nice to play from somewhere with low ping and fast internet speeds. Plus when you need to leave the house, it’s extra nice to know you’re also surrounded by gamer culture. We’ve examined February 2019 Speedtest results in 35 cities that are known for their esports events, gaming conferences, game companies and more to find out who has the advantage and ranked them based on their ping.

The top contenders

Eleven_Gaming_Cities_0219

First place Bucharest, Romania is home to super-low ping, a lightning fast download speed and a thriving gaming culture. From Bucharest Gaming Week (which includes the CS:GO Southeast Europe Championship and the FIFA National Tournament) to their numerous local game studios, Bucharest is a great place to be a gamer whether you’re online or out and about.

The next five gaming cities with the lowest pings are all in Asia. Hangzhou, China comes in second overall with a fast ping and world-class download speeds. This city is so devoted to its gamers that it opened a $280 million gaming “city” in 2018 and plans 14 new esports arenas before 2022. Coming in third, Chengdu, China has an equally low ping to our first two contenders and serves as one of two host locations in China for the Global Mobile Game Confederation (GMGC). Both Hangzhou and Chengdu are also franchise holders in the Overwatch League, giving local gaming fans something to cheer about. Fourth place Singapore, host of the 5th Annual GameStart Convention in October 2018, had only a slightly slower ping than the first four cities and the fastest download speed of any of the cities we considered.

South Korea is home to the fifth and sixth best cities for gamers. A satellite city of Seoul, Seongnam-si boasts the Pangyo Techno Valley (a.k.a. the Silicon Valley of Korea) and numerous game development companies. Perfect for a city with a 9 ms ping. Though Incheon’s ping was a little slower at 12 ms, gamers there can console themselves with the city’s gamer cred — the 2018 League of Legends World Championship was held in Incheon’s Munhak Stadium.

Coming in at number seven, Budapest, Hungary is an emerging game city, having hosted its first big esports event (the V4 Future Sports Festival) in 2018, but a 12 ms ping makes them a strong contender. More established Malmö, Sweden is number eight with a slightly slower average download speed but the city is headquarters to Massive Entertainment, creators of Tom Clancy’s The Division series, Far Cry 3, Assassin’s Creed: Revelations and many more.

Vancouver, Canada, North America’s only qualifier for the top gaming cities list, comes in at number nine with a 12 ms ping and many gaming companies including the Canadian arms of Nintendo of Canada and EA (Electronic Arts). We included both Shanghai, China and Moscow, Russia on the top gamer cities list as both had a 12 ms ping as well, though the internet speeds in Shanghai are superior. Shanghai will also host the International Dota 2 in 2019 while Moscow is known for Epicenter.

The rest of the pack

Notably absent from the list above is most of the western hemisphere. Cities in North America were held back by their high pings. Cities in South America suffered from high pings and also slow internet speeds — something that esports leagues have complained is a barrier to investment.

Our full list of gaming cities provides wider geographical representation, even if the internet performance is not always as stellar. You’ll find Los Angeles in 27th place, behind Seattle, Boston and Las Vegas. And São Paulo, Brazil has the best showing in Latin America at 23rd.

Internet Performance in 35 Cities with a Gaming Culture
Speedtest Results | February 2019
City Ping (ms) Mean Download (Mbps) Mean Upload (Mbps)
Bucharest, Romania 8 172.13 126.57
Hangzhou, China 8 125.93 29.54
Chengdu, China 8 101.92 33.80
Singapore 9 196.43 200.08
Seongnam-si, South Korea 9 155.25 114.83
Incheon, South Korea 12 139.84 102.91
Budapest, Hungary 12 132.72 54.46
Malmö, Sweden 12 126.28 105.67
Vancouver, Canada 12 117.55 50.23
Shanghai, China 12 75.14 30.06
Moscow, Russia 12 64.56 63.59
Oslo, Norway 13 115.46 69.03
Hong Kong, Hong Kong (SAR) 14 167.59 161.14
Zürich, Switzerland 14 144.36 109.39
Seattle, United States 15 138.50 79.88
Stockholm, Sweden 15 134.16 93.83
Auckland, New Zealand 15 92.05 53.30
Toronto, Canada 16 134.75 67.42
Boston, United States 17 152.42 60.87
Las Vegas, United States 17 141.69 41.22
Chennai, India 17 48.40 42.93
Cologne, Germany 18 63.77 18.36
São Paulo, Brazil 18 46.43 21.57
Jakarta, Indonesia 18 17.88 10.21
Mumbai, India 19 23.40 19.26
Paris, France 20 161.04 93.68
Los Angeles, United States 20 121.00 23.57
London, United Kingdom 20 63.58 23.18
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 20 36.50 13.33
Buenos Aires, Argentina 21 34.31 6.40
Katowice, Poland 22 83.99 20.91
Mexico City, Mexico 25 37.66 15.39
Sydney, Australia 25 34.20 9.61
Santiago, Chile 26 56.13 18.49
Tokyo, Japan 28 99.24 101.90

Of course, die-hard gamers will know that a low ping in your city won’t necessarily save you if you’re playing on a distant server.

What’s the ping like in your city? Take a Speedtest and see if your connection is hurting your gameplay.

Ookla retains ownership of this article including all of the intellectual property rights, data, content graphs and analysis. This article may not be quoted, reproduced, distributed or published for any commercial purpose without prior consent. Members of the press and others using the findings in this article for non-commercial purposes are welcome to publicly share and link to report information with attribution to Ookla.

| November 15, 2023

Your Black Friday/Cyber Monday Guide to iPhone 15 and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 and Flip5 Performance

To upgrade or not to upgrade, with Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals on the latest iPhone and Samsung devices on the horizon you may be asking yourself just that question. We analyzed data from Speedtest Intelligence® in 13 major markets to see how well the Apple iPhone 15 devices and the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 and Flip5 models are performing in comparison to last year’s models over 5G to help you make an informed decision. For details on performance by Samsung Galaxy S23 models, read our analysis from earlier this year. We’re especially interested in seeing if technical improvements on iPhone 15 models including support for WiFi 6E drive better performance.

Data for iPhone models is provided for the period from September 22-October 20, 2023, while data for the Samsung models is for the period from August 11-October 20, 2023. Keep in mind that device data differs across markets due to a variety of factors, including: 5G investments by governments and mobile operators, different 5G spectrum allocations, and mobile 5G plans. As many of these devices are very new, the sample counts in some countries are still low so the statistical ranges of expected performance are wider for the newer devices than the older models.

Half of models surveyed worth the upgrade in Australia

Chart of New Device Performance on 5G in Australia

In Australia, two out of four iPhone 15 models showed median 5G download speeds that were significantly faster than their iPhone 14 equivalents during the September 22-October 20, 2023 period. Speedtest Intelligence reveals the iPhone 15 Pro and the iPhone 15 Pro Max both had a 14% better download speed than their prior year counterparts. There was no statistical winner for the iPhone standard model or the iPhone Plus in Australia during this period.

The Galaxy Z Flip5 had a 30% better download speed than the Galaxy Z Flip4 during the August 11-October 20, 2023 period in Australia, while there was no statistical winner for the Galaxy Z Fold.

Recommendation: Depending on your model of choice, only half the devices surveyed merit an upgrade based on performance alone in Australia.

iPhones mostly worth the upgrade in Brazil

Chart of New Device Performance on 5G in Brazil

Three out of four iPhone 15 models in Brazil showed median 5G download speeds that were significantly faster than their iPhone 14 equivalents during the September 22-October 20, 2023 period. Speedtest Intelligence showed the iPhone 15 had a better download speed than the iPhone 14, with the iPhone 15 Pro Max having a 8% better download speed than the iPhone 14 Pro Max, and the iPhone 15 Pro showing a 1% better download speed than the iPhone 14 Pro. There was no statistical winner for the iPhone Plus in Brazil during this period.

There was no statistical winner for 5G median download speed during the August 11-October 20, 2023 period for the Galaxy Z Flip or the Galaxy Z Fold in Brazil.

Recommendation: iPhone users in Brazil should consider an upgrade based on performance, while Samsung Galaxy fans only need to upgrade if they are looking for feature improvements.

All iPhones show improvement over prior models in Canada

Chart of New Device Performance on 5G in Canada

All four iPhone 15 models in Canada showed median 5G download speeds that were significantly faster than their iPhone 14 equivalents during the September 22-October 20, 2023 period. Data from Speedtest Intelligence demonstrated the iPhone 15 had a better download speed than the iPhone 14, with the iPhone 15 Pro Max having a 26% better download speed than the iPhone 14 Pro Max, the iPhone 15 Pro Plus showed a 12% better download speed than the iPhone 14 Pro Plus, and the iPhone 15 Pro had an 8% better download speed than the iPhone 14 Pro.

The Galaxy Z Fold5 had a better download speed than the Galaxy Z Fold4 during the August 11-October 20, 2023 period in Canada, while there was no statistical winner for the Galaxy Z Flip.

Recommendation: iPhone users in Canada should consider an upgrade based on performance, while Samsung Galaxy fans should make a decision based on which model they’re considering.

Three iPhone models show decent improvement over prior versions in France

Chart of New Device Performance on 5G in France

Three out of four iPhone 15 models in France showed median 5G download speeds that were significantly faster than their iPhone 14 equivalents during the September 22-October 20, 2023 period. Speedtest Intelligence reveals the iPhone 15 and the iPhone 15 Pro Max both had 18% better download speeds than their respective prior year models. The iPhone 15 Pro had a 5% better download speed than the iPhone 14 Pro. There was no statistical winner for the iPhone Plus in France during this period.

There was no statistical winner for 5G median download speed during the August 11-October 20, 2023 period for the Galaxy Z Flip or the Galaxy Z Fold in France.

Recommendation: iPhone users in France should consider an upgrade based on performance, and Samsung Galaxy users only need to upgrade if they are looking for feature improvements.

Galaxy Z Fold5 shows some improvements in Germany

Chart of New Device Performance on 5G in Germany

Two out of four iPhone 15 models showed median 5G download speeds that were significantly faster than their iPhone 14 equivalents in Germany during the September 22-October 20, 2023 period. Speedtest Intelligence reveals slight improvements with the iPhone 15 Pro Max having a 6% better download speed than the iPhone 14 Pro Max and the iPhone 15 Pro having a 2% better download speed than the iPhone 14 Pro. There was no statistical winner for the iPhone standard model or the iPhone Plus in Germany during this period.

The Galaxy Z Fold5 had a 13% better download speed than the Galaxy Z Fold4 during the August 11-October 20, 2023 period in Germany, while there was no statistical winner for the Galaxy Z Flip.

Recommendation: Apple users won’t see major performance improvements from the new models, but the Galaxy Z Fold5 is worth the upgrade on performance alone.

India sees better performance on three iPhone models

Chart of New Device Performance on 5G in India

Three out of four iPhone 15 models in India showed median 5G download speeds that were significantly faster than their iPhone 14 equivalents during the September 22-October 20, 2023 period. Speedtest Intelligence showed the iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Pro, and the iPhone 15 Plus had better speeds than their respective prior models. There was no statistical winner for the iPhone Pro Max in India during this period.

There was no statistical winner for 5G median download speed during the August 11-October 20, 2023 period for the Galaxy Z Flip or the Galaxy Z Fold in India.

Recommendation: Indian iPhone users should consider an upgrade based on performance, and Samsung Galaxy users only need to upgrade if they are looking for feature improvements.

No significant performance gains on new devices in the Philippines

Chart of New Device Performance on 5G in the Philippines

Neither the iPhone 15 Pro nor the iPhone 15 Pro Max had a statistically better median download speed over 5G than their prior year models during the September 22-October 20, 2023 period in the Philippines. There were not enough samples to properly assess the performance of the other two iPhone models.

Likewise, there was no statistical winner for 5G median download speed during the August 11-October 20, 2023 period for the Galaxy Z Flip or the Galaxy Z Fold in the Philippines.

Recommendation: Filipino consumers looking to upgrade their phones to the latest models will have to look for reasons beyond performance.

Galaxy Z Fold5 sees performance improvement in South Korea

Chart of New Device Performance on 5G in South Korea

Mobile speeds in South Korea are already fast with a top 10 performance on the Speedtest Global Index™ as of September 2023. New phones may not push performance boosts, though, as Speedtest Intelligence data did not show significant increases in median download speed over 5G for the iPhone 15 Pro or the iPhone 15 Pro Max in South Korea during the September 22-October 20, 2023 period. However, the iPhone 15 Pro Max had a 16% better upload speed than the iPhone 14 Pro Max. There were not enough samples to properly assess the performance of the other two iPhone models.

On the other hand, the Galaxy Z Fold5 had a 10% better download speed than the Galaxy Z Fold4 during the August 11-October 20, 2023 period in South Korea, while there was no statistical winner for the Galaxy Z Flip.

Recommendation: If South Korean consumers are looking for better performance, upgrading from the Galaxy Z Fold4 to the Galaxy Z Fold5 is worth looking into.

Spain sees major increases in iPhone speed

Chart of New Device Performance on 5G in Spain

Three iPhone 15 models in Spain showed median 5G download speeds that were significantly faster than their iPhone 14 equivalents during the September 22-October 20, 2023 period, and the improvements in performance were mostly greater than we saw in other countries, with the exception of the United States. Speedtest Intelligence reveals the iPhone 15 Pro had a 40% better download speed than the iPhone 14 Pro, the iPhone 15 Pro Max had a 36% better download speed than the iPhone 14 Pro Max, and the iPhone 15 had an 11% better download speed than the iPhone 14. There were not enough samples to properly assess the performance of the iPhone Plus.

There were not enough samples to evaluate the Galaxy Z Flip or the Galaxy Z Fold during the August 11-October 20, 2023 period in Spain.

Recommendation: Spanish iPhone fans should definitely upgrade their devices while Samsung users can hold off for now.

Unbeatable performance in U.A.E. makes upgrades unnecessary

Chart of New Device Performance on 5G in U.A.E.

While Speedtest Intelligence data did not show significant increases in median download speed over 5G for the iPhone 15 Pro or the iPhone 15 Pro Max during the September 22-October 20, 2023 period, performance likely isn’t a concern in the United Arab Emirates, whose blisteringly fast download speeds topped the Speedtest Global Index™ in September 2023. There were not enough samples to properly assess the performance of the other two iPhone models.

Similarly, there was no statistical winner for 5G median download speed during the August 11-October 20, 2023 period for the Galaxy Z Fold in the U.A.E., and there were not enough samples to evaluate the Galaxy Z Flip.

Recommendation: Consumers in the U.A.E. should upgrade if they are looking for the new features on the new phone models, but upgrades for performance are unnecessary.

iPhone upgrades are the way to go in the U.K.

Chart of New Device Performance on 5G in the United Kingdom

All four iPhone 15 models in the United Kingdom showed median 5G download speeds that were significantly faster than their iPhone 14 equivalents during the September 22-October 20, 2023 period. Speedtest Intelligence reveals the iPhone 15 had a 16% better download speed than the iPhone 14, the iPhone 15 Pro had a 14% better download speed than the iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max had a 10% better download speed than the iPhone 14 Pro Max, and iPhone 15 Plus has a 4% better download speed than the iPhone 14 Plus. 

There was no statistical winner for 5G median download speed during the August 11-October 20, 2023 period for the Galaxy Z Flip or the Galaxy Z Fold in the U.K.

Recommendation: iPhone users in the U.K. should see performance improvements that make upgrading to the latest models worthwhile. Samsung Galaxy users only need to upgrade if they are looking for new features.

U.S. consumers see some of the highest improvements when upgrading to new iPhone models

Chart of New Device Performance on 5G in United States

Not only did all four iPhone 15 models in the United States show median 5G download speeds that were significantly faster than their iPhone 14 equivalents during the September 22-October 20, 2023 period, the improvements in performance were greater than we saw in most other countries, with the exception of Spain. Speedtest Intelligence showed the iPhone 15 Plus had a 54% better download speed than the iPhone 14 Plus, the iPhone 15 had a 45% better download speed than the iPhone 14, iPhone 15 Pro Max had a 27% better download speed than the iPhone 14 Pro Max, and iPhone 15 Pro has a 25% better download speed than the iPhone 14 Pro. 

Samsung users also saw increased median download speeds over 5G when using the newer models during the August 11-October 20, 2023 period in the U.S. The Galaxy Z Flip5 had a 15% better download speed than the Galaxy Z Flip4, and the Galaxy Z Fold5 had a 10% better download speed than the Galaxy Z Fold4.

Recommendation: Upgrades for all this holiday season!

No performance boost on iPhone 15 Pro Max in Vietnam

Chart of New Device Performance on 5G in Vietnam

The iPhone 15 Pro Max did not have a statistically better median download speed over 5G than the iPhone 14 Pro Max during the September 22-October 20, 2023 period in Vietnam. There were not enough samples to properly assess the performance of the other three iPhone models. Likewise, there were not enough samples to evaluate the Galaxy Z Flip or the Galaxy Z Fold.

Recommendation: Vietnamese consumers don’t need to upgrade to newer models on performance alone.

Ookla will continue evaluating device performance

We’re excited by the number of countries where mobile device performance increased with the new models and even more excited by the countries where performance is so fast that consumers can look to new modes of connectivity. Even if your country didn’t see the speed boosts you were hoping for, don’t hold back on upgrading if you want to treat yourself or a loved one based on any other number of reasons. Remember to download the iOS or Android Speedtest® app on any new devices to make sure your mobile operator is delivering the speeds you expect.

Ookla retains ownership of this article including all of the intellectual property rights, data, content graphs and analysis. This article may not be quoted, reproduced, distributed or published for any commercial purpose without prior consent. Members of the press and others using the findings in this article for non-commercial purposes are welcome to publicly share and link to report information with attribution to Ookla.

| January 24, 2018

GOOOOAL: Which World Cup Finalist Scored the Fastest Internet in their Capital City?

Whether you call it soccer or football, everyone calls the World Cup fun. We couldn’t wait for the actual match-ups in June, so we decided to pit the qualifying countries against one another to see who has the fastest internet speeds in their capital cities. The results might surprise you.

Get ready to watch Russia best Brazil and Portugal defeat Iran; meanwhile, Argentina and Nigeria and Belgium and England are preparing for penalty shoot-outs.

Using data from Speedtest Intelligence for Q3-Q4 2017, we’ve calculated which capital cities of World Cup-qualifying countries have the fastest mobile and fixed broadband speeds. We also took a peek at the fastest carriers and internet service providers (ISPs) in each capital using Speed Score, a comprehensive metric that combines measures of internet performance at all levels.

Mobile winners

Iceland’s sixth place ranking for mobile download speed in the Speedtest Global IndexTM virtually assured that Reykjavík would come out at the top of the list of fastest World Cup contenders. Canberra represents Australia well with a second place finish for mobile download speeds among World Cup capitals. And Brussels, Belgium barely surpasses Bern, Switzerland for a third place finish.

Mobile Internet Speeds
Capitals of World Cup Qualifying Countries | Q3 – Q4 2017
Country Capital City Average Download (Mbps) Average Upload (Mbps)
Iceland Reykjavík 55.49 21.53
Australia Canberra 44.24 12.60
Belgium Brussels 42.52 16.74
Switzerland Bern 42.02 17.52
South Korea Seoul 41.85 14.15
Denmark Copenhagen 41.78 18.29
Croatia Zagreb 41.16 16.40
Sweden Stockholm 40.12 12.63
Spain Madrid 38.30 14.02
Portugal Lisbon 30.60 11.39
Serbia Belgrade 30.33 12.49
France Paris 29.03 9.26
Poland Warsaw 26.94 9.84
Germany Berlin 25.83 9.51
England London 25.09 11.49
Russia Moscow 21.89 8.49
Japan Tokyo 19.89 7.10
Uruguay Montevideo 19.82 11.49
Mexico Mexico City 19.11 11.51
Peru Lima 18.33 12.90
Tunisia Tunis 18.27 8.07
Brazil Brasília 18.00 8.64
Morocco Rabat 17.32 9.76
Colombia Bogotá 16.87 9.50
Nigeria Abuja 16.17 6.76
Iran Tehran 15.05 7.04
Argentina Buenos Aires 13.77 7.70
Egypt Cairo 13.15 6.33
Panama Panama City 12.89 8.45
Saudi Arabia Riyadh 12.28 8.88
Senegal Dakar 8.85 3.81
Costa Rica San José 5.97 3.33

Looking at the group draw, Group A fares the worst with 16th place Moscow, Russia being the capital city with the fastest mobile downloads in the group. In Group B, Spain comes out on top. Australia wins Group C, Iceland takes Group D, Switzerland leads Group E and South Korea has the fastest mobile download speed in Group F. Belgium finishes first in Group G and Poland prevails in Group H, despite a 13th place finish overall.

From a regional perspective, European capitals top the rankings with all 14 European World Cup capitals sitting in the top half of the list. Latin American, Middle Eastern and African cities fare worst. Asia’s two contenders are split with Seoul boasting the fifth fastest mobile download speed among World Cup capitals and Tokyo, Japan coming in 17th.

The fastest World Cup capital in Latin America (Montevideo, Uruguay) shows a 64.3% slower mobile download speed than Reykjavík. First place among African World Cup capitals, Rabat, Morocco is 68.8% slower than Reykjavík for mobile downloads. And Tehran, Iran, the fastest World Cup capital in the Middle East, is 72.9% slower than Reykjavík.

Fastest carriers

We also looked into which carriers were fastest in each of the 32 World Cup capital cities.

With Speed Scores ranging from 8.89 in Dakar, Senegal to 46.57 in Brussels, mobile carrier Orange was fastest in four cities and tied for fastest in one. Vodafone was fastest in both Lisbon, Portugal and Madrid, Spain with comparable Speed Scores in the two locations. The rest of the cities show the diversity of fastest carriers that you might expect from a worldwide competition.

Fastest Carriers Speeds
Capitals of World Cup Qualifying Countries | Q3 – Q4 2017
Country Capital City Fastest Carrier Speed Score
Argentina Buenos Aires Personal 16.15
Australia Canberra Telstra 50.21
Belgium Brussels Orange 46.57
Brazil Brasília Claro 24.72
Colombia Bogotá Avantel 20.93
Costa Rica San José ICE 8.30
Croatia Zagreb Hrvatski Telekom 49.35
Denmark Copenhagen TDC / Telia 45.34 / 45.09
Egypt Cairo Orange 16.50
England London EE 36.83
France Paris Orange 33.15
Germany Berlin Telekom 53.54
Iceland Reykjavík Nova 64.61
Iran Tehran MTN IranCell 15.89
Japan Tokyo SoftBank 27.26
Mexico Mexico City AT&T 20.26
Morocco Rabat inwi 20.51
Nigeria Abuja MTN 29.23
Panama Panama City Cable & Wireless Panama / Movistar 14.85 / 14.80
Peru Lima Entel Peru 20.73
Poland Warsaw T-Mobile 36.07
Portugal Lisbon Vodafone 42.44
Russia Moscow MegaFon 37.06
Saudi Arabia Riyadh Zain 13.20
Senegal Dakar Orange 8.89
Serbia Belgrade Vip mobile 45.56
South Korea Seoul LG U+ 50.03
Spain Madrid Vodafone 40.17
Sweden Stockholm Telia 54.49
Switzerland Bern Sunrise / Swisscom 42.14 / 41.91
Tunisia Tunis Ooredoo / Orange 19.90 / 19.89
Uruguay Montevideo Antel 20.35

Fixed broadband winners

Given that Iceland ranks second in the world for fixed broadband download speed on the Speedtest Global Index and has the world’s highest gigabit user penetration (GUP), we’re not surprised to see Reykjavík shut out the competition by coming out on top of World Cup contenders for fixed broadband speed, too. Seoul, South Korea comes in second for fixed broadband download speed among World Cup capitals and Paris, France takes third.

Fixed Broadband Internet Speeds
Capitals of World Cup Qualifying Countries | Q3 – Q4 2017
Country Capital City Average Download (Mbps) Average Upload (Mbps)
Iceland Reykjavík 142.89 154.28
South Korea Seoul 130.75 131.96
France Paris 112.58 55.86
Sweden Stockholm 98.77 66.68
Spain Madrid 86.59 73.43
Japan Tokyo 75.88 70.46
Denmark Copenhagen 72.74 52.13
Switzerland Bern 68.82 54.44
Poland Warsaw 62.57 16.19
Portugal Lisbon 55.80 30.97
England London 52.53 16.12
Germany Berlin 46.84 9.52
Russia Moscow 45.25 42.96
Belgium Brussels 43.25 9.63
Panama Panama City 29.11 5.93
Australia Canberra 28.85 12.46
Serbia Belgrade 26.45 5.59
Croatia Zagreb 26.20 11.40
Mexico Mexico City 24.11 10.14
Uruguay Montevideo 23.02 5.82
Argentina Buenos Aires 22.03 4.26
Brazil Brasília 21.57 5.29
Saudi Arabia Riyadh 20.93 9.05
Peru Lima 18.15 3.51
Colombia Bogotá 13.43 6.48
Morocco Rabat 11.83 2.51
Iran Tehran 9.33 4.18
Costa Rica San José 8.79 4.29
Nigeria Abuja 8.07 5.27
Tunisia Tunis 7.82 4.49
Senegal Dakar 7.42 3.11
Egypt Cairo 5.61 1.92

Group A again suffers on the fixed side with leader Russia coming in 13th based on Moscow’s fixed broadband download speed. Spain’s still the front-runner of Group B. France takes Group C, Iceland wins Group D, Switzerland tops Group E, South Korea reigns over Group F, England heads up Group G and Japan starts Group H based on average download speeds over fixed broadband in their respective capitals.

European capitals again fare well, with 12 of the 14 placing in the top half of fastest World Cup capitals for fixed broadband download speed. Belgrade, Serbia and Zagreb, Croatia rank 17th and 18th, respectively. Tokyo ranks much better for fixed broadband download speed than for mobile, which puts both Asian World Cup capitals in the top six.

With the exception of Panama City, Panama, which ranks 15th, all Latin American World Cup capitals are in the bottom half of the list for download speed over fixed broadband. As are all Middle Eastern and African capital cities.

Panama City’s fixed broadband download speed is 79.6% slower than Reykjavík’s. Riyadh, Saudia Arabia boasts the title of fastest World Cup capital in the Middle East, but is still 85.4% slower for fixed broadband downloads than Reykjavík. The fastest World Cup capital in Africa — Rabat, Morocco — is 91.7% slower than Reykjavík.

Fastest providers

Comparing Speed Scores for fixed broadband across World Cup capitals, Vodafone had wins in Berlin, Germany and Lisbon and Orange took Paris and tied for first in Madrid. The rest of the fastest ISPs vary by location as listed below:

Fastest ISPs Speeds
Capitals of World Cup Qualifying Countries | Q3 – Q4 2017
Country Capital City Fastest ISP Speed Score
Argentina Buenos Aires Cablevisión Fibertel 21.72
Australia Canberra iiNet 33.23
Belgium Brussels Telenet 66.95
Brazil Brasília NET Virtua 27.30
Colombia Bogotá ETB 19.17
Costa Rica San José Cabletica 8.28
Croatia Zagreb vip 30.23
Denmark Copenhagen Fiberby 103.26
Egypt Cairo TE Data 4.84
England London Hyperoptic 117.40
France Paris Orange 107.20
Germany Berlin Vodafone 55.46
Iceland Reykjavík Nova 278.06
Iran Tehran Mobin Net 11.74
Japan Tokyo So-net 118.05
Mexico Mexico City Axtel 45.83
Morocco Rabat Maroc Telecom 9.25
Nigeria Abuja MTN 10.73
Panama Panama City Cable Onda 25.08
Peru Lima Movistar 16.64
Poland Warsaw UPC 82.72
Portugal Lisbon Vodafone 61.80
Russia Moscow MGTS 62.00
Saudi Arabia Riyadh STC 16.46
Senegal Dakar Tigo 6.42
Serbia Belgrade SBB 34.60
South Korea Seoul KT 162.45
Spain Madrid Masmovil / Orange 101.52 / 101.34
Sweden Stockholm Ownit 158.78
Switzerland Bern Fiber7 241.93
Tunisia Tunis TOPNET 7.61
Uruguay Montevideo Antel 22.01

Did your team not come out as expected? Or are you defending a tight match? Take a Speedtest on Android, iOS or on the web and we’ll check back in on scores closer to the main event.

Ookla retains ownership of this article including all of the intellectual property rights, data, content graphs and analysis. This article may not be quoted, reproduced, distributed or published for any commercial purpose without prior consent. Members of the press and others using the findings in this article for non-commercial purposes are welcome to publicly share and link to report information with attribution to Ookla.

| June 26, 2018

Comparing Mobile Markets in South America’s Largest Economies

Though some of the largest economies in South America have struggled in recent years, the size of the region’s economies and populations make it worth watching from a telecommunications perspective. As such, we took a look at data from Speedtest Intelligence® from Q1 2018 to understand which countries are making the biggest strides in mobile internet speeds.

Which South American country has the fastest mobile speeds?

Peru had the fastest mean download speed during Q1 2018 of any of the countries on our list. Brazil showed a 28.7% increase over the same period last year to rank second. Third place Chile’s download speed actually declined slightly. Though Argentina came in fifth, the country’s 25.8% improvement in mobile download speed is impressive.

Download Speeds in South America’s Largest Economies
Q1 2018
Country Mean Download (Mbps) % Change YOY
Peru 20.00 10.9%
Brazil 16.95 28.7%
Chile 16.26 -1.2%
Colombia 15.74 8.9%
Argentina 14.39 25.8%
Venezuela 7.95 -10.1%

It’s not surprising that Venezuela shows the slowest mobile speed given the country’s economic collapse which has caused operational problems for many corporations. Unfortunately, Venezuela’s last place position is accompanied by a 10.1% decline in mobile download speed.

Mobile speeds in South America’s largest cities

Comparing mean download speeds in the continent’s 10 most populous cities, we found that Rio was the fastest city in South America in Q1 2018. Lima, the second fastest city, was the only city in the top five not located in Brazil.

Salvador, Buenos Aires, Rio, Brasília and São Paulo all saw impressive double-digit increases in their mobile download speeds over the same period the year before.

Download Speeds in South America’s Largest Cities
Q1 2018
City Mean Download (Mbps) % Change YOY
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 22.40 30.4%
Lima, Peru 21.32 -3.5%
Brasília, Brazil 19.55 27.5%
Salvador, Brazil 18.25 41.7%
São Paulo, Brazil 18.02 21.1%
Bogotá, Colombia 16.67 4.1%
Santiago, Chile 15.98 0.4%
Buenos Aires, Argentina 15.48 33.8%
Fortaleza, Brazil 14.33 4.4%
Caracas, Venezuela 9.06 -11.6%

Venezuela again fares poorly with a mean mobile download speed of 9.06 Mbps in Caracas, a decline of 11.6% since Q1 2017. Caracas was not the only city where internet speeds decreased, however, Lima saw a 3.5% decline.

How forward-looking carriers are improving their infrastructure (and speeds)

Carriers are a driving force in improving speeds in any market, so we dug into what some of the largest players in these six countries are doing to improve the speeds their customers are experiencing.

Avantel (Colombia)

Over the past four years, Avantel has been delivering a very competitive experience mainly using its AWS spectrum assets. Using Nokia’s modular infrastructure, Avantel has been able to seamlessly integrate IMS into the core and successfully launch services such as Voice over LTE (VoLTE), enabling a more efficient use of spectrum assets.

Bitel (Peru)

After launching LTE in the 900MHz band in 500 towns and cities at the tail end of 2016, Vietnamese-backed operator Bitel has committed to expanding their coverage and adding a capacity layer in the 2.6 GHz band over the next three years. This will surely offer a boost in performance and overall user experience.

Claro (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru)

In Brazil, Claro’s leading LTE network uses a healthy mix of low, mid and high frequency bands offering depth of coverage across a wide area. Using carrier aggregation, the operator is able to increase the speeds for users with capable handsets in 140 cities. In good signal conditions modern devices equipped with four receive antennas (4×4 MIMO) and capable of processing 8-bits per transmission (256 QAM) should allow subscribers to achieve even higher peak and average data rates in many areas. In some areas of São Paulo the operator is able to offer peak speeds of 1 Gbps by aggregating licensed (2.5 GHz) with the unlicensed (5 GHz) spectrum using technology called License-Assisted Access (LAA). In preparation for 5G, Claro and Ericsson staged a demo utilizing 100 MHz-wide channels of spectrum in the 15 GHz band, achieving speeds of up to 4.5 Gbps.

Entel Movil (Chile, Peru)

In Chile, the second largest mobile operator Entel Chile is leveraging its 700 MHz and 2600 MHz spectrum assets to provide a solid user experience across its footprint. In addition, a partnership with Ericsson ensures a rich portfolio of advanced LTE features and future upgradability to the upcoming technologies, including 5G.

Movilnet (Venezuela)

Following the launch of LTE in the 2100 MHz spectrum band in 2017, Movilnet is looking to expand its LTE capacity in 2019 as the CDMA sunset is scheduled for tail end of this year.

Movistar (Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela)

The major player across the South American continent is Movistar, owned by Spain’s Telefonica. Using its scale and financial might, the brand is able to provide an extremely competitive mobile experience by leveraging the latest LTE technologies, including Higher Order MIMO and Higher Order Modulation. This improves speeds, lowers the resource utilization and increases the network efficiency.

Nextel (Brazil)

In Brazil, Nextel’s LTE network is delivered over the 1800 MHz spectrum band, and the limited LTE spectrum assets (15 MHz wide) are making it difficult for the carrier to compete with larger operators. But with the help of Huawei’s LTE-Advanced equipment, the carrier is able to maximize the spectral efficiency by installing the 4T4R (four-transmit, four-receive) radios at cell sites in order to deliver speeds up to 225 Mbps in selected areas. It’s worth noting that Nextel Brazil is one of the last iDEN operators in the world, and the carrier has been delaying the sunset of this network technology originally launched in 1998. Once iDEN is decommissioned, the 800 MHz spectrum assets could be repurposed to deliver significant improvements in radio access, specifically in terms of network propagation and penetration.

Oi (Brazil)

After a recent financial struggle, which included filing the largest bankruptcy request in Brazil’s history, Oi is getting ready to launch LTE-Advanced in July with a plan to cover 26 cities by the end of 2018. Using two frequency bands (1800 MHz and 2600 MHz), Oi is looking to offer competitive network experience to over 40 million of its subscribers.

Personal (Argentina)

Telecom Personal now covers more than 1,000 cities and towns which make up more than 80% of the population of Argentina. About two-thirds of all the traffic is now carried over the carrier’s LTE network which supports the speeds in excess of 100 Mbps by combining 700 MHz, 2100 MHz and 2600 MHz spectrum bands. Together with Nokia, Telecom Personal successfully completed 5G trials in Buenos Aires using 400 MHz of the millimeter wave spectrum in the 28 GHz band, reaching speeds of 10 Gbps.

Telefonica Brasil (Brazil)

Telefonica Brasil, operating as Vivo, holds a similar spectrum portfolio to Claro of Band 28, Band 3 and Band 7 assets. Using the available tools from the LTE-A toolbox (carrier aggregation, 256 QAM and 4×4 MIMO), the operator is able to offer speeds in excess of 530 Mbps in selected areas on capable devices powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon X16 and X20 LTE modems. Vivo also offers Voice Over LTE (VoLTE) service in two markets, Rio Verde and Brasília.

TIM Brasil (Brazil)

Leveraging a long-term partnership with Nokia, TIM Brasil has been able to provide LTE service across many regions of the country. Using Nokia’s scalable “5G-ready” AirScale radio platform, TIM has been able to deliver the latest LTE-Advanced network features and pave the way for the upcoming 5G wave. TIM also prides itself in being the first Latin American VoLTE operator, launching the service in Brasília in July 2017 and subsequently in 20 additional markets.

Tigo (Colombia)

Back in April, Tigo has activated carrier aggregation in parts of Bogotá, claiming the title of the first LTE-Advanced network in Colombia. As a result, users in the busiest areas of the nation’s capital should be able to experience speeds in excess of 100 Mbps.

WOM (Chile)

After the initial launch of LTE in 2015 and the continued rollout in 2016, WOM continues to provide LTE service in the 2100 MHz band, and aims to expand its market share over the next 5 years from 11% to 25%.

Learn more about the insights offered from Speedtest Intelligence, including data on the speed and quality of your networks and those of your competitors.

Ookla retains ownership of this article including all of the intellectual property rights, data, content graphs and analysis. This article may not be quoted, reproduced, distributed or published for any commercial purpose without prior consent. Members of the press and others using the findings in this article for non-commercial purposes are welcome to publicly share and link to report information with attribution to Ookla.

| November 19, 2018

Uncovering Which Latin American Countries have Adequate Internet Speeds (and Which Do Not)

Leer en español | Leia em Português

Latin America is a booming market for internet. Between a rapid increase in broadband subscribers and some of the most engaged mobile internet users, Latin Americans are smartphone savvy and looking for first world connection speeds. Trouble is, some markets don’t have access to the kind of fast mobile and broadband speeds that encourage economies to grow.

We analyzed Speedtest data on mobile and fixed broadband speeds from across Latin America during Q2-Q3 2018. The list includes sovereign countries and other generally recognized territories, except for Saint Barthélemy which did not show a significant test volume. We’ve broken down each set of results by the speeds typically needed for various activities:


The results revealed deep divides in which countries are getting the speeds they need to easily connect to the world at large, those that have adequate connections and those that are struggling to connect.

Which country has the fastest mobile speeds in Latin America?

According to the GSMA, “Smartphones have been instrumental in establishing Latin America as one of the world’s largest consumers of social media, with the vast majority of usage occurring over mobile networks.” So who’s able to use those smartphones to their full capability and who’s better off using broadband?

4K Video Streamers

Our first group is made up of countries that should have the mean mobile download speeds to navigate even the most data-intensive mobile experiences. Martinique leads, ranking first in Latin America with a mean download speed over mobile that’s faster even than France. Guadeloupe is a close second.

Latin American Countries with Mobile Speeds > 25 Mbps
Speedtest Data | Q2-Q3 2018
Country Mean Download (Mbps) Mean Upload (Mbps)
Martinique 35.27 9.64
Guadeloupe 32.85 8.35

HD Streamers

The next group contains countries where residents should have the mobile speeds they need for HD streaming (at 1080p), video chat and social media. Uruguay tops this list to rank third in Latin America for mobile download speed. Saint Martin, Mexico, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru and Honduras all show mobile download speeds faster than 20 Mbps.

Latin American Countries with Mobile Speeds 6-25 Mbps
Speedtest Data | Q2-Q3 2018
Country Mean Download (Mbps) Mean Upload (Mbps)
Uruguay 23.10 11.39
Saint Martin 22.65 8.00
Mexico 22.05 11.78
French Guiana 21.40 6.84
Ecuador 21.37 8.21
Peru 20.83 12.86
Honduras 20.36 10.33
Nicaragua 19.68 8.36
Brazil 18.50 7.52
Bolivia 17.33 11.03
Chile 16.32 9.07
Colombia 16.11 8.85
Argentina 15.40 7.77
Dominican Republic 14.90 8.28
Guatemala 14.89 9.48
Costa Rica 14.59 6.56
Puerto Rico 14.36 8.41
Paraguay 12.67 7.61
Panama 12.30 8.54
Haiti 9.33 3.41
El Salvador 8.83 4.17
Venezuela 7.74 4.33

Nicaragua, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Argentina, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, Paraguay and Panama all show average mobile download speeds that are faster than the 6-10 Mbps recommended for HD video streaming on 1080p. This is important as growing segments of this region consume media primarily over mobile connections.

Learn more about Brazil’s mobile market in our Brazil Market Snapshot.

Video Chat and Email

The mobile speeds picture is not so good in Cuba where mobile speeds are slow enough that residents might struggle to use smartphones for more than one-to-one video chats and emails.

Latin American Countries with Mobile Speeds < 6 Mbps
Speedtest Data | Q2-Q3 2018
Country Mean Download (Mbps) Mean Upload (Mbps)
Cuba 5.34 1.92

Looking at the countries with the slowest speeds in Latin America, we can see they have all faced significant structural challenges including war, poverty and natural disaster. They are also countries that clearly need significant mobile investment.

While mobile infrastructure might not be the first thing these slowest countries choose to invest in, improving speeds in these areas could also significantly boost their economies by creating an environment that’s ripe for new startups and investment.

Fixed broadband

The speeds needed to complete internet tasks are similar on fixed broadband to what they are on mobile. What’s not the same is the list of countries in the 4K Video Streamers category.

4K Video Streamers

Chile jumps to the top when considering mean download speeds over fixed broadband in Latin America. Uruguay is second, Puerto Rico third, Panama fourth, Martinique fifth and Paraguay sixth. All of these Latin American countries have fast enough fixed broadband speeds to allow residents to easily do anything they’d like online.

Latin American Countries with Fixed Broadband Speeds > 25 Mbps
Speedtest Data | Q2-Q3 2018
Country Mean Download (Mbps) Mean Upload (Mbps) % Difference in Download Mobile Over Fixed
Chile 47.40 9.28 -190.44%
Uruguay 35.97 9.38 -55.71%
Puerto Rico 35.39 7.85 -146.45%
Panama 34.94 7.21 -184.07%
Martinique 29.71 11.39 15.76%
Paraguay 27.84 8.00 -119.73%

In almost all of these countries our analysis shows that fixed broadband download speeds are significantly faster than those on mobile. The exception is Martinique, which has faster mobile downloads than those on fixed broadband.

HD Streamers

The next group contains countries whose fixed broadband download speeds are good enough for video chat but where heavier uses like online gaming and streaming might not be as enjoyable. Brazil tops this list, ranking 7th in Latin America for download speed over fixed broadband. Brazil is followed by Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Peru, Mexico, Argentina, the Dominican Republic, Colombia, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Saint Martin, El Salvador, Haiti, Guatemala, Honduras, Bolivia and Nicaragua.

Latin American Countries with Fixed Broadband Speeds 6-25 Mbps
Speedtest Data | Q2-Q3 2018
Country Mean Download (Mbps) Mean Upload (Mbps) % Difference in Download Mobile Over Fixed
Brazil 23.64 10.57 -27.78%
Guadeloupe 23.31 9.34 29.04%
French Guiana 22.58 11.45 -5.51%
Peru 22.43 4.90 -7.68%
Mexico 22.37 8.53 -1.45%
Argentina 19.68 4.24 -27.79%
Dominican Republic 14.16 3.83 4.97%
Colombia 13.79 5.86 14.40%
Ecuador 13.08 9.69 38.79%
Costa Rica 11.39 3.61 21.93%
Saint Martin 9.13 5.54 59.69%
El Salvador 8.38 3.14 5.10%
Haiti 8.33 6.42 10.72%
Guatemala 7.94 3.78 46.68%
Honduras 7.32 4.36 64.05%
Bolivia 6.96 3.13 59.84%
Nicaragua 6.62 3.39 66.36%

With the exception of Guadeloupe, the six fastest countries in this group all have faster fixed broadband speeds than those on mobile. From the Dominican Republic on down the list, the rest of the countries in this group have faster mobile download speeds than those on fixed broadband.

Video Chat and Email

Venezuela joins Cuba on this list of countries in Latin America with fixed broadband download speeds slower than 6 Mbps. Though both countries have faster mobile download speeds than they do on fixed broadband. Which is good, because residents might need to resort to their phones to do more than simple video chats or email.

Latin American Countries with Fixed Broadband Speeds < 6 Mbps
Speedtest Data | Q2-Q3 2018
Country Mean Download (Mbps) Mean Upload (Mbps) % Difference in Download Mobile Over Fixed
Venezuela 3.96 1.50 48.84%
Cuba 3.73 4.07 30.15%

As we saw with mobile internet, there are many countries in Latin America that could use a solid investment in fixed broadband speeds. That is, unless providers are ready for mobile to be the primary vehicle consumers use to access the internet.

Mobile and broadband internet performance at a city level

Fort-de-France, Martinique ranks a strong first for mobile speed among the largest cities in Latin America, Marigot, Saint Martin second and Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe third. On the other end of the mobile spectrum, Havana ranks last followed by San Salvador, El Salvador and Caracas, Venezuela.

Internet Performance in Latin American Cities
Speedtest Data | Q2-Q3 2018
City Mobile Download (Mbps) Mobile Upload (Mbps) Fixed Download (Mbps) Fixed Upload (Mbps) % Difference in Download Mobile Over Fixed
Asunción, Paraguay 14.58 8.57 43.49 8.86 -198.29%
Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe 27.73 8.61 21.20 8.15 23.55%
Belo Horizonte, Brazil 19.00 7.86 28.38 6.62 -49.37%
Bogotá, Colombia 15.89 9.48 16.46 7.16 -3.59%
Brasília, Brazil 22.20 9.29 29.27 7.79 -31.85%
Buenos Aires, Argentina 16.40 8.53 27.56 5.31 -68.05%
Cali, Colombia 22.35 12.11 13.10 5.16 41.39%
Caracas, Venezuela 8.83 5.13 5.10 2.04 42.24%
Cayenne, French Guiana 22.66 7.86 25.32 14.67 -11.74%
Curitiba, Brazil 22.60 8.31 32.58 17.65 -44.16%
Ecatepec de Morelos, Mexico 16.67 10.35 19.89 3.98 -19.32%
Fort-de-France, Martinique 36.00 10.34 43.60 21.47 -21.11%
Fortaleza, Brazil 18.85 8.63 26.20 10.33 -38.99%
Guatemala City, Guatemala 16.09 10.33 9.60 5.10 40.34%
Guayaquil, Ecuador 23.61 9.43 14.44 9.42 38.84%
Havana, Cuba 4.47 1.26 2.99 3.10 33.11%
La Paz, Bolivia 16.92 11.81 7.16 3.20 57.68%
Lima, Peru 22.23 14.89 27.52 6.66 -23.80%
Managua, Nicaragua 21.04 8.89 6.87 3.52 67.35%
Manaus, Brazil 14.83 7.16 20.92 4.10 -41.07%
Marigot, Saint Martin 28.97 9.23 9.62 5.45 66.79%
Medellín, Colombia 17.58 9.17 14.76 6.87 16.04%
Mexico City, Mexico 21.41 11.22 29.81 12.41 -39.23%
Montevideo, Uruguay 23.30 11.65 38.39 10.12 -64.76%
Panama City, Panama 12.18 8.82 37.02 7.88 -203.94%
Port-au-Prince, Haiti 10.08 3.71 8.94 6.63 11.31%
Quito, Ecuador 21.01 7.75 15.54 11.59 26.04%
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 22.02 9.02 28.62 10.36 -29.97%
Salvador, Brazil 17.85 7.44 20.43 6.09 -14.45%
San José, Costa Rica 14.69 6.92 12.39 4.74 15.66%
San Juan, Puerto Rico 16.05 9.76 50.13 15.64 -212.34%
San Salvador, El Salvador 8.65 4.23 10.26 3.88 -18.61%
Santiago, Chile 16.05 9.35 42.69 12.37 -165.98%
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 15.15 8.87 17.86 4.47 -17.89%
São Paulo, Brazil 20.74 8.41 36.54 17.45 -76.18%
Sucre, Bolivia 14.81 11.18 4.86 3.24 67.18%
Tegucigalpa, Honduras 26.24 13.61 7.39 2.91 71.84%

Denser and more urban locations are easier and more cost-effective places to deploy improvements to mobile infrastructure, so if speeds are slow in these areas, it’s a good sign that speeds are much worse elsewhere in the country.

On the fixed broadband side, San Juan, Puerto Rico ranks first in Latin America, followed by Fort-de-France, Martinique and Asunción, Paraguay. The city with the slowest fixed broadband download speed of those we analyzed is Havana, Cuba followed by Sucre, Bolivia and Caracas Venezuela.

Now that you know whether your country or city is rated for 4K video streaming, HD video streaming or just video chat and email, it’s time to find out if your speeds are above or below average. Take a Speedtest on Android, iOS or the web and tweet to us at @speedtest to share your experience.


Revelamos qué países de América Latina tienen velocidades de Internet adecuadas (y cuáles no)

América Latina es un mercado en expansión para Internet. Entre el rápido aumento de los suscriptores a la banda ancha y algunos de los usuarios de Internet móvil más activos, podemos decir que los latinoamericanos son conocedores de los teléfonos inteligentes y pretenden alcanzar las velocidades de conexión del primer mundo. El problema es que algunos mercados no tienen acceso a los tipos de velocidades de banda ancha y móvil rápidas que impulsan el crecimiento de las economías.

Analizamos los datos de Speedtest sobre velocidades de banda ancha móvil y fija de toda América Latina durante el segundo y tercer trimestres de 2018. La lista incluye países soberanos y otros territorios generalmente reconocidos, con la excepción de San Bartolomé, que no presentó un volumen de prueba significativo. Desglosamos cada conjunto de resultados por las velocidades que, en general, se necesitan para diversas actividades:

Los resultados revelaron grandes diferencias en los países que obtienen las velocidades que necesitan para conectarse de manera sencilla con el resto del mundo, los que tienen conexiones adecuadas y los que tienen dificultades de conexión.

¿Cuál es el país de América Latina que tiene las velocidades móviles más rápidas?

De acuerdo con la Asociación GSM, los “teléfonos inteligentes han sido fundamentales para que América Latina se convirtiera en uno de los más grandes consumidores de redes sociales del mundo, ya que la mayor parte de ese consumo se produce en redes móviles”. Por lo tanto, ¿quién puede aprovechar al máximo los teléfonos inteligentes y a quién le conviene usar la banda ancha?

Transmisores de video en 4K

Nuestro primer grupo está compuesto por países que deberían tener las velocidades medias de descarga móvil necesarias para admitir las experiencias móviles con el uso más intensivo de datos. Martinica lidera el grupo ocupando el primer lugar de América Latina con una velocidad media de descarga móvil más rápida que incluso la de Francia. Guadalupe ocupa el segundo lugar.

Países de América Latina con velocidades móviles superiores a 25 Mbps
Datos de Speedtest | T2-T3 2018
País Enlace descendente móvil (Mbps) Enlace ascendente móvil (Mbps)
Martinica 35,27 9,64
Guadeloupe 32,85 8,35

Transmisores en HD

El siguiente grupo incluye países en que los residentes deberían tener las velocidades móviles que necesitan para transmisión en HD (a 1080p), videollamada y redes sociales. Uruguay encabeza esta lista ocupando el tercer puesto de América Latina en cuanto a velocidad de descarga móvil. San Martín, México, Guayana Francesa, Ecuador, Perú y Honduras presentan velocidades de descarga móvil superiores a 20 Mbps.

Países de América Latina con velocidades móviles de 6 a 25 Mbps
Datos de Speedtest | T2-T3 2018
País Enlace descendente móvil (Mbps) Enlace ascendente móvil (Mbps)
Uruguay 23,10 11,39
San Martín 22,65 8,00
México 22,05 11,78
Guayana Francesa 21,40 6,84
Ecuador 21,37 8,21
Perú 20,83 12,86
Honduras 20,36 10,33
Nicaragua 19,68 8,36
Brasil 18,50 7,52
Bolivia 17,33 11,03
Chile 16,32 9,07
Colombia 16,11 8,85
Argentina 15,40 7,77
República Dominicana 14,90 8,28
Guatemala 14,89 9,48
Costa Rica 14,59 6,56
Puerto Rico 14,36 8,41
Paraguay 12,67 7,61
Panamá 12,30 8,54
Haití 9,33 3,41
El Salvador 8,83 4,17
Venezuela 7,74 4,33

Nicaragua, Brasil, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Argentina, República Dominicana, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, Paraguay y Panamá presentan velocidades medias de descarga móvil superiores a los 6-10 Mbps recomendados para transmisión de video en HD a 1080p. Esto es importante, ya que los segmentos en crecimiento de esta región utilizan los medios principalmente mediante conexiones móviles.

Conozca más sobre el mercado móvil brasileño.

Videollamada y correo electrónico

El panorama de las velocidades móviles no es muy bueno en Cuba, donde las velocidades móviles son tan lentas que los residentes tienen dificultades para usar teléfonos inteligentes para correos electrónicos y videollamadas entre más de dos personas.

Países de América Latina con velocidades móviles inferiores a 6 Mbps
Datos de Speedtest | T2-T3 2018
País Enlace descendente móvil (Mbps) Enlace ascendente móvil (Mbps)
Cuba 5,34 1,92

Si analizamos los países con las velocidades más lentas de América Latina, podemos observar que todos han enfrentado desafíos estructurales significativos, entre ellos, guerras, pobreza y desastres naturales. Además, son países que, sin dudas, necesitan una importante inversión en redes móviles.

Si bien la infraestructura móvil puede no ser lo primero en que eligen invertir los países más lentos, al mejorar las velocidades en estas áreas, también se podrían impulsar significativamente sus economías mediante la creación de entornos preparados para nuevas empresas emergentes e inversiones.

Banda ancha fija

Las velocidades necesarias para realizar tareas en Internet son similares para la banda ancha fija y la banda ancha móvil. Lo que no es igual es la lista de países dentro de la categoría de transmisores de video en 4K.

Transmisores de video en 4K

Chile asciende al primer lugar cuando consideramos las velocidades medias de descarga mediante banda ancha fija en América Latina. Uruguay ocupa el segundo lugar; Puerto Rico, el tercero; Panamá, el cuarto; Martinica, el quinto; y Paraguay, el sexto. Todos estos países latinoamericanos cuentan con velocidades de banda ancha fija lo suficientemente rápidas para permitir que los residentes hagan lo que quieran con facilidad en Internet.

Países de América Latina con velocidades de banda ancha fija superiores a 25 Mbps
Datos de Speedtest | T2-T3 2018
País Enlace descendente fijo (Mbps) Enlace ascendente fijo (Mbps) Diferencia porcentual entre las descargas mediante banda ancha móvil y fija
Chile 47,40 9,28 -190,44%
Uruguay 35,97 9,38 -55,71%
Puerto Rico 35,39 7,85 -146,45%
Panamá 34,94 7,21 -184,07%
Martinica 29,71 11,39 15,76%
Paraguay 27,84 8,00 -119,73%

Nuestro análisis muestra que, en casi todos estos países, las velocidades de descarga de banda ancha fija son significativamente más rápidas que las de banda ancha móvil. La única excepción es Martinica, donde las velocidades de descarga móvil son más rápidas que las de banda ancha fija.

Transmisores en HD

El siguiente grupo incluye países cuyas velocidades de descarga de banda ancha fija son lo suficientemente buenas para videollamadas, pero donde los usos más intensivos, como los juegos y las transmisiones en línea, pueden no resultar tan placenteros. Brasil encabeza esta lista ocupando el séptimo lugar en América Latina para velocidad de descarga mediante banda ancha fija. A continuación de Brasil, se ubican Guadalupe, Guayana Francesa, Perú, México, Argentina, República Dominicana, Colombia, Ecuador, Costa Rica, San Martín, El Salvador, Haití, Guatemala, Honduras, Bolivia y Nicaragua.

Países de América Latina con velocidades de banda ancha fija de 6 a 25 Mbps
Datos de Speedtest | T2-T3 2018
País Enlace descendente fijo (Mbps) Enlace ascendente fijo (Mbps) Diferencia porcentual entre las descargas mediante banda ancha móvil y fija
Brasil 23,64 10,57 -27,78%
Guadeloupe 23,31 9,34 29,04%
Guayana Francesa 22,58 11,45 -5,51%
Perú 22,43 4,90 -7,68%
México 22,37 8,53 -1,45%
Argentina 19,68 4,24 -27,79%
República Dominicana 14,16 3,83 4,97%
Colombia 13,79 5,86 14,40%
Ecuador 13,08 9,69 38,79%
Costa Rica 11,39 3,61 21,93%
San Martín 9,13 5,54 59,69%
El Salvador 8,38 3,14 5,10%
Haití 8,33 6,42 10,72%
Guatemala 7,94 3,78 46,68%
Honduras 7,32 4,36 64,05%
Bolivia 6,96 3,13 59,84%
Nicaragua 6,62 3,39 66,36%

Con la excepción de Guadalupe, los seis países más rápidos de este grupo tienen velocidades de banda ancha fija más rápidas que las de banda ancha móvil. A partir de la República Dominicana hasta el final de la lista, el resto de los países de este grupo tienen velocidades de descarga móvil más rápidas que las velocidades de banda ancha fija.

Videollamada y correo electrónico

Venezuela ocupa el mismo lugar que Cuba en esta lista de países de América Latina con velocidades de descarga de banda ancha fija inferiores a 6 Mbps. Sin embargo, ambos países tienen velocidades de descarga móvil más rápidas que las velocidades de descarga por banda ancha fija. Esto es positivo, porque los residentes pueden necesitar recurrir a sus teléfonos para mucho más que solamente simples videollamadas o correos electrónicos.

Países de América Latina con velocidades móviles inferiores a 6 Mbps
Datos de Speedtest | T2-T3 2018
País Enlace descendente fijo (Mbps) Enlace ascendente fijo (Mbps) Diferencia porcentual entre las descargas mediante banda ancha móvil y fija
Venezuela 3,96 1,50 48,84%
Cuba 3,73 4,07 30,15%

Tal como observamos con el uso de Internet móvil, hay muchos países latinoamericanos donde sería recomendable realizar inversiones sólidas en velocidades de banda ancha fija. Es decir, a menos que los proveedores estén preparados para que la banda ancha móvil sea el principal medio que los consumidores utilizan para acceder a Internet.

Rendimiento de Internet por banda ancha fija y móvil en las ciudades

Fort-de-France (Martinica) ocupa cómodamente el primer lugar en cuanto a velocidad móvil entre las ciudades más grandes de América Latina. Marigot (San Martín) ocupa el segundo lugar y Basse-Terre (Guadalupe), el tercero. En el otro extremo del espectro móvil, La Habana ocupa el último lugar, seguida de San Salvador (El Salvador) y Caracas (Venezuela).

Rendimiento de Internet en ciudades latinoamericanas

Datos de Speedtest | Q2-Q3 2018
Ciudad Descarga móvil (Mbps) Carga móvil (Mbps) Descarga fijo (Mbps) Carga fijo (Mbps) Diferencia porcentual entre las descargas mediante banda ancha móvil y fija
Asunción, Paraguay 14,58 8,57 43,49 8,86 -198,29%
Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe 27,73 8,61 21,20 8,15 23,55%
Belo Horizonte, Brasil 19,00 7,86 28,38 6,62 -49,37%
Bogotá, Colombia 15,89 9,48 16,46 7,16 -3,59%
Brasília, Brazil 22,20 9,29 29,27 7,79 -31,85%
Buenos Aires, Argentina 16,40 8,53 27,56 5,31 -68,05%
Cali, Colombia 22,35 12,11 13,10 5,16 41,39%
Caracas, Venezuela 8,83 5,13 5,10 2,04 42,24%
Cayena, Guayana Francesa 22,66 7,86 25,32 14,67 -11,74%
Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala 16,09 10,33 9,60 5,10 40,34%
Ciudad de México, México 21,41 11,22 29,81 12,41 -39,23%
Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá 12,18 8,82 37,02 7,88 -203,94%
Curitiba, Brasil 22,60 8,31 32,58 17,65 -44,16%
Ecatepec de Morelos, México 16,67 10,35 19,89 3,98 -19,32%
Fort-de-France, Martinica 36,00 10,34 43,60 21,47 -21,11%
Fortaleza, Brasil 18,85 8,63 26,20 10,33 -38,99%
Guayaquil, Ecuador 23,61 9,43 14,44 9,42 38,84%
La Habana, Cuba 4,47 1,26 2,99 3,10 33,11%
La Paz, Bolivia 16,92 11,81 7,16 3,20 57,68%
Lima, Perú 22,23 14,89 27,52 6,66 -23,80%
Managua, Nicaragua 21,04 8,89 6,87 3,52 67,35%
Manaos, Brasil 14,83 7,16 20,92 4,10 -41,07%
Marigot, San Martín 28,97 9,23 9,62 5,45 66,79%
Medellín, Colombia 17,58 9,17 14,76 6,87 16,04%
Montevideo, Uruguay 23,30 11,65 38,39 10,12 -64,76%
Puerto Príncipe, Haití 10,08 3,71 8,94 6,63 11,31%
Quito, Ecuador 21,01 7,75 15,54 11,59 26,04%
Río de Janeiro, Brasil 22,02 9,02 28,62 10,36 -29,97%
Salvador, Brasil 17,85 7,44 20,43 6,09 -14,45%
San José, Costa Rica 14,69 6,92 12,39 4,74 15,66%
San Juan, Puerto Rico 16,05 9,76 50,13 15,64 -212,34%
San Salvador, El Salvador 8,65 4,23 10,26 3,88 -18,61%
Santiago, Chile 16,05 9,35 42,69 12,37 -165,98%
Santo, Domingo, República Dominicana 15,15 8,87 17,86 4,47 -17,89%
San Pablo, Brasil 20,74 8,41 36,54 17,45 -76,18%
Sucre, Bolivia 14,81 11,18 4,86 3,24 67,18%
Tegucigalpa, Honduras 26,24 13,61 7,39 2,91 71,84%

Las ubicaciones más urbanas y con mayor densidad de población son lugares donde es más fácil y económico implantar mejoras para la infraestructura móvil; por lo tanto, si las velocidades son lentas en estas áreas, es una buena señal que las velocidades sean aún más lentas en otros lugares del país.

En cuanto a la banda ancha fija, San Juan (Puerto Rico) ocupa el primer lugar de América Latina, seguida de Fort-de-France (Martinica) y Asunción (Paraguay). La ciudad con la velocidad de descarga de banda ancha fija más lenta de las que analizamos es La Habana (Cuba), seguida de Sucre (Bolivia) y Caracas (Venezuela).

Ahora que sabe si su país o su ciudad son aptos para transmisión de video en 4K, transmisión de video en HD o solo para videollamadas y correo electrónico, es momento de averiguar si las velocidades están por encima o por debajo de la media. Realice un Speedtest en Android, iOS o la Web y envíenos un tuit a @speedtest para compartir su experiencia.


Revelando quais países da América Latina têm velocidade de internet adequada (e quais não têm)

A América Latina é um mercado em expansão para a internet. A população da América Latina vivenciou um crescimento rápido no número de assinantes de banda larga, tem alguns dos usuários de internet móvel mais engajados do mundo, sabe usar bem seus smartphones e busca velocidades de conexão de primeiro mundo. O problema é que alguns mercados não têm acesso às velocidades rápidas de banda larga móvel e fixa que encorajam o crescimento econômico.

Analisamos dados do Speedtest quanto à velocidade de banda larga móvel e fixa de toda a América Latina durante o segundo e o terceiro trimestres de 2018. Essa lista inclui países soberanos e outros territórios geralmente reconhecidos, exceto São Bartolomeu, que não exibiu um volume de teste significativo. Detalhamos cada conjunto de resultados de acordo com as velocidades tipicamente necessárias para diversas atividades.

O resultado revelou que existe uma divisão em três grandes grupos: países que atingem as velocidades necessárias para se conectar com facilidade com o resto do mundo, países que atingem conexões adequadas e países que enfrentam dificuldades de conexão.

Qual país tem a maior velocidade de internet móvel na América Latina?

De acordo com o GSMA, “os smartphones foram e são essenciais para estabelecer a América Latina como um dos maiores consumidores de redes sociais do mundo, com grande parte do uso ocorrendo em redes móveis.” Então queremos saber: que países conseguem usar smartphones em sua capacidade total e que países dependem mais de banda larga fixa?

Streamers de vídeo em 4K

Nosso primeiro grupo é composto por países que atingem velocidades médias de download móvel ideal até mesmo para as experiências móveis que mais usam dados. Martinica está na liderança, ocupando a primeira posição na América Latina e contando com uma velocidade média de download em banda larga móvel mais rápida do que a da França. Guadalupe fica em segundo lugar, com pouca diferença.

Países da América Latina com velocidades móveis maiores que 25 Mbps
Dados de Speedtest | T2-T3 2018
País Veloc. de download (Mbps) Veloc. de upload (Mbps)
Martinica 35,27 9,64
Guadeloupe 32,85 8,35

Streamers de HD

No próximo grupo estão países nos quais os residentes têm velocidade móvel suficiente para streaming HD (em 1080p), chat por vídeo e redes sociais. O Uruguai ocupa o primeiro lugar da lista, ficando em terceiro na América Latina em questão de velocidade de download móvel. São Martinho, México, Guiana Francesa, Equador, Peru e Honduras apresentam velocidades de download móvel mais rápidas do que 20 Mbps.

Países da América Latina com velocidades móveis entre 6 e 25 Mbps
Dados de Speedtest | T2-T3 2018
País Veloc. de download (Mbps) Veloc. de upload (Mbps)
Uruguai 23,10 11,39
São Martinho 22,65 8,00
México 22,05 11,78
Guiana Francesa 21,40 6,84
Equador 21,37 8,21
Peru 20,83 12,86
Honduras 20,36 10,33
Nicarágua 19,68 8,36
Brasil 18,50 7,52
Bolívia 17,33 11,03
Chile 16,32 9,07
Colômbia 16,11 8,85
Argentina 15,40 7,77
República Dominicana 14,90 8,28
Guatemala 14,89 9,48
Costa Rica 14,59 6,56
Porto Rico 14,36 8,41
Paraguai 12,67 7,61
Panamá 12,30 8,54
Haiti 9,33 3,41
El Salvador 8,83 4,17
Venezuela 7,74 4,33

Nicarágua, Brasil, Bolívia, Chile, Colômbia, Argentina, República Dominicana, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Porto Rico, Paraguai e Panamá têm velocidades de download móvel médias mais rápidas do que os 6 a 10 Mbps recomendados para streaming de vídeo HD em 1080p. Isso é importante, pois cada vez mais segmentos dessa região consomem mídia primariamente por conexões móveis.

Saiba mais sobre o mercado de telefonia móvel do Brasil.

Chat por vídeo e e-mail

A cena da velocidade móvel não é tão boa em Cuba, onde as velocidades móveis são baixas a ponto de os residentes terem problemas para usar smartphones quando o uso vai além de chats de vídeo com duas pessoas e troca de e-mails.

Países da América Latina com velocidades móveis abaixo de 6 Mbps
Dados de Speedtest | T2-T3 2018
País Veloc. de download (Mbps) Veloc. de upload (Mbps)
Cuba 5,34 1,92

Observando os países com as velocidades mais baixas da América Latina, podemos constatar que todos eles enfrentaram desafios estruturais significativos, tais como guerra, pobreza e desastres naturais. Também são países que claramente precisam de investimento móvel significativo.

Embora a infraestrutura móvel possa não ser a primeira coisa na qual esses países mais lentos escolhem investir, a melhoria das velocidades nessas áreas também pode impulsionar significativamente suas economias ao criar um ambiente propício para novas startups e investimentos.

Banda larga fixa

As velocidades necessárias para realizar as tarefas da internet são semelhantes na banda larga fixa e móvel. Mas a lista de países na categoria Streamers de vídeo em 4K não é igual.

Streamers de vídeo em 4K

O Chile pula para o primeiro lugar quando consideramos as velocidades médias de download em banda larga fixa na América Latina. O Uruguai fica em segundo, Porto Rico em terceiro, Panamá em quarto, Martinica em quinto e Paraguai em sexto. Todos esses países da América Latina têm velocidades de banda larga fixa rápidas o suficiente para permitir que os residentes façam o que quiserem on-line e com facilidade.

Países da América Latina com velocidades de banda larga fixa maior que 25 Mbps
Dados de Speedtest | T2-T3 2018
País Veloc. de download (Mbps) Veloc. de upload (Mbps) Percentual de diferença na veloc. de download de banda larga móvel em relação a banda larga fixa
Chile 47,40 9,28 -190,44%
Uruguai 35,97 9,38 -55,71%
Porto Rico 35,39 7,85 -146,45%
Panamá 34,94 7,21 -184,07%
Martinica 29,71 11,39 15,76%
Paraguai 27,84 8,00 -119,73%

Em quase todos esses países, nossa análise revela que as velocidades de download de banda larga fixa são significativamente mais rápidas do que as velocidades de redes móveis. A exceção é Martinica, que tem velocidades de downloads móveis mais rápidas do que as velocidades downloads de banda larga fixa.

Streamers de HD

O próximo grupo contém países cujas velocidades de download de banda larga fixa são boas o suficiente para chat por vídeo, mas não são ideais para usos que exigem maior velocidade, tais como jogos on-line e streaming. O Brasil ocupa a primeira posição nessa lista e a 7ª na América Latina para velocidade de download em banda larga fixa. Depois do Brasil, temos Guadalupe, Guiana Francesa, Peru, México, Argentina, República Dominicana, Colômbia, Equador, Costa Rica, São Martinho, El Salvador, Haiti, Guatemala, Honduras, Bolívia e Nicarágua.

Países da América Latina com velocidades de banda larga fixa entre 6 e 25 Mbps
Dados de Speedtest | T2-T3 2018
País Veloc. de download (Mbps) Veloc. de upload (Mbps) Percentual de diferença na veloc. de download de banda larga móvel em relação a banda larga fixa
Brasil 23,64 10,57 -27,78%
Guadeloupe 23,31 9,34 29,04%
Guaiana Francesa 22,58 11,45 -5,51%
Peru 22,43 4,90 -7,68%
México 22,37 8,53 -1,45%
Argentina 19,68 4,24 -27,79%
República Dominicana 14,16 3,83 4,97%
Colômbia 13,79 5,86 14,40%
Equador 13,08 9,69 38,79%
Costa Rica 11,39 3,61 21,93%
São Martinho 9,13 5,54 59,69%
El Salvador 8,38 3,14 5,10%
Haiti 8,33 6,42 10,72%
Guatemala 7,94 3,78 46,68%
Honduras 7,32 4,36 64,05%
Bolívia 6,96 3,13 59,84%
Nicarágua 6,62 3,39 66,36%

Com a exceção de Guadalupe, os seis países mais rápidos deste grupo têm velocidades de banda larga fixa mais rápidas do que as de banda larga móvel. Da República Dominicana para baixo na lista, os outros países do grupo têm velocidades de download de banda larga móvel mais rápidas do que as de banda larga fixa.

Chat por vídeo e e-mail

A Venezuela se junta a Cuba na lista de países da América Latina com velocidades de download de banda larga fixa inferiores a 6 Mbps. Apesar disso, ambos os países terem velocidades de download de banda larga móvel mais rápidas do que as de banda larga fixa. Isso é positivo, já que é possível que os residentes precisem usar seus telefones para coisas mais complexas do que simples chats por vídeo ou e-mail.

Países da América Latina com velocidades móveis abaixo de 6 Mbps
Dados de Speedtest | T2-T3 2018
País Veloc. de download (Mbps) Veloc. de upload (Mbps) Percentual de diferença na veloc. de download de banda larga móvel em relação a banda larga fixa
Venezuela 3,96 1,50 48,84%
Cuba 3,73 4,07 30,15%

Como vimos com a internet móvel, para muitos países na América Latina seria útil ter um investimento maciço em velocidades de banda larga fixa. Quer dizer, a menos que os provedores estejam prontos para que a banda larga móvel seja o principal veículo que os consumidores usam para acessar a internet.

Desempenho de internet com banda larga móvel e fixa por cidade

Fort-de-France, em Martinica, ocupa a primeira posição no quesito velocidade móvel com bastante vantagem em relação às outras cidades importantes da América Latina. Marigot, em São Martinho, fica em segundo, e Basse-Terre, em Guadalupe, em terceiro. No outro extremo do espectro de redes móveis, a cidade de Havana é a última, seguida por San Salvador, El Salvador e Caracas, na Venezuela.

Desempenho da internet
em cidades latino-americanas

Dados de Speedtest | Q2-Q3 2018
Cidade Download móvel (Mbps) Upload móvel (Mbps) Download fixa (Mbps) Upload fixa (Mbps) Percentual de diferença na veloc. de download de banda larga móvel em relação a banda larga fixa
Asunción, Paraguai 14,58 8,57 43,49 8,86 -198,29%
Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe 27,73 8,61 21,20 8,15 23,55%
Belo Horizonte, Brasil 19,00 7,86 28,38 6,62 -49,37%
Bogotá, Colômbia 15,89 9,48 16,46 7,16 -3,59%
Brasília, Brazil 22,20 9,29 29,27 7,79 -31,85%
Buenos Aires, Argentina 16,40 8,53 27,56 5,31 -68,05%
Cali, Colômbia 22,35 12,11 13,10 5,16 41,39%
Caracas, Venezuela 8,83 5,13 5,10 2,04 42,24%
Cayenne, Guaiana Francesa 22,66 7,86 25,32 14,67 -11,74%
Cidade de Guatemala, Guatemala 16,09 10,33 9,60 5,10 40,34%
Cidade de México, México 21,41 11,22 29,81 12,41 -39,23%
Cidade de Panamá, Panamá 12,18 8,82 37,02 7,88 -203,94%
Curitiba, Brasil 22,60 8,31 32,58 17,65 -44,16%
Ecatepec de Morelos, México 16,67 10,35 19,89 3,98 -19,32%
Fort-de-France, Martinica 36,00 10,34 43,60 21,47 -21,11%
Fortaleza, Brasil 18,85 8,63 26,20 10,33 -38,99%
Guayaquil, Equador 23,61 9,43 14,44 9,42 38,84%
Havana, Cuba 4,47 1,26 2,99 3,10 33,11%
La Paz, Bolívia 16,92 11,81 7,16 3,20 57,68%
Lima, Peru 22,23 14,89 27,52 6,66 -23,80%
Managua, Nicarágua 21,04 8,89 6,87 3,52 67,35%
Manaus, Brasil 14,83 7,16 20,92 4,10 -41,07%
Marigot, São Martinho 28,97 9,23 9,62 5,45 66,79%
Medellín, Colômbia 17,58 9,17 14,76 6,87 16,04%
Montevideo, Uruguai 23,30 11,65 38,39 10,12 -64,76%
Port-au-Prince, Haiti 10,08 3,71 8,94 6,63 11,31%
Quito, Equador 21,01 7,75 15,54 11,59 26,04%
Rio de Janeiro, Brasil 22,02 9,02 28,62 10,36 -29,97%
Salvador, Brasil 17,85 7,44 20,43 6,09 -14,45%
San José, Costa Rica 14,69 6,92 12,39 4,74 15,66%
San Juan, Porto Rico 16,05 9,76 50,13 15,64 -212,34%
San Salvador, El Salvador 8,65 4,23 10,26 3,88 -18,61%
Santiago, Chile 16,05 9,35 42,69 12,37 -165,98%
Santo, Domingo, República Dominicana 15,15 8,87 17,86 4,47 -17,89%
São Paulo, Brasil 20,74 8,41 36,54 17,45 -76,18%
Sucre, Bolívia 14,81 11,18 4,86 3,24 67,18%
Tegucigalpa, Honduras 26,24 13,61 7,39 2,91 71,84%

Locais mais densos e urbanos são locais mais fáceis e econômicos para implementar melhorias na infraestrutura móvel, portanto, se as velocidades forem lentas nessas áreas, é um bom sinal de que as velocidades são muito piores em outros lugares do país.

No que diz respeito à banda larga fixa, San Juan, em Porto Rico, ocupa a primeira posição na América Latina, seguida por Fort-de-France, em Martinica, e Asunción, no Paraguai. A cidade com a velocidade de download de banda larga fixa mais lenta dentre as que analisamos é Havana, em Cuba, seguida por Sucre, na Bolívia e Caracas, na Venezuela.

Agora que você sabe a classificação do seu país ou cidade para streaming de vídeo em 4K, streaming de vídeo em HD ou apenas chat por vídeo e e-mail, é hora de descobrir se suas velocidades estão acima ou abaixo da média. Faça o Speedtest no Android, iOS, ou na web e mande um tweet para @speedtest para compartilhar sua experiência.

Ookla retains ownership of this article including all of the intellectual property rights, data, content graphs and analysis. This article may not be quoted, reproduced, distributed or published for any commercial purpose without prior consent. Members of the press and others using the findings in this article for non-commercial purposes are welcome to publicly share and link to report information with attribution to Ookla.

| December 10, 2018

The World’s Internet in 2018: Faster, Modernizing and Always On

When it comes to the internet, the news is mostly good for 2018. Download and upload speeds are increasing across the globe on both mobile and fixed broadband. 5G is on the horizon and gigabit service is expanding.

We looked at data from Speedtest IntelligenceTM, Ookla’s flagship data platform, from December 2017 through November 2018, to analyze everything from global internet speeds to the world’s fastest countries to when people are online. We also investigated which parts of the world are seeing the most benefit from high speed LTE on mobile and gigabit speeds on fixed broadband.

Mobile speeds increased more than 15% in 2018

Graphic-Tables-Final-v2_mobile-average-speed-3

The world’s average mobile download speed of 22.82 Mbps increased 15.2% over the past year, while mobile upload speed increased 11.6% to reach 9.19 Mbps.

Graphic-Tables-Final-v2_android-vs-ios-1

With a mean download speed of 27.84 Mbps and a mean upload of 10.61 Mbps, worldwide speeds on iOS devices were faster than those on Android (21.35 Mbps download, 8.73 Mbps upload) in 2018. This is likely due to market factors as Android devices are more popular in emerging markets where internet speeds tend to be slower.

However, download speed on Android devices increased 19.0% and upload speed increased 15.1%, more than those on iOS (18.0% increase for download and 11.1% increase for upload), which is good news for those emerging markets.

Fixed broadband speeds increased more than 26% in 2018

Graphic-Tables-Final-v2_fixed-average

On a global level, fixed broadband speeds were nearly twice as fast as those on mobile in 2018. The world’s average download speed on fixed broadband was 46.12 Mbps, 26.4% faster than last year. Upload speed increased 26.5% to 22.44 Mbps.

All said, though, both mobile and fixed broadband speeds increased at a slower rate in 2018 than they did in 2017.

Countries with the fastest internet in 2018

Graphic-Tables-Final-v2_top-5-mobile

The countries with the fastest mean download speeds over mobile in the past 12 months were: Norway (63.19 Mbps), Iceland (58.68 Mbps), Qatar (55.17 Mbps), Singapore (54.71 Mbps) and the Netherlands (53.42 Mbps).

Graphic-Tables-Final-v2_top-5-fixed

Singapore showed the world’s fastest mean download speeds over fixed broadband during the past twelve months at 175.13 Mbps. Next fastest were Iceland (153.03 Mbps), Hong Kong (138.31 Mbps), South Korea (114.67 Mbps) and Romania (109.90 Mbps).

To keep up with month-to-month internet speeds at a global level, visit the Speedtest Global Index.

Most improved countries for 2018 internet speeds

Graphic-Tables-Final-v2_most-improved-mobile

Costa Rica saw the largest increase in mobile download speed over the past year at 194.6%. Myanmar was second with 121.8%, Saudi Arabia third (113.2%), Iraq fourth (92.3%) and the Ukraine fifth (82.1%).

The countries with the largest improvements in upload speeds were Bangladesh (179.2%), the Ukraine (172.5%), Costa Rica (163.4%), Myanmar (146.9%) and Iraq (126.7%).

Graphic-Tables-Final-v2_most-improved-fixed

Paraguay saw the biggest increase in mean download speed over fixed broadband in the world over the past year at 268.6%. Guyana was second with 113.5%, Libya third (108.0%), Malaysia fourth (89.5%) and Laos fifth (76.2%).

Libya showed the most improvement in mean upload speed over fixed broadband during the past twelve months at 176.4%. Guyana was second with 116.1%, Malaysia third (95.2%), Belize fourth (88.9%) and Iraq fifth (76.8%).

4G is increasing mobile speeds

2017-2018-LTE-growth

When we looked specifically at Speedtest results on 4G, we saw that mean download speeds increased in most countries. Costa Rica was most improved for 4G download speed as was the case with overall download speed on mobile increasing 184.3% year over year. Saudi Arabia was second at 110.2% and Myanmar third at 78.0%.

Most encouragingly, we saw the number of Speedtest results over 4G increase in all but 15 countries. This could indicate that 4G availability is expanding. Tanzania saw the greatest increase with 355.0% more tests over 4G in 2018 than in 2017. Malta was second at 267.2% and Algeria third at 143.7%. We can see this expansion on the map above as 4G results fill in areas of the globe that were previously blank.

Gigabit coverage is expanding globally

gigabit-fade-1

Gigabit is in the news as ISPs across the globe expand their high-speed networks. We looked at Speedtest results on fixed broadband in excess of 750 Mbps to see which cities are benefitting most. Comparing locations with 100 or more gigabit-speed results in 2017 with those in 2018, that expansion becomes obvious. In 2017, 60 countries met our gigabit test threshold. In 2018, 16 additional countries joined our gigabit list. We’re also seeing that more cities around the world now have access to gigabit speeds.

Also exciting is that cities which already had gigabit in 2017 saw increases in the number of gigabit-speed results in 2018 as ISPs continue to build out infrastructure across cities. Many cities saw their first real gigabit expansion in 2018. For example, we saw the number of gigabit tests in New Delhi increase from 119 gigabit speed results in 2017 to 20,239 in 2018, that’s a mind-boggling 16,908% increase. Chennai, India saw a 7,481% increase (from 763 to 57,840) and Cormeilles-en-Parisis, France jumped 6,480%. Huge leaps in the number of gigabit-speed results were also seen in Gdańsk, Poland (6,338%); Rome, Italy (4,909%); Lancashire, United Kingdom (3,962%); Ota, Japan (3,240%); São Paulo, Brazil (2,947%); Hangzhou, China (2,669%) and Turda, Romania (2,636%).

When people are online

point-3-sec-final-1

The internet is always on, but we were surprised to see how consistently and steeply usage fell off on both mobile and fixed broadband after 9 pm local time. Normalizing the time of day for Speedtest results from around the globe, we found that usage bottoms out at 4 am and then climbs steeply again until 10 am. From there, the internet gets gradually busier until that night time drop off.

Internet in the world’s largest countries

The world’s five most populous countries are notably absent from the lists of fastest and most improved countries on mobile and fixed broadband. China, India, the U.S., Indonesia and Brazil represent about 46% of the world’s population, which makes their internet speeds worth noting nonetheless.

Internet Speeds in the World’s Largest Countries
Speedtest Data | December 2017-November 2018
Country Mean Mobile Download Speed (Mbps) % Improvement in Mobile Speed Mean Fixed Download Speed (Mbps) % Improvement in Fixed Speed
China 30.96 -5.8% 76.03 42.5%
India 9.11 15.2% 23.00 50.4%
United States 28.50 22.3% 92.77 37.3%
Indonesia 10.39 5.3% 14.89 18.3%
Brazil 18.65 29.3% 22.95 39.4%

Mobile internet speeds in the world’s largest countries

China had the fastest average mobile download speed among the world’s most populous countries in the past twelve months. However, China’s mobile download speed decreased during that time. The United States is fast catching up with China on mobile download speed.

Brazil occupied a middle ground for mobile download speed among the world’s most populous countries and showed the fastest rate of increase. India and Indonesia were at the bottom of this list. While the two nations show similar mobile download speeds to each other, India’s mobile download speed is improving much more quickly than Indonesia’s.

Fixed broadband speeds in the largest countries in the world

The United States showed the fastest fixed broadband download speed among the world’s most populous countries over the past year. China was second, India and Brazil nearly tie for third and Indonesia follows.

India showed the largest improvement in mean download speed over fixed broadband of the world’s five largest countries. China was second, Brazil third, the U.S. fourth and Indonesia fifth.

We’ll be back throughout 2019 to report on the state of the world’s internet as it evolves. Until then, take a Speedtest to find out how your network compares.

Ookla retains ownership of this article including all of the intellectual property rights, data, content graphs and analysis. This article may not be quoted, reproduced, distributed or published for any commercial purpose without prior consent. Members of the press and others using the findings in this article for non-commercial purposes are welcome to publicly share and link to report information with attribution to Ookla.