Tag: Global Speeds

Ookla Research™ Articles
| May 15, 2018

Analyzing the Reach of South Africa’s Modern Mobile Speeds

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Though South Africa has the fastest average mobile download speed in Africa (22.42 Mbps in Q1 2018), the story is not that simple. Download speed in the country’s fastest province (Free State) was 38.7% faster than that in the slowest (Northern Cape), while speeds in the country’s largest cities are relatively similar.

To better understand South Africa’s mobile landscape, we analyzed data from Speedtest Intelligence® during Q1 2018. We considered mean speeds for each of the country’s provinces and the five most populous cities.

South Africa’s fastest (and slowest) provinces

The three South African provinces with the fastest average download speeds (Free State, KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng) are all in the center of the country. Of those, both KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng are densely populated while Free State is less so.

The two slowest provinces (Northern Cape and North West) are both along South Africa’s northern border and are among the country’s least densely populated. The third slowest province, Mpumalanga, is more centrally located with a border along Gauteng and the countries of Mozambique and the Kingdom of eSwatini (formerly known as Swaziland).

Mobile speeds in South Africa’s largest cities

Looking at South Africa’s five most populous cities, we find that the mean download speed in first-place Durban during Q1 2018 was 17.3% faster than that of fifth-place Cape Town.

Mobile Internet Speeds in South Africa’s Largest Cities
Q1 2018
City Download (Mbps) Upload (Mbps)
Durban 26.66 9.12
Pretoria 24.25 8.54
Johannesburg 23.62 9.17
Soweto 22.90 8.71
Cape Town 22.72 7.33

The band of speeds these cities fall into is relatively narrow, though. And although Pretoria’s download speed was 5.9% faster than that in nearby Soweto, a casual user would not notice the difference in performance between the two.

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Isla McKetta

Ookla Research™ Articles
| June 26, 2018

Comparing Mobile Markets in South America’s Largest Economies

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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.

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Global Speeds

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Isla McKetta

Ookla Research™ Articles
| November 19, 2018

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

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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.

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Global Speeds

About the Author

Isla McKetta

Ookla Research™ Articles
| December 10, 2018

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

Global Speeds

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

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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.

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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

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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

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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).

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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

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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%).

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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Isla McKetta

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| February 3, 2019

Super Speeds at Sunday’s Big Game

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Most of us ordinary humans just finished watching the Patriots (eventually) trounce the Rams on the biggest TV we could find, but 75,000 lucky individuals saw Gostkowski’s 41-yard field goal and that controversial halftime performance LIVE in Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium. And if you’ve been watching social media at all, you know that they were all sharing their experiences online. But were people struggling with stadium Wi-Fi and surrounding cell networks to get those messages out?

Short answer: the internet speeds were far superior to the game play.

The long answer is that providing fast, consistent connectivity for this many people in a small area is hard. A lot of prep went into making sure today’s fans could connect to the internet when and how they wanted to.

Why it’s so hard to provide fast internet to large crowds

Congestion is the main blocker for mobile operators and stadium engineers trying to provide high-quality, fast internet at sporting events.

On cellular, operators generally invest in enough cell towers to provide service to an area on an average day. But when a large crowd tries to use that same infrastructure to connect on a game day, there just isn’t enough network capacity to serve the whole crowd.

As for the Wi-Fi, Jussi Kiviniemi, Senior Vice President at Ekahau explains, “If the Wi-Fi network is designed at the same time as the stadium is built, then the Wi-Fi access points can be placed in optimal locations. This is because one can affect the cabling of the stadium at this time. The challenge comes if the Wi-Fi is designed, or re-designed, after the stadium has been designed and built.” He identifies the biggest internet killer as “the number of people using their mobile devices, combined with the fact that a stadium is an open area. This means a lot of the devices are using the same frequency, thus interfering with one another and reducing one anothers’ performance.” Ekahau was recently acquired by Ookla.

Mobile operators were prepared for the big game

Today’s big game is no ordinary sporting event, though, and operators have been preparing their game plan to give their customers the best service possible since last year. Here’s how:

The stadium Wi-Fi was designed for this traffic

As a newer facility, Mercedes-Benz Stadium was designed with technology in mind including an initial Wi-Fi setup that included 1,800 wireless access points and 80 Gbps of internet bandwidth capacity supported by 4,000 miles of fiber cable.

Kiviniemi described typical stadium Wi-Fi set-up options, saying most stadiums use any one or a combination of the following:

  • Handrail: Wi-Fi access points (APs) mounted on the handrails of the stadium. This requires specially made antennas.
  • Overhead: APs mounted up high in the structures. This requires highly directional antennas to work well.
  • Under seat: This requires specialized casings for the Wi-Fi access points that are mounted under the stadium seats.

Kiviniemi added, “Wi-Fi at a stadium is tough and needs super-careful RF (radio frequency) planning. The biggest stadiums, including the Mercedes-Benz Stadium, are built by the best Wi-Fi engineers in business. The number of client devices connected to Wi-Fi, the openness of the area, the building’s structural shape and limited mounting locations for Wi-Fi access points are some of the main challenges.”

The level of detail that goes into planning stadium Wi-Fi is extraordinary. A couple of years ago, Chuck Lukaszewski of HPE-Aruba suggested that stadiums plan to support one device for every two people and target having 75% of users on a 5 GHz band and 25% on the 2.4 GHz band. We can only assume that stadiums today are planning for more devices and for more of those devices to be on the more modern 5 GHz band. The planning is so detailed that Wi-Fi engineers are considering the percentage of frames transmitted that actually contain data.

If you’re interested in delving in deeper, Ekahau has recommended specs for stadium Wi-Fi set-up as recently as 2018, and will be hosting a new webinar on Wi-Fi in high-capacity spaces on February 12, 2019.

About those game speeds

Cellular speeds for the win

Overall cellular speeds were awesome. Compared to the Peach Bowl, also played at Mercedes-Benz Stadium just over a month ago, average download speed over mobile increased 19.4% to 71.23 Mbps. Considering fans at last year’s big game used more than 7.2 TB of data on AT&T’s network alone, we expected to see a drop in cellular speeds, but all that prep seems to have paid off for mobile operators today. This was 122.5% faster than the average download speed over cellular in the U.S. during December 2018.

We compared the big four mobile operators from kick-off to 30 minutes after the game ended to see who won. Here’s what we saw:

Mobile Operator Performance at the Big Game
Mercedes-Benz Stadium | February 3, 2019
Operator Mean Download (Mbps)
T-Mobile 101.53
Sprint 93.28
Verizon 72.51
AT&T 34.88

T-Mobile was the fastest, followed by Sprint and then Verizon. AT&T came in last.

Verizon was routing most of their customers through their own Wi-Fi network, where we saw an average download speed of 46.42 Mbps.

Mercedes-Benz Stadium Wi-Fi stood strong

Official stats on Wi-Fi internet usage during today’s game have not yet been announced, but in January 2018 fans at Mercedes-Benz Stadium used 12 terabytes of data at the 2018 College Football Playoff championship. The average Speedtest result during that game showed a download speed of 53.95 Mbps. Considering that last year’s big game in Minneapolis used over 16 TB of data and the average Wi-Fi download speed was 20.71 Mbps (in the mid to low range of speeds we’d seen there over the year), we expected Wi-Fi speeds at Mercedes-Benz Stadium to dip under heavy usage. They did not.

Wi-Fi Performance at Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Based on Speedtest results
Game Mean Download (Mbps) Mean Upload (Mbps)
The Big Game – February 3, 2019 30.98 31.35
Peach Bowl – December 29, 2018 30.36 33.28
College Championship – January 8, 2018 53.95 53.04

It’s hard to overestimate the strain an event like this puts on a Wi-Fi network, even more so when a stadium full of fans is waiting for something, anything to happen on the field. While the average download speed during today’s game was just slightly faster than it was at the Peach Bowl, and less than it had been during last year’s college championship, fans turning to the internet for their entertainment would not have been disappointed. Though Wi-Fi provided by Verizon was faster than the stadium Wi-Fi, Verizon’s Wi-Fi likely had to serve far fewer people.

Are you getting the download and upload speeds you need at your favorite sporting event? Take a Speedtest to find out.

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| June 3, 2019

Too Big to Fail? Downdetector Shows a Tidal Wave of Outages When Popular Cloud Services Go Down

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The rise and consolidation of cloud services is increasing the internet’s dependence on a few key service providers. Yesterday Downdetector™, an OoklaⓇ company, showed a major outage to Google and Google properties including YouTube, Gmail, Google Drive, the Google Play store, Google Hangouts, Nest and Google Cloud began on June 2, 2019 at 10:49 AM EDT (6:49 PM UTC). Overall we saw 463,054 reports for that list of services alone. The outage duration varied by service, lasting for one hour and 50 minutes on YouTube and about the same amount of time on Google Cloud before the volume dropped significantly, indicating that the outage had been mostly resolved.

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The fact that other web services that use Google Cloud, including Snapchat (1,967,700 Downdetector reports), Crunchyroll (72,690 reports), Discord (30,914 reports) and Vimeo (11,645 reports), were also affected points to a much bigger issue. The promise of Google Cloud was an increase in overall stability because cloud services are supposed to be best in class. Instead, we have created a few core cloud services that can bring down large portions of the internet. The recent failures of Facebook and Google Cloud have illustrated that these services have become “too big to fail.” When they do fail, it’s important to the internet as a whole that these services get back online as soon as possible.

Downdetector helps Ookla with outages

Of course, the last thing we want is to see a spike in outage reports for Speedtest on Downdetector, but it happens. When it does, as it did this morning, Downdetector plays a critical role in helping us reduce downtime by providing data on regions and services affected that can point to a root cause. Downdetector is also a place where we can communicate directly with consumers to let them know that we’ve seen the outage and our engineering team is on top of resolving it as soon as possible. This saves our customers frustration and it saves us money in support costs.

Learn more about how Downdetector can help you.

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Isla McKetta

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| July 24, 2019

Touring Mobile Performance with the Speedtest Global Index

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At Ookla we celebrate speed and the individuals and companies that dedicate their lives to being the fastest at whatever they do. That’s why this month’s big race in France is so exciting. To cheer all the worn out tires that go into making a great event, we compared the mobile performance of cyclists’ home countries using the Speedtest Global IndexTM. We also looked at download speed in the race’s start and stop cities to see which has the best internet speed advantage.

Which countries’ mobile speeds are breaking away from the main group

The Speedtest Global Index ranks countries based on their download speeds over mobile and fixed broadband. To honor the big race, we narrowed that field to just the countries competing this year and looked at their mobile performance over the past 12 months. We had to leave Eritrea off the list as there were not sufficient samples in the country during the time period to qualify for the Speedtest Global Index.

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Mobile speeds in Norway have exploded to the point that they’ve led the pack every single month for the past year. Even when Norway slipped to second in the world for mobile, behind South Korea, they still led all the countries currently touring. Canada’s mobile speeds started strong and rallied to surpass Australia and the Netherlands. These four countries were up in front of the pack for the entire year.

Up next in the chasing group, there was a lot more movement. France started a long climb in September 2018 that took them from 29th in the world for mobile download speed to 17th. This also helped France pass New Zealand and Austria. Belgium started strong but then they fell back in the bunch. The Czech Republic regrouped slightly in April to improve their ranking to a career high of 11, but recently they’ve fallen back to just above where they ranked 12 months ago.

All the way back in the broom wagon, Colombia fell behind early and couldn’t find their second wind. Costa Rica’s decline started later but still left them in second to last place.

Mobile performance in Tour cities

Cyclists and fans are visiting many different cities for the different stages of the race. We compared mean download speeds over mobile in some of the start and stop cities during Q2 2019 to see which were in front and which were chasing. Note that according to the Ookla 5G MapTM, no cities in France or Belgium have commercially-available 5G as of this writing.

Mobile Performance in Tour Start and Stop Cities
SpeedtestⓇ Data | Q2 2019
City Mean Download (Mbps) Mean Upload (Mbps)
Saint-Étienne, France 60.99 13.08
Reims, France 59.05 13.95
Nancy, France 58.48 14.66
Mulhouse, France 57.60 13.57
Toulouse, France 55.31 12.68
Belfort, France 53.46 13.19
Tarbes, France 53.26 12.92
Pau, France 52.27 13.14
Nîmes, France 51.10 12.84
Rambouillet, France 51.09 12.13
Colmar, France 50.52 13.97
Mâcon, France 48.57 14.42
Paris, France 46.76 11.18
Brussels, Belgium 45.81 16.56
Albi, France 44.49 12.22
Chalon-sur-Saône, France 42.99 12.89
Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, France 35.44 11.93
Gap, France 27.77 8.24

Saint-Étienne led a tight pack that included Reims, Nancy and Mulhouse which all showed mobile download speeds above 57 Mbps. Toulouse, Belfort, Tarbes, Pau, Nîmes, Rambouillet and Colmar were chasing with mobile download speeds between 50 and 56 Mbps.

We hope that last-place Gap and second-to-last Saint-Dié-des-Vosges were regrouping rather than taking a rest day as they showed mobile download speeds that were significantly slower than the rest of the cities.

Not all locations had sufficient samples to be included in our list, so if you want to know what mobile speeds are like at the Pont du Gard (or anywhere else), take a Speedtest on Android or iOS.

Chapeau to all the teams! May the rest of the race feel flat and fast.

Embarquez pour le tour des performances mobiles avec le Speedtest Global Index

Chez Ookla, nous vouons une véritable passion à la vitesse. Et alors que la Grande Boucle bat son plein en France, nous comptons bien la célébrer comme il se doit ! En parallèle de la lutte acharnée que se livrent les valeureuses équipes, nous avons comparé les performances mobiles des pays d’origine des coureurs en utilisant le Speedtest Global IndexTM. Nous avons également mesuré la vitesse de téléchargement dans les villes-étapes pour découvrir laquelle peut se vanter de disposer du meilleur débit Internet.

Performances mobiles : quels pays s’échappent du peloton ?

Le Speedtest Global Index classe les pays en fonction de leur vitesse de téléchargement haut débit mobile et fixe. Pour rendre hommage au Tour, nous avons uniquement examiné les performances mobiles des pays en lice au cours des douze derniers mois. L’Érythrée n’est malheureusement pas au rendez-vous en raison d’un nombre d’échantillons de données insuffisant.

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Grâce à une vitesse de téléchargement mobile ultrarapide, la Norvège a trusté la première place du classement tout au long de l’année. Si le pays a rétrogradé à la deuxième place mondiale juste derrière la Corée du Sud, il a littéralement survolé les débats dans le cadre de notre compétition. De son côté, le Canada a démarré fort, en parvenant même à dépasser l’Australie et les Pays-Bas. Ces quatre pays ont réussi une formidable échappée tout au long de l’année.

Derrière, le groupe de poursuivants s’est organisé pour réduire l’écart. Grâce à une folle remontée en septembre 2018, la France est passée de la 29e à la 17e place mondiale, coiffant au poteau la Nouvelle-Zélande et l’Autriche. Après un très bon départ, la Belgique s’est malheureusement retrouvée engluée dans le peloton. La République Tchèque a mis un petit coup d’accélérateur en avril pour atteindre la 11e place (une première !). Elle a ensuite connu une baisse de régime qui l’a vu terminer juste au-dessus de son classement de l’année dernière.

En queue de peloton, la Colombie a rapidement été distancée et n’est jamais parvenue à trouver un second souffle. Malgré ses bonnes intentions, le Costa Rica a quant à lui fini avant-dernier.

Performances mobiles dans les villes-étapes

Les coureurs et les fans visitent de nombreuses villes lors des différentes étapes du Tour. Nous avons comparé les vitesses moyennes de téléchargement mobile dans certaines de ces villes au cours du deuxième trimestre 2019 afin d’établir un classement. Notez que selon l’Ookla 5G MapTM, aucune ville de France ou de Belgique ne propose actuellement la 5G.

Performances mobiles dans les villes-étapes
Données SpeedtestⓇ Data | Deuxième trimestre 2019
Ville Débit descendant moyen (Mbps) Débit ascendant moyen (Mbps)
Saint-Étienne, France 60,99 13,08
Reims, France 59,05 13,95
Nancy, France 58,48 14,66
Mulhouse, France 57,60 13,57
Toulouse, France 55,31 12,68
Belfort, France 53,46 13,19
Tarbes, France 53,26 12,92
Pau, France 52,27 13,14
Nîmes, France 51,10 12,84
Rambouillet, France 51,09 12,13
Colmar, France 50,52 13,97
Mâcon, France 48,57 14,42
Paris, France 46,76 11,18
Bruxelles, Belgique 45,81 16,56
Albi, France 44,49 12,22
Chalon-sur-Saône, France 42,99 12,89
Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, France 35,44 11,93
Gap, France 27,77 8,24

Au coude-à-coude avec Reims, Nancy et Mulhouse, Saint-Étienne s’est imposée dans un groupe relevé affichant une vitesse de téléchargement mobile supérieure à 57 Mbps. Dans son sillage, Toulouse, Belfort, Tarbes, Pau, Nîmes, Rambouillet et Colmar ont fait bonne figure avec une vitesse comprise entre 50 et 56 Mps.

Gap et Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, respectivement dernier et avant-dernier, n’ont jamais semblé pouvoir suivre le rythme du peloton, avec une vitesse bien inférieure à celle des autres villes.

Faute d’un nombre d’échantillons de données suffisant, cette liste n’est pas exhaustive. Si vous souhaitez connaître la vitesse de téléchargement mobile de Pont du Gard ou de toute autre ville, effectuez un Speedtest sur Android ou iOS.

Un grand bravo à toutes les équipes ! Nous vous souhaitons bonne chance pour le reste de la course !

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Isla McKetta

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| September 4, 2019

In-Depth Analysis of Changes in World Internet Performance Using the Speedtest Global Index

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A lot has changed in the two years since 2017 when we first began ranking mobile and fixed broadband speeds of countries around the world with the Speedtest Global IndexTM. 5G is being deployed around the world and fiber continues to make gigabit speeds a reality in more and more countries. We’ve been tracking it all and are here to report on how much speeds have increased, which countries are leading internet performance and which are falling behind, and what trends we see across continents.

World mobile speed increased 21.4% with fixed broadband up 37.4%

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Looking just at the last year, the world’s mean download speed over mobile increased 21.4% from 22.81 Mbps in July 2018 to 27.69 Mbps in July 2019. Mean upload speed over mobile increased 18.1% from 9.13 Mbps to 10.78 Mbps. The world average for download speed over fixed broadband increased 37.4% from 46.48 Mbps in July 2018 to 63.85 Mbps in July 2019. Mean upload speed over fixed broadband increased 48.9% from 22.52 Mbps to 33.53 Mbps.

Shake-ups in the country rankings for internet performance

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Mobile speeds in the fastest countries have skyrocketed in the past year which has dramatically shifted the rankings. South Korea, which was not even in the top ten a year ago, saw a 165.9% increase in mean download speed over mobile during the past 12 months, in large part due to 5G. Switzerland’s mean download speed increased 23.5%. Canada’s was up 22.2%, Australia 21.2%, the Netherlands 17.3%, UAE 11.1%, Malta 10.3% and Norway 5.8%. Qatar remained in the top ten, although the country’s mean download speed over mobile actually dropped 1.4% from July 2018 to July 2019.

Individual mobile operators can make a huge difference in a country’s speeds. In 2017 we were excited to see Telenor uncap their mobile speeds, which drove Norway to the top of the Speedtest Global Index. A big part of South Korea’s mobile success in the past year is the way KT, LG U+ and SK Telecom banded together to release 5G at the same time. Switzerland has also benefited from 5G and Sunrise leads the country with 262 5G deployments across the country while Swisscomm has 52.

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Fixed broadband rankings on the Speedtest Global Index have not changed as dramatically during the past 12 months as those on mobile. Singapore remains the fastest country with an increase in mean download speed over fixed broadband of 5.6%. Taiwan had the largest jump in speeds among the top 10 with a 166.5% improvement in fixed download speed between July 2018 and July 2019. Mean download speed over fixed broadband increased 52.4% in South Korea, 26.4% in Macau, 21.7% in Romania, 21.0% in Switzerland, 19.3% in the United States and 3.5% in Hong Kong.

Monaco and Andorra did not have enough tests to qualify for the Speedtest Global Index one year ago, but massive fixed broadband improvements in both countries inspired us to lower our test count threshold for inclusion and also share these smaller countries’ success stories.

Technologies paving the way: 5G and gigabit

The presence of 5G is not enough to change a market

As discussed above, 5G has the potential to rocket a country to the top of the mobile rankings on the Speedtest Global Index. In practice, we’ve seen 5G speeds that were over 1000% faster than those on LTE.

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In reality, though, unless 5G is commercially available widely across a country and from all mobile operators (as was the case in South Korea), the change in speeds at the country level is not that significant. Though commercial 5G was launched widely across Switzerland by Sunrise and Swisscom in April 2019, the country’s mean download speed only increased 2.8% in the three months since. The average mobile download speed in the U.S. has actually declined slightly since 5G was initially deployed. This is because 5G is still only available in a very limited number of markets to consumers with 5G-capable devices.

Visit the Ookla 5G Map for the latest on 5G deployments across the globe.

Gigabit is a game-changer, if you can get it

Unlike 5G, fiber connections have been rolling out since 2007, opening up the possibility of gigabit-speed fixed broadband. That said, it’s costly and time-intensive to lay miles and miles of fiber so progress has varied widely across the globe.

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Geographically small countries like Singapore have the advantage when it comes to fiber, because It’s easier and cheaper to lay fiber optic cable across the country’s small footprint. Singaporean internet service providers (ISPs) have used this advantage to go beyond mere gigabit and offer connections as fast as 10 Gbps. This is reflected both in Singapore’s dominance of the fixed rankings on the Speedtest Global Index and in the fact that 2.87% of their total Speedtest results over fixed broadband are gigabit-speed (800 Mbps or higher).

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Brazil offers a good contrast for how difficult it can be for gigabit to reach the masses. While the first Brazilian ISP to offer fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) initially did so in 2007, easy access to gigabit speeds was slow to follow. However, that may be starting to change. Between June and July 2019 we saw a large uptick in gigabit-speed results in Brazil, where the proportion of gigabit speed tests increased from 0.02% of total fixed broadband tests to 0.17%. This corresponded with a large increase in mean download speed at the country level.

Comparing world mobile and fixed broadband at a glance

We were curious to see just how different internet performance experiences were around the world, so we plotted average mobile download speed against average download speed on fixed broadband. All of the graphs below use a percentage difference from the global average, a number that changed between 2018 and 2019.

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Speed Leaders

There was not much change in the list of countries that showed above-average download speeds on both mobile and fixed broadband between July 2018 and July 2019, the “Speed Leaders.” What did change was that fixed broadband speeds increased significantly enough among the group to bring the whole pack closer to Singapore and Hong Kong. On the mobile axis, South Korea’s major increase in download speed made that country more of an outlier, pushing the boundaries of what great performance can look like.

Fixed-Focused countries

Between July 2018 and July 2019 we saw the number of countries considered to be “Fixed-Focused” (having faster download speeds over fixed broadband than the world average while their average mobile download speeds were slower than average) increase. Ireland was the only country that solidly fit this category in 2018. Thailand and Chile started near the midline for fixed speeds and below-average for mobile speeds in 2018. 2019 found both countries squarely in the Fixed-Focused category. Israel also edged into this category as their mobile download speed fell between July 2018 and 2019.

Mobile-Focused countries

The “Mobile-Focused” category saw the most movement between July 2018 and July 2019 as some countries (the UAE and Qatar) increased their fixed speeds sufficiently to join the Speed Leaders. Meanwhile, Bosnia and Herzegovina’s mobile download speed increased year-over-year to move them into the Mobile-Focused quadrant. Georgia’s mobile download speed decreased enough to move them from Mobile-Focused to Speed Laggers.

It will be interesting to see how many of these Mobile-Focused countries double down on their mobile investments and explore 5G alternatives to fixed broadband.

Speed Laggers

No country wants to be in the position of having slower than average mobile and fixed broadband speeds. We saw 57 countries in this “Speed Laggers” quadrant in July 2018 and 78 in July 2019. This increase is mostly due to our expansion of the number of countries we consider for the Speedtest Global Index based on test count. There were enough countries in this category that we’ve considered them separately by continent below.

Regional views of mobile and fixed broadband performance

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We aggregated Speedtest results by continent to analyze mobile and fixed broadband performance by continent.

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Asia had the highest percentage increase in mobile download speed followed by North America, Oceania, South America, Africa and Europe. Oceania had the fastest mean download speed in July 2019. North America placed second, Europe third, Asia fourth, South America fifth and Africa sixth.

On the fixed broadband side, South America saw the highest percentage increase in download speed. Asia came in second, Europe third, Africa fourth, North America fifth and Oceania sixth. North America had the fastest mean download speed in July 2019. Europe was second, Asia third, and Oceania fourth. As we saw with mobile, South America and Africa again ranked fifth and sixth, respectively.

A zoomed-in view of the speed quadrants separated by continent offers a more detailed view of each country’s role in these rankings.

Africa mostly lags in internet speeds

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In July 2019, all but two African countries in the Speedtest Global Index fell into the Speed Laggers category, having mobile and fixed broadband speeds that were below global averages. The exceptions were South Africa and Guinea, which both had fast enough mobile speeds to place them in the mobile-focused quadrant.

Asian markets show a wide breadth of internet performance

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Asia was the most diverse continent we examined in terms of internet performance. We saw a plurality of countries in each of the four quadrants in July 2019. Most of the Speed Leaders were in East Asia: China, Hong Kong (SAR), Japan, Macau (SAR), South Korea, and Taiwan. If we include Singapore, another Speed Leader, these are among the wealthiest nations in Asia (using GDP per capita). Two of Asia’s Fixed-Focused countries are in Southeast Asia (Malaysia and Thailand) and one is in the Middle East (Israel).

The Speed Laggers category contained countries from South Asia (including Afghanistan, India and Pakistan), Southeast Asia (Brunei, Cambodia, the Philippines and Vietnam) and the Middle East (Jordan). Mobile-Focused countries in Asia were mostly Middle Eastern, including Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Saudi Arabia and Turkey.

European mobile performance is mostly strong, fixed varies

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With the exception of Ireland, the European countries on the Speedtest Global Index fell into the Speed Leaders, Mobile-Focused, and Speed Laggers categories. All of the Speed Laggers (Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia and the Ukraine) were from Eastern Europe. Countries from Southeast Europe (including Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Greece, Montenegro, Moldova, Serbia and Slovenia) and Central Europe (Austria and the Czech Republic) made up the bulk of the Mobile-Focused category.

Speed Leaders included countries from the Baltics (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania), the Nordics (Denmark, Norway and Sweden), Central Europe (Poland and Romania), and Western Europe (including Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Spain).

North American internet performance is sharply divided

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Canada and the U.S. are the only two North American countries in the Speed Leaders category. Panama is the only North American country under Fixed-Focused. Mexico and all of the Central American countries fall into the Speed Laggers category. There are no North American countries that are Mobile-Focused.

Each country in Oceania has a very different internet story

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Oceania is represented in three of the four quadrants: Speed Leaders (New Zealand), Mobile-Focused (Australia) and Speed Laggers (Papua New Guinea) with Fiji straddling the divide between Speed Laggers and Mobile-Focused.

South America mostly lags in mobile and fixed internet speeds

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Most of the South American countries represented on the Speedtest Global Index are in the Speed Laggers quadrant (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela). Chile is an exception, being part of the Fixed-Focused group, as is Uruguay which sits in Mobile-Focused.

Global internet speeds are improving on average and 5G and gigabit are compounding those advances where available. However, not all countries are benefitting equally. We’ll be interested to see how 5G continues to push mobile speeds in the next year and also whether 5G Wi-Fi becomes a game changer for fixed broadband. Remember to check the Speedtest Global Index on a monthly basis for updated country rankings. And take a Speedtest to make sure your experience is represented in your country’s averages.

Editor’s Note: This article was edited on September 10, 2019 to correct an error in the labeling on the first image. The colors in a later image were updated for consistency.

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| November 19, 2019

The State of Mobile 5G in the United Kingdom

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Mobile operators in the United Kingdom firmly embraced 5G in 2019, rolling out deployments in major cities across the nation. This has the potential to revolutionize speeds across the U.K., however, the 5G experience varies by country and operator. We took a close look at Speedtest® data from Q3 2019 to pinpoint where consumers are able to access 5G and which operators are offering the fastest speeds and lowest latency on 5G. In addition, we examined 4G performance, as the majority of mobile users in the U.K. still rely on 4G for mobile access.

England leads the U.K. in 5G deployments

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The Ookla 5G MapTM shows 5G deployments in 29 cities in the U.K. as of November 8, 2019. 5G is commercially available in 22 English cities including: London, Birmingham, Bristol, Liverpool, Manchester and Wolverhampton. Three cities in Scotland have 5G access: Edinburgh, Glasgow and Paisley. Belfast is currently the only city in Northern Ireland with 5G, while Wales has three 5G cities: Cardiff, Llandudno and Penarth.

5G results are more than 450% faster

Comparing 5G Speeds to Speeds on all Mobile Technologies in the United Kingdom
Speedtest® Results | Q3 2019
5G Download (Mbps) 5G Upload (Mbps) All Mobile Download (Mbps) All Mobile Upload (Mbps) % Change Download % Change Upload
United Kingdom 176.00 19.24 31.23 11.25 463.6% 71.0%
England 177.41 19.35 32.22 11.37 450.6% 70.2%
Northern Ireland 171.60 23.11 23.89 10.96 618.3% 110.9%
Scotland 175.05 15.76 30.66 11.38 470.9% 38.5%
Wales 176.69 18.25 30.69 10.50 475.7% 73.8%

5G is the great leveler for speeds in the U.K., where it’s available. Mean download speeds on 5G were uniformly high across the U.K., showing less than 6 Mbps difference between the fastest country (England) and the slowest (Northern Ireland).

In most countries Speedtest results on 5G show download speeds 450-475% faster than those on all mobile technologies combined. 5G download speed in Northern Ireland represented an even more impressive 618.3% improvement, because the mean mobile download speed on all technologies is so much slower in Northern Ireland than elsewhere in the U.K.

EE leads 5G speeds at the country level

5G Speeds by Operator in the United Kingdom
Speedtest® Results | Q3 2019
Operator 5G Download (Mbps) 5G Upload (Mbps) 5G latency (ms) 5G Top 10% Download (Mbps) 5G Top 10% Upload (Mbps)
EE 205.02 19.17 25 359.66 34.85
O2 159.48 17.28 26 261.32 27.55
Vodafone 140.15 19.36 21 230.57 32.97

EE showed the fastest mean download speed over 5G in the U.K. during Q3 2019. O2 was second and Vodafone third. We have omitted Three from this analysis as they currently only offer 5G broadband, and this only in certain districts of London. Three’s mobile 5G service is expected to be launched in the coming months. MVNO Virgin Mobile does not currently offer 5G.

The rankings remained the same when we analyzed the top 10% of results to get a better picture of the upper bound of 5G performance. These top 10% figures represent the 90th percentile, where 10% of results are greater than or equal to that speed.

Vodafone offered the lowest 5G latency in the U.K. during Q3 2019, EE was second and O2 third.

5G is rapidly evolving across the U.K. and each operator is taking a different approach. EE plans to launch 5G in seven additional cities in 2019. O2 is adding 5G in 16 cities in 2019, while Three will have 5G in 24 cities by the end of the year. Vodafone will add seven cities to its 5G portfolio in 2019. Virgin Media will also be working with Vodafone to launch 5G, potentially even in advance of fully switching to their network in 2021. 5G will continue to expand in 2020 as Ofcom is scheduled to auction additional spectrum for 5G in both the 700 MHz and 3.6-3.8 GHz bands in spring 2020.

5G speeds vary by operator in the U.K.’s capital cities

5G Speeds by Operator in the Capital Cities in the United Kingdom
Speedtest® Results | Q3 2019
City Operator 5G Download (Mbps) 5G Upload (Mbps) 5G latency (ms) 5G Top 10% Download (Mbps) 5G Top 10% Upload (Mbps)
Belfast EE 193.55 24.15 50 355.76 45.58
Cardiff Vodafone 181.96 17.74 20 292.41 26.60
Cardiff EE 168.47 18.27 32 296.04 30.37
Edinburgh EE 168.97 11.47 42 303.53 20.25
London EE 207.06 19.10 22 358.14 35.25
London O2 127.98 8.00 26 189.98 13.56
London Vodafone 115.92 20.23 23 184.20 37.10

Comparing 5G speeds by operator in the U.K.’s capital cities, EE showed the fastest mean download speed on 5G in London in Q3 2019 and Vodafone demonstrated the fastest 5G download speed in Cardiff. We’ve excluded O2 in Belfast and Edinburgh because they did not meet our minimum sample requirements during the period.

EE tops 4G speeds in the U.K.

We supplemented our 5G analysis with a look at 4G as not everyone has access to 5G. This is because it’s deployed on a city-by-city basis and requires 5G-capable phones to use.

4G Speeds by Operator in the United Kingdom
Speedtest® Results | Q3 2019
Operator 4G Download (Mbps) 4G Upload (Mbps) 4G latency (ms) 4G Top 10% Download (Mbps) 4G Top 10% Upload (Mbps)
EE 42.91 12.69 41 91.71 29.39
Virgin Mobile 35.67 13.12 45 67.45 29.73
Vodafone 33.32 12.92 38 75.76 25.57
Three 24.11 11.49 51 54.17 23.87
O2 22.95 10.04 44 49.97 19.17

EE had the fastest mean download speed over 4G during Q3 2019. Virgin Mobile was second, Vodafone third, Three fourth and O2 fifth. EE also had the fastest download speed when looking only at the top 10% of results. Vodafone had the lowest latency on 4G.

While we have seen faster 5G elsewhere in the world, the number of U.K. cities with 5G and the rapid expansion of 5G deployments is impressive. We were particularly pleased to see how consistent 5G speeds were across countries, something that’s been a pain point on 4G. We’ll be excited to revisit this analysis as mobile operators continue to expand and improve 5G in the U.K. Take a Speedtest and share your experience with us.

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Isla McKetta

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| March 13, 2020

Tracking COVID-19’s Impact on Global Internet Performance (Updated July 20)

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We are no longer updating this article as internet speeds in most countries have stabilized to pre-pandemic levels. For ongoing information about internet speeds in specific countries, visit the Speedtest Global IndexTM or contact our press team.

Ookla® closely monitored the impact of COVID-19 on the performance and quality of global mobile and broadband internet networks in the early days of the pandemic. We shared regular information based on Ookla data to assist in the understanding of this unprecedented situation. You can still download the July 20, 2020 CSV here which contains all the public data we tracked in this article. If you are looking for information on internet or online service outages, please check Downdetector®.

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