Bangladesh has slipped a notch in its global ranking for mobile internet speed performance, according to Ookla鈥檚 Speedtest Global Index.
The country stood at 89th place out of 111 countries in Ookla鈥檚 mobile internet speed index for October. The country previously held the 88th position in September.
The index highlighted that the average mobile internet download speed in Bangladesh decreased to 27.56 Mbps in October from 28.42 Mbps in September.
Globally, United Arab Emirates held the top position of the list, offering the fastest mobile internet with an average speed of 428.53 Mbps in the reporting period. This is up from 413.14 Mbps, showing that UAE continues to provide high-speed internet to its users.
Neighbouring country India also ranked high, holding the 26th position with an average download speed of 95.67 Mbps in October. India has remained in the same position it held in September, although the median download speed saw a slight increase from 91.72 Mbps.
Among the other South Asian countries, Maldives is at 25th position, Pakistan at 100th, Sri Lanka at 103th and Afghanistan is at 111th position in terms of mobile internet speed. The October report did not include data from Myanmar.
Bangladesh鈥檚 mobile network landscape is dominated by five major providers, namely Banglalink, Grameenphone, Robi, Airtel and Teletalk.
Among them, Banglalink has emerged as the fastest internet provider. According to the report, 89 per cent of Banglalink鈥檚 tests showed a minimum download speed of at least 5 Mbps and an upload speed of at least 1 Mbps.
In addition to mobile internet, Bangladesh also deteriorated in fixed broadband speed. The country has moved down three places to rank 101th globally among 158 countries, compared to its previous position of 108th.
The report states that the median fixed broadband download speed in October was 48.06 Mbps compared with 48.38 Mbps reported in the previous month.
Ookla鈥檚 Speedtest Global Index, which provided these rankings, is a widely recognised tool that compares internet speeds across the world.
