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Bangladesh ranks behind Uganda in mobile data speed in Sept

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TBS Report
27 October, 2020, 01:10 pm
Last modified: 27 October, 2020, 03:48 pm

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Bangladesh ranks behind Uganda in mobile data speed in Sept

Although the situation of Bangladesh is comparatively better in broadband internet as countries like Turkey and Indonesia are behind

TBS Report
27 October, 2020, 01:10 pm
Last modified: 27 October, 2020, 03:48 pm
Facebook has dominated the social media landscape of Bangladesh with a 93.34 percent market share and a use base of 35 million. Photo: Bloomberg.
Facebook has dominated the social media landscape of Bangladesh with a 93.34 percent market share and a use base of 35 million. Photo: Bloomberg.

Bangladesh has ranked 133rd for mobile internet and 98th for fixed broadband on the speed testing index for the month of September.

According to Ookla Speedtest Global Index for September 2020, the country has gained two positions compared to the previous month with an average download speed of 10.76 in mobile internet, whereas for broadband it gained one spot with an average speed of 29.85 Mbps.

Although the situation of Bangladesh is comparatively better in broadband internet as countries like Turkey and Indonesia are behind.

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But for mobile internet, the numbers are well below the global average of 35.96 Mbps with countries like Uganda, Syria and Libya staying well ahead of Bangladesh.

South Korea has secured the top position (121 Mbps) in the mobile internet category, preceding China and UAE in the second and third positions respectively.

And on the broadband category, Singapore is standing on the apex position (226.60 Mbps), followed by Hong Kong (210.73 Mbps) and Romania (193.47 Mbps) in second and third positions.

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