‘PHL Internet speeds faster in February’

THE Philippines recorded better internet speeds in February than the month prior, at least according to data from Ookla, but its average speeds for both broadband and mobile are still far from the global rankings.

in Ookla’s Speedtest Global index the Philippines ranked 83rd from 86th in terms of mobile internet speed, while it ranked 92nd from 100th in rankings for fixed line broadband.

Ookla’s index involves 139 countries for mobile internet and 176 nations for fixed broadband.

in its latest speed test report, the Philippine mobile download speed averaged at 26.24 Mbps, lower than the global average or 46.94 Mbps and six times worse than the United Arab emirates, which clocked an impressive average speed of 177.16 Mbps.

Fixed broadband download speeds in the Philippines, meanwhile, averages at 38.46 Mbps or about three times lower than that of the global average of 97.52 Mbps and almost five times lower than Singapore, which had an average broadband speed of 238.59 Mbps.

this is the 7th consecutive month that the Philippines posted improvements in Ookla’s index, which is based on “at least 300 unique user results for mobile or fixed broadband.”

Globe telecom inc. President ernest L. Cu said this development is fueled by the continued investment of telcos in new technologies and for the expansion of their networks.

“Our persistence in boosting our network through rigorous builds are being felt by our customers, through service and internet improvements. the rise in rankings on both mobile and fixed download speeds goes to show that the country is making significant headway towards meeting first world network standards,” he said.