Global mobile network speeds increase by 17% in 2022: How it happened, ranked countries and more

Internet speed testing company Ookla recently shared a report detailing how fixed and mobile networks worldwide have started delivering faster speeds since 2021. According to a report by Ookla global mobile network, download speeds increased by 16.8% between November 2021 and November 2022 on average. Meanwhile, the report also claims that fixed broadband speeds have also jumped by 28% across the globe. Here we have shared the details about internet speeds around the world have increased and which countries hold the leading positions:
Increase in global internet speeds: More details
As per the Ookla report, the global upload speeds on mobile networks have increased by 9%. On the other hand, the upload speed on wireline networks has gone up by almost 30%. Meanwhile, latency has been consistent at 10ms on fixed broadband networks. However, on mobile networks, the latency has slightly reduced from 29ms in 2021 to 28ms in 2022.
Where do different countries stand
Ookla has also listed the top 10 countries that offer the fastest fixed broadband download speeds as well as mobile network speeds. For fixed broadband download speeds, the countries that deliver the highest speeds include — the US, UAE, Chile, China, Singapore, Thailand, Hong Kong, Denmark, Romania and Monaco.
In the case of mobile network speeds, Qatar has taken the leading position. Followed by, South Korea, UAE, Norway, Denmark, Bulgaria, China, the Netherlands, Macau and Brunei. The report also noted that all of these countries have a median download speed of more than 100 Mbps on mobile networks.

How Qatar took the lead
Ookla noted that in 2022, Qatar offered download speeds of up to 176.18 Mbps compared to the 98.10 Mbps speed recorded in 2021. The country that recently hosted the FIFA World Cup was able to take the top spot in mobile network speeds only because the local operators poured investment into improving 5G reach and speeds. The initiative was driven both by an eager transition to 5G as well as the desire to showcase their capabilities on the global stage with Qatar’s role as host of the FIFA World Cup.
In 2022, the GSMA reported that Qatar’s local market leader Ooredoo achieved 99.5% population coverage in the first quarter of last year. Meanwhile, Vodafone Qatar “committed to near-universal coverage by the end of 2022.” The report claims that both operators achieved median network speeds of more than 400 Mbps by the second quarter of 2022.
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