Ookla: Philippines' Mobile and Fixed Broadband internet speed continue to rise! (December 2021)

Based on the recent data published by independent internet testing firm Ookla, the Philippines Mobile and Fixed Broadband internet speed continue to improve.

File photo: Fixed Broadband Speedtest connected at a Converge ICT network

PH internet rank is on the rise!

Out of 138 countries, the Philippines is now at number 89 for Mobile with a 19.20 Mbps download speed and 5.60 Mbps upload speed with a latency of 24ms. It increased by a spot from number 90 last November 2021. PH is even ahead of Russia at rank number 91.

PH internet speed

For Fixed Broadband, the country experienced even greater results. From rank number 72, it is now up by 9 spots at number 63. The average download speed in the country for Fixed Broadband users is now 50.26 Mbps while the upload speed is 44.06 Mbps. The latency is just 6ms. We are even higher than several countries like Austria, Italy, and Greece, among others.

Ookla notes that they measure unique results before coming up with these numbers. The firm also measures the Speedtest Global Index Data on Median Speeds as it better reflects the speeds a user is more likely to achieve in a market.

For Mobile, local telco player Smart recently revealed that it has the highest Speed Score of 68.78 for the last 3 months of 2021 in the Philippines. Rivals Globe and DITO recorded 32.67 and 24.47, respectively.

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Source: Ookla