India launched 5G networks in October 2022 but in just one year since the official roll out, the country’s 5G speeds have made it to the top 10 global list. As per the details shared by Ookla in its report this month, India is one of the top 5G performing countries in 2023, which shows a massive impact of the network roll out and how quickly operators have been able to cater to the network demands of the consumers in the country.
While countries like UAE and South Korea lead the 5G median speed charts with speeds of 592.01 Mbps and 507.59 Mbps, India’s progression to the speed of 312.26 Mbps has garnered it a spot in the top 10 chart. “ Following a 5G spectrum auction in India, operators have successfully addressed network congestion issues by offloading 4G traffic onto 5G networks,” Ookla highlights in its report here.
The most interesting point mentioned in the report is that countries in the Asia-Pacific have outperformed their European counterparts with respect to the 5G performance.
So, it is hardly surprising to see 6 out of the top 10 countries with fast 5G median speeds to be from the region. As you can see in the graph below, India isn’t even mentioned in the Q3 2022 data, as the country had just announced its plans for 5G services.
However, jump to Q3 2023 and you can see India replacing Macau on the list, rounding up the top 10 countries with the best 5G data speeds.
The fact that India has registered median 5G speeds of over 300 Mbps augers well but it goes without saying the telcos are yet to charge for their 5G networks, and when that happens, things could dramatically change, as more people upgrade to 5G phones. When the prices come out, people will probably look at the speeds offered by the operators which will truly test the credentials of 5G networks and whether they can handle higher density of users and still keep up with these data speeds.
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