SL’s 4G speed among best in region

Still below global average Sri Lanka remains among three worst countries in terms of availability

Sri Lanka is ranked among the top countries in terms of speed of 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) on mobile networks in Southeast Asia, retaining its position as the number one in South Asia; however, Sri Lanka is ranked the third-worst country in the world in terms of availability of 4G LTE connectivity, according to the latest report by UK-based wireless coverage mapping specialist OpenSignal. However, Sri Lanka continues to remain in the bottom 20 countries of the list in in terms of speed and below the global average speed of 16.9 Mbps. According to the report, 60 per cent of 88 countries had a better LTE speed average of 20 Mbps or greater.

Sri Lanka 4G LTE speeds averaged to 13.95 Mbps during
1 October to 29 December last year, indicating a slight improvement of 6.97 per cent compared to 13.04 Mbps recorded in the previous quarter (1 July – 1 October 2017).

Sri Lanka was ahead of several Southeast Asian countries, including Thailand, Philippines and Indonesia. Meanwhile, India had the worst average 4G speed in the world during the period.

In terms of access to a LTE connection, despite improving the availability of 4G LTE mobile networks by 2.5 per cent – from 42.79 per cent in the previous quarter to 45.30 per cent during 1 October – 29 December – Sri Lanka continued to remain among the worst three countries in the world, only having access to a Long Term Evolution (LTE) connection 45.30 per cent of the time. Only El Salvador and Algeria performed worse than Sri Lanka. India dominated the South Asia category with an impressive 86.26 per cent availability.
The report stated that countries with new LTE networks may have limited 4G availability but, due to their light loads, can support considerably fast speeds. However, the report pointed out that countries with smaller populations were able to increase their average 4G speed, due to low mobile subscriber bases.

Singapore led the list with an average speed of 44.32 Mbps, followed by the Netherlands (42.12 Mbps), Norway (41.2 Mbps) and South Korea (40.44 Mbps).

OpenSignal’s latest global report, which compares 4G performance in 88 countries, was published after analyzing 58.7 billion measurements collected during the 1 October – 29 December 2017 period.

The State of LTE (November 2017)
The State of LTE (November 2017)

Sri Lanka was ahead of several Southeast Asian countries, including Thailand, Philippines and Indonesia. Meanwhile, India had the worst average 4G speed in the world during the period.

In terms of access to a LTE connection, despite improving the availability of 4G LTE mobile networks by 2.5 per cent – from 42.79 per cent in the previous quarter to 45.30 per cent during 1 October – 29 December – Sri Lanka continued to remain among the worst three countries in the world, only having access to a Long Term Evolution (LTE) connection 45.30 per cent of the time. Only El Salvador and Algeria performed worse than Sri Lanka. India dominated the South Asia category with an impressive 86.26 per cent availability.
The report stated that countries with new LTE networks may have limited 4G availability but, due to their light loads, can support considerably fast speeds. However, the report pointed out that countries with smaller populations were able to increase their average 4G speed, due to low mobile subscriber bases.

Singapore led the list with an average speed of 44.32 Mbps, followed by the Netherlands (42.12 Mbps), Norway (41.2 Mbps) and South Korea (40.44 Mbps).

OpenSignal’s latest global report, which compares 4G performance in 88 countries, was published after analyzing 58.7 billion measurements collected during the
1 October – 29 December 2017 period.