CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Internet speedtest global index: India ranking, what went up and what down. However, India decreased one spot in rank globally for overall median fixed broadband speeds and is now at 80th position from 79th in October.

Detailed explanation-2: -Data for the Global Index comes from the hundreds of millions of tests taken by real people using Speedtest every month to test their Internet performance. India’s position on the Ookla Speedtest Global Index for median mobile speeds, jumped 26 spots from 105 in November 2022 to 79 in December 2022.

Detailed explanation-3: -Qatar soars to first for fastest mobile country Ahead of hosting the FIFA World Cup 2022®, Qatar rocketed to first place on the Speedtest Global Index with a median download speed of 176.18 Mbps in November 2022 from 98.10 Mbps in November 2022.

Detailed explanation-4: -Mumbai is India’s fastest connected city by median mobile data speeds at 22.27 Mbps, while Delhi comes in second at 22.23 Mbps. India is second on the list of countries with the most internet users, with its 658 million internet users just falling behind China’s 1020.

Detailed explanation-5: -India in 79th position: Ookla Ookla released an update on the Speedtest Global Index for the month of December 2022. According to the report, India recorded 25.29Mbps median mobile download speeds in the month of December – which is better than 18.26Mbps in November 2022.