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MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines’ internet speed for mobile improved yet again in September although it slightly slowed down for broadband during the same period, the latest Ookla Speedtest Global Index has shown.
According to the international internet speed monitor, the Philippines’ mobile internet speed registered a 3.73 percent increase last month at 35.03 megabits per second (Mbps). In August, the country had a mobile internet speed of 33.7 Mbps.
As for broadband, Ookla’s speed test indicated a small slack to 71.85 Mbps in September from 72.56 Mbps in the previous month.
But the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) said the September record still represents an improvement of 808.34 percent since 2016.
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With these numbers, the Philippines rose one spot from 73rd to 72nd among 138 countries in terms of mobile internet speed and places 64th out of 181 countries in terms of broadband internet speed.
In Asia, the Philippines’ internet speed placed 23rd for mobile and 17th for fixed broadband out of 50 countries in the region. While in the Asia-Pacific, the Philippines ranked 13th for mobile and 14th for fixed broadband among 46 countries.
