Telecommunications companies’ massive investments in their infrastructure are paying off with the speed of internet connections via fixed broadband and mobile accelerating in December last year by 7 percent. | TyronePiad /PDI
According to the Speedtest Global Index report of US-based Ookla that gathers information on connectivity worldwide, the Philippines’ fixed broadband median speed rose to 87.13 Megabits per second in December from 81.42 Mbps the month before, for a 7-percent month-on-month upgrade.Mobile median speed for the period was quicker at 25.12 Mbps, a 4.49-percent improvement from 24.04 Mbps in November 2022.
“The continued improvement in internet speed is a welcome development as President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. encourages the country to embrace digitalization if it wants to survive and thrive in a postpandemic economy,” National Telecommunications Commission officer in charge Commissioner Ella Blanca Lopez said in a statement on Thursday.
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