TECHNOLOGY | June 4, 2018
Internet services in the Philippines have been consistently ranked as
one of the slowest in Asia and possibly in the world today which is a
disappointing discovery for many Filipino internet users who have learned of it.
However, when you look at the recent reports released by several local tech
news sites such as Yugatech and Unbox, you may realize that internet speeds in our
local shores are constantly improving. In fact, the Philippines would happen to
have one of the most improved internet speeds in Southeast Asia and what you
will read in this article may be the start of something better.
According to the most recent Ookla Speedtest Report which was received
and first released by Yugatech a few weeks ago, the Philippines has a fixed
download speed of 17.62 Mbps and upload speed of 15.27 Mbps which puts the
country at rank number 83. Though it is far from the global average speeds, it seems
that the ongoing efforts of the local telecommunications industry were able to
contribute well to the constant improvement of local internet services since
2014 when its download speed was 3.52 Mbps at the time.
On the other hand, it was a literal opposite for the country's mobile internet
services as its speeds are not enough for the country to improve its standing
in the global ranking. The Ookla Speedtest Report have stated that the
country's download speed for mobile internet is at 14.01 Mbps while its upload
is at 5.99 Mbps which many who are using their own mobile devices don't matter.
Still, it was an improvement "five years in the making" if you
understand what I'm talking about.
