Over 10 Million Unique Tests Are Taken With Ookla's Speedtest Every Day And Over 17 Billion Have Taken To Date

The U.S-based company Ookla, or we commonly know it through Speedtest which is used to check performance and analysis of mobile and fixed broadband, has been at the forefront in providing information to individual as well as multi-national companies such as Microsoft, Vodafone and CISCO to name a few, in order to get a proper troubleshooting. Doug Suttles, Co-founder and General Manager at Ookla, shared the latest findings of the company with Haider Ali Khan on how India fared on their parameters and what needs to be done. Excerpts:

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In your November 2017 report of the Speedtest Global Index, India ranked at 109 out of 122 countries. Where are we lacking and how can we improve the existing scenario?

We would frame it more in terms of what opportunities for advancement are available. an ever evolving focus on sophisticated network infrastructure will always be important. India is one of the geographically largest and most populated countries in the world, meaning a well laid out network that is able to handle high volumes of usage are key to support the internet needs of the Indian market. additionally, being open to emerging technologies and ways of boosting network performance will also be helpful.

beyond the physical network and the technology behind it is the competition that drives growth in a market. Operators offering new products, plans and services will also help drive the market forward.

In the broadband space, however, things are bit better with India ranking at 76 out of 133 countries. What is the outlook for India in 2018?