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Smart tops internet mobile speed in 2023

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January 18, 2024

Wireless leader Smart Communications Inc. bested all telcos in the Philippines by posting the fastest mobile internet speed in 2023, a global web performance survey showed.

- ELIJAH FELICE ROSALES

According to Ookla's Speedtest Global Index, Smart recorded the best median speed for mobile connectivity at 37.64 Mbps last year to retain its title as the operator to beat.

Smart bested Globe Telecom Inc. and newcomer Dito Telecommunity Corp., which registered average speeds of 26.44 Mbps and 19.74 Mbps, respectively.

However, all mobile operators managed to improve their service quality compared to the prior year. In 2022, Smart clocked in a download speed of 32.16 Mbps, topping Globe's 21.3 Mbps and Dito's 17.66 Mbps.

Ookla also noted that the Philippines enhanced its mobile internet speed by

12 percent to 28.12 Mbps in December 2023, from 25.12 Mbps in December 2022.

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