“This will give Filipinos in underserved and unserved areas fast and reliable internet.” The improvement in internet speeds was attributed by the agency to the fact that telcos were able to quickly build the cellular towers and fiber optic networks needed to improve services and connectivity.

“We are also happy that Elon Musk’s Starlink is now available in the country,” said NTC Commissioner Ella Blanca Lopez. As the country moves quickly toward digitization, the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) said that making sure the internet speed stays fast is still a top priority. Also, the average mobile download speed in the country dropped slightly from 24.59 Mbps in January to 24.58 Mbps in February. Speedtest Intelligence Global Performance Metrics Ookla Speedtest Intelligence Timely global performance metrics Speedtest Intelligence offers up-to-date insights into global fixed broadband and mobile performance data based on millions of consumer-initiated tests taken every day with Speedtest. Since the Marcos government took over in July 2022, the fixed broadband download in February shows an improvement of 18.95 percent. The country’s fixed broadband download median speed went up from 88.13 megabits per second (Mbps) to 90.03 Mbps in the most recent Ookla Speedtest Global Index report. While fixed broadband speeds got faster, mobile speeds got slower.

Speedtest by Ookla, a company that measures internet speeds around the world, says that the country’s internet speeds changed in a mixed way in February.

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