THE country’s internet speed saw mixed movements in February as fixed broadband speed saw further improvement while mobile speed declined slightly during the period, according to the latest figures released by global speed monitoring firm Speedtest by Ookla.
The latest Ookla Speedtest Global Index report showed the country’s fixed broadband download median speed rose to 90.03 megabits per second (Mbps) from the 88.13 Mbps registered in the previous month.
The February fixed broadband download also represents an improvement of 18.95 percent since the Marcos administration began in July 2022.
Meanwhile, mobile median download speed slightly dipped as the country yielded a download speed of 24.58 Mbps from 24.59 Mbps in January.
The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) said that ensuring the improvement of internet speed remains a priority as the country fast-tracks its digitization.
“We are also happy that Elon Musk’s Starlink is now available in the country to give Filipinos in underserved and unserved areas fast and reliable internet,” said NTC Commissioner Ella Blanca Lopez.
The agency attributed the improvement on internet speeds to telcos being able to fast-track building infrastructure – cellular towers and fiber optic network – necessary for boosting services and connectivity, resulting from the streamlining and speeding up the issuance of local government unit permits in July 2020 which generated a significant increase in permits granted to telcos from July 2020 to January 2023. (GMA Integrated News)
