The SpeedTest site, following its latest survey on internet speed worldwide, shows that the speed of fixed and mobile internet in Iran had increased in May.
The latest statistics released on www.speedtest.net show Iran's internet speed (according to the median index) increased by three ranks in fixed internet and two ranks in mobile internet compared to the previous month.
The website uses two median and mean (average) indicators to measure the ranking and quality of internet around the world, IRNA reported.
The mean index is the average of a group, but the median is the middle point of statistical data. In this report, both mean and median indicators have been used to examine the internet situation.
According to the median index, Iran’s fixed internet speed ranked 141st (out of 182 countries) while mobile internet speed was at 71st place (out of 141 countries).
Median fixed internet download speed is now 10.34 Mbps, upload speed is 1.65 Mbps and latency is 29 milliseconds. This is while the median mobile internet download speed is 26.10 Mbps, upload speed is 9.59 and latency is 31 milliseconds.
Iran's mean internet speed also increased last month and improved its global position. Now, the position of Iran's mobile internet has reached the 76 rank, ascending 2 ranks and Fixed internet has reached the rank of 139.
The mean mobile internet download speed based on this index is 38.01 Mbps, the upload speed is 12.43 Mbps and the latency is 38 milliseconds. On fixed internet, the download speed is 24.07 Mbps, the upload speed is 14.26 Mbps and the latency is 41 milliseconds.
According to the site, the mean global mobile internet download speed is 30.37 Mbps, upload speed is 8.60 Mbps and latency is 29 milliseconds. On fixed internet, the download speed is 64.70 Mbps, upload speed is 27.74 Mbps and latency is 10 milliseconds.
Comparing the upload, download and latency of Iran's internet with the global mean index shows that in the field of mobile internet, Iran was placed almost in the middle of the table, but in the field of fixed internet, there are backlogs and there is a long way to reach the global average.
The Iranian government has launched a fiber-optic project to improve the quality of fixed internet and by expanding facilities for users and operators, it intends to eliminate the backlog of internet registration in the country.
Under 10 Mbps Speed for 63% of Fixed Internet Users
The latest regulatory report on the status of information and communications technology in Iran, based on the statistics of the last month of the previous fiscal year (ended March 20, 2022), indicates that the internet speed provided to users was far from desirable.
This is while figures show that the mobile and fixed internet penetration rates increased during the period, Communications Regulatory Authority reported.
Data quoted by the regulatory report show that during that month, 63.5% of fixed internet subscribers had access to speeds of 10 megabits per second or lower while that of fixed internet penetration hit 13%.
According to the guidelines of the Supreme Council of Cyberspace, by fiscal 2025-26, 80% of Iran's households should have access to fixed internet with an average speed of 25 Mbps, according to the news portal of Peivast.com.
According to the report, fixed broadband has 9.93 million subscribers in Iran and 18% of them get speeds of 2 Mbps or lower.
The total number of fixed internet subscribers (whether home or commercial users) has reached 11.05 million subscribers. In fact, the fixed internet penetration rate only increased by 0.19% during Feb. 20-March 20 compared with the previous fiscal month.
Iran Telecommunications Company is still the most important and popular fixed internet company in Iran and accounts for nearly half the subscribers. Nevertheless, it does not provide Wi-Fi and TD-LTE services.
With regard to mobile internet, its penetration rate has reached 114%.
An important point in the new CRA report is the rise in the number of 3G subscribers of Hamrah-e-Aval and Rightel.
In total, the number of mobile broadband subscribers has increased by 4 million to 95.8 million compared to the previous month.
According to regulatory statistics, the number of Rightel subscribers reached 5 million by March 20, but its broadband subscribers remained below 4.2 million.
This means that more than 994,000 Rightel subscribers do not use mobile internet. In fact, Iran's third biggest mobile phone operator does not offer 2G SIM cards.
