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63% of Fixed Internet Users Have Less Than 10 Mbps Speed

Latest statistics indicate that more than half of fixed internet users are dealing with low internet speeds (10 Mbps and lower)
63% of Fixed Internet Users Have Less Than 10 Mbps Speed
63% of Fixed Internet Users Have Less Than 10 Mbps Speed

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 have increased during the period, Communications Regulatory Authority reported.
Data quoted by the regulatory report show that during that month, 63.5% of home fixed internet subscribers had access to speeds of 10 megabits per second or lower while that of fixed internet penetration hit 13%, which is very low compared to the mobile internet penetration rate.
According to the guideline 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.

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