Reliance Jio 4G Download Speed Fastest in India Once Again, Idea Second: TRAI Data

HIGHLIGHTS

• Jio has fastest 4G network in India at 16.487Mbps average download speed
• The five fastest operators saw a dip in their download speeds in March
• Idea has fastest 4G upload speeds, Reliance Jio stands at fourth place

Reliance Jio has emerged as India’s fastest 4G mobile data provider for the month of March, as per TRAI data, even as rival Airtel continues to air advertisements claiming its network is the fastest. The telecom upstart had the fastest 4G network in the country in February as well, while it languished on the fourth spot in January. This comes within days of Reliance Jio announcing the new Jio Summer Surprise offer, under which the operator’s services can be availed for free for three more months.

Fastest 4G mobile download speeds in India

Data from TRAI’s MySpeed app shows Reliance Jio leads the industry with average 4G mobile download speeds of 16.487Mbps. Following Jio on the list of networks with fastest 4G mobile download speeds are Idea(12.092Mbps), Airtel (10.439Mbps), and Vodafone (7.933Mbps). Rounding off the top 5 is Reliance Communications (2.958Mbps).

Interestingly, the four fastest networks in the country saw their average download speeds decline marginally over the previous month. In fact, Airtel and Vodafone have seen their 4G download speeds have been decreasing since January, as the chart below shows.