Ookla: PLDT Smart improve Internet Speed Score in Q3 and Q4 of 2019

PLDT and Smart Communications have once again proved to be the country’s fastest fixed and mobile internet networks and continue to set the pace for internet speeds in the country. Ookla, the global leader in internet testing and analysis, shared the results covering Q3 and Q4 of 2019 taken with Speedtest.

Smart Ookla Q3

According to Ookla, the second half of 2019 showed SMART posting a Speed Score of 18.13 with average download speeds of 20.42 Mbps and average upload speeds of 9.87 Mbps, based on 1,822,401 user-initiated tests taken with Speedtest on LTE-capable devices in the Philippines for the period Q3-Q4 2019.

Smart Ookla Q3

Meanwhile, PLDT achieved a Speed Score of 25.03, with top download speeds of 62.87 Mbps and top upload speeds of 80.07 Mbps. The fixed network award is based on 29,505,821 customer-initiated Speedtest nationwide for Q3-Q4 2019. These latest figures are further improvements from PLDT and Smart’s results from the first half of 2019, when SMART posted a Speed Score of 17.07 and PLDT achieved a Speed Score of 20.44.

These results come just as another study shows how important internet and digital services have become to Filipinos.  According to the Digital 2020 report, the Philippines once again tops global rankings in terms of average time spent daily on the internet at 9 hours and 45 minutes— well above the global average of 6 hours and 43 minutes.

The report also shows that the Philippines also leads in terms of average time spent using mobile internet daily, with the average Filipino user logging on to the internet via their mobile phone for 5 hours 11 minutes a day—also above the global average of 3 hours 22 minutes.

“With millions of tests taken using Speedtest every day, Ookla has developed a robust and comprehensive view of worldwide internet performance. It is our pleasure to recognize Smart as the Fastest Mobile
Network and PLDT as the fastest Fixed Network in the Philippines based on our rigorous analysis. This award is a testament to Smart and PLDT’s exceptional performance, as experienced by their own customers, in Q3
and Q4,”
said Jamie Steven, Executive Vice President at Ookla. 

“The results of these consumer-initiated tests provide further proof that we are achieving our goal of progressively improving the service quality enjoyed by our customers.  Aside from expanding our coverage, we are enabling our customers to have the best experience enjoying entertainment or learning new skills through online video, playing mobile games, or boosting their businesses through social media and online commerce,” said Mario G. Tamayo, PLDT-Smart senior vice president for Network Planning and Engineering.

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