Bangladesh lags behind Ethiopia-Somalia in mobile internet speed

In terms of mobile internet speed_ Bangladesh lags behind India or Pakistan. The average internet speed of mobile operators in Bangladesh is the lowest among the neighbouring South Asian countries.

In South Asia_ only Afghanistan has slower internet than Bangladesh. Bangladesh is even worse off than Ethiopia and Somalia_ the poorest countries in Africa.

Speedtest_ a popular website that tracks online internet speeds has published the information in its global index.

However_ mobile operators in Bangladesh have been claiming that they have been providing 4G speed internet service for a long time. There are even rumors that they will soon offer 5G services_ the latest technology on the Internet.

Although  a responsible official of a large mobile service provider denied that their internet speed was low. He also denied to make an official statement regarding this.

However_ the Minister of Telecommunications of Bangladesh says that the speed of internet is slowing down as the amount of spectrum or wave is less than the amount of internet subscribers of mobile service providers.

In such a situation_ an auction is being organized on 8 March for the allocation of new spectrum. Officials say they expect Internet service to improve from next month after operators buy the required spectrum from the auction.