06 April 2022

Mobile users in Pakistan are experiencing across-the-board improvement in their average download and upload speeds in recent months with Ufone leading its competitors, according to new data.

In its third Global Awards report, the UK-based Opensignal compared growth statistics from around the world to recognise operators who offer the best mobile experience to their users.

It found that 14 out of the 30 Global Rising Stars for the Download Speed Experience come from the Asia Pacific (APAC) region.

Pakistan’s Ufone ranked among the top 30 Global Rising Stars in the ‘Download Speed Experience — Most Improved’ category. Ufone’s Download Experience (50.7 percent) was 1.8x times higher than the global average of 28%.

Ufone has been named a Global Rising Star in two categories: Download Speed Experience and Upload Speed Experience, as the average download and upload speeds observed by Opensignal users on its network rose by 50.7% and 58.5%, respectively between H2 2020 and H2 2021. The latter was the third highest percentage increase seen in the APAC region, behind Sri Lanka’s Airtel (275%) and India’s Jio (62.7%).

Likewise, the report observed that Ufone’s ‘Upload Speed Experience – Most Improved’ statistics have improved as well. Ufone’s Upload Speed Experience (58.5%) was 2.79x times higher than the global average of 20.9%.

The report observed that the Global Rising Stars for Upload Speed Experience increased their scores compared with the previous year by at least 9.2% points more than the global average of 20.9%.

Elsehwhere, the Asian Global Rising Stars for Upload Speed Experience include Globe in the Philippines, together with Smartfren and Telkomsel in Indonesia.