Philippines' internet mobile, broadband speed rankings went up in August — Ookla

The Philippines moved up a few spots in a global ranking of internet speeds in August, according to data released by internet speed monitoring firm Speedtest by Ookla.
 
In terms of fixed broadband median, the country’s ranking improved to 45th from 46th in July out of 182 countries monitored by Ookla.
 
The Philippines’ fixed broadband median download speed increased to 78.33 megabits per second (Mbps) from 75.62 Mbps in the prior month.
 
For mobile internet median speed, the country’s ranking climbed two notches to 82nd from 84th in July out of 140 countries.
 
In terms of speed, mobile median download speed clocked in at 22.35 Mbps, down from 22.56 Mbps a month earlier.
 
Out of 50 Asian countries, the Philippines ranks 14th in fixed broadband and 29th in mobile.  

The country ranks 12th in fixed broadband and 17th in mobile in the Asia Pacific region. 
 
The government has been attributing the improvement in internet speeds to the streamlining and speeding up of the issuance of local government unit (LGU) permits as telcos are able to fast-track building infrastructure such as cellular towers and fiber optic networks necessary for boosting services and connectivity.
 
Meanwhile, the entry of Elon Musk’s satellite-based Starlink internet service is also expected to improve internet speeds further.  
 
Starlink announced it would launch its low Earth orbit satellite internet services in December this year, with deployment expected in the first quarter of 2023.
 
Starlink Internet Services Philippines Inc., SpaceX's wholly-owned Filipino subsidiary, received the National Telecommunications Commission's (NTC) approval earlier this year as a value-added service provider.
 
This service offers high-speed, low-latency satellite internet service with a download speed of between 100 Mbps and 200 Mbps. 
 
Using advanced satellites in a low orbit, Starlink will enable video calls, online gaming, streaming, and other high-data activities that historically have not been possible with satellite internet. — VBL, GMA News