TRAI data reveals Reliance Jio records top 4G download speed at 21.9 mbps

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has come up with its fresh data regarding mobile internet speed of the telecom service providers.

Topping the charts is Reliance Jio which recorded an all-time high average 4G download speed of 21.9 megabit per second on its network in September.

This is over 2.5 times faster than that of rivals like Vodafone which is placed at second with 8.7 mbps of 4G download speed.

Reliance Jio 4G increased its mobile internet speed from 19.3 mbps in August to 21.9 mbps in September.  The data collected from users through MySpeed app of the TRAI.

The networks of Idea Cellular and Bharti Airtel recorded download speed of 8.6 mbps and 7.5 mbps respectively. Trai collects and computes data download speed with the help of its MySpeed application on a real-time basis.

In terms of upload speed, Idea Cellular topped the chart with 6.4 mbps speed. The upload speed plays important role when a user wants to share video or photo through social media or email. Idea was followed by Vodafone (5.8 mbps), Reliance Jio (4.3 mbps) and Bharti Airtel (4 mbps).  

(With PTI inputs)