Lok Sabha Question No. 4549 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-30
Subject: Average Download and Upload Speed
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Shashi Tharoor

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4549 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30 TH  MARCH, 2022

## AVERAGE DOWNLOAD AND UPLOAD SPEED

## 4549.   DR. SHASHI THAROOR:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has recorded the average download and upload speed in Mega Bytes Per Second (MBps) in urban cities and rural areas;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (c) the  minimum  download  speed  in  MBps  for  4G  internet  services  to  be  provided  by  cellular broadband services in the country;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  announced  an  increase  in  the  minimum  download  speed  to  be provided by broadband services for 4G;
- (e) if so, the details thereof;
- (f) whether  the  Government  shall  pay  consumers  for  the  subsequent  increase  in  the  minimum download speed provided and if so, the details thereof; and
- (g) whether this will result in an increase in the out of-pocket expenditure for consumers in the country and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS (SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN)

- (a) & (b) Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has been obtaining Crowd-sourced data about download and upload speed for different service providers through TRAI My speed App. Average download & upload speed License Service Area (LSA) wise across India for Quarter (Oct 21- Dec 21) is placed as Annexure. No separate information is available for urban/rural areas.
- (c) No minimum download speed for 4G internet services has been specified. However, the speed of mobile internet is dependent on number of factors such as distance of user from the cell site, the number of users being served by the cell, traffic handled by the cell, the user equipment/mobile handset etc.
- (d) No Sir.
- (e) to (g) Does not arise.

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Annexure

| LSA              | AIRTEL(Mbps)   | AIRTEL(Mbps)   | BSNL(Mbps)   | BSNL(Mbps)   | RJIO(Mbps)   | RJIO(Mbps)   | Vi India(Mbps)   | Vi India(Mbps)   |
|------------------|----------------|----------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|------------------|------------------|
| LSA              | Downlo ad      | Up load        | Downlo ad    | Up load      | Downlo ad    | Up load      | Downlo ad        | Up load          |
| Andhra Pradesh   | 14.18          | 7.06           | 4.71         | 4.01         | 25.81        | 6.45         | 6.54             | 2.23             |
| Assam            | 7.22           | 3.04           | NA           | NA           | 14.18        | 4.83         | 21.29            | 24.99            |
| Bihar            | 12.97          | 5.77           | NA           | NA           | 24.12        | 7.24         | 10.07            | 8.62             |
| Chennai          | 13.50          | 5.77           | 11.00        | 7.07         | 26.94        | 5.56         | 11.58            | 6.97             |
| Delhi            | 11.57          | 3.27           | 17.11        | 7.70         | 24.73        | 10.21        | 12.50            | 5.34             |
| Gujarat          | 11.35          | 3.98           | 4.19         | 3.67         | 29.66        | 7.21         | 17.81            | 10.10            |
| Haryana          | 12.77          | 3.00           | 3.38         | 3.00         | 55.88        | 8.10         | 11.80            | 8.58             |
| Himachal Pradesh | 13.05          | 5.83           | 9.98         | 3.64         | 10.51        | 4.89         | 5.40             | 4.53             |
| Jammu& Kashmir   | 15.11          | 8.45           | 8.34         | 5.25         | 11.83        | 4.69         | 21.92            | 12.03            |
| Karnataka        | 11.27          | 5.40           | 5.14         | 3.66         | 31.98        | 6.13         | 10.12            | 7.74             |
| Kerala           | 8.82           | 2.74           | 2.92         | 2.56         | 27.22        | 4.83         | 12.34            | 5.29             |
| Kolkata          | 13.61          | 3.93           | NA           | NA           | 31.56        | 6.97         | 15.68            | 7.39             |
| Madhya Pradesh   | 11.34          | 6.05           | 2.73         | 1.12         | 26.70        | 5.72         | 22.61            | 7.73             |
| Maharashtra      | 10.35          | 4.58           | 6.86         | 4.92         | 39.72        | 6.10         | 13.63            | 7.06             |
| Mumbai           | 10.63          | 3.61           | NA           | NA           | 34.79        | 7.02         | 15.56            | 7.58             |
| North East       | 11.71          | 4.69           | NA           | NA           | 16.24        | 5.73         | 16.47            | 12.92            |
| Orissa           | 14.85          | 4.14           | NA           | NA           | 41.57        | 7.72         | 13.35            | 11.28            |
| Punjab           | 13.03          | 4.73           | 3.72         | 2.79         | 31.66        | 6.57         | 11.99            | 10.38            |
| Rajasthan        | 13.86          | 6.63           | NA           | NA           | 37.05        | 8.60         | 12.37            | 6.51             |
| Tamil Nadu       | 13.04          | 5.48           | 4.92         | 3.68         | 28.21        | 5.95         | 15.43            | 8.77             |
| UP East          | 12.04          | 4.52           | 4.91         | 2.97         | 28.43        | 7.63         | 20.41            | 9.63             |
| UP West          | 13.14          | 6.78           | 5.29         | 2.88         | 44.14        | 7.05         | 16.31            | 9.22             |
| West Bengal      | 9.07           | 2.39           | 0.42         | 1.01         | 14.47        | 5.99         | 23.58            | 7.80             |

NA: Not Available