[GrandTourer]

ISP: Spectra
Location: Bangalore
Plan: 500 MBPS
Charges: 2,360 (incl tax)
FUP 1.5TB

Older screenshot at the time of installation:


There were issues initially when the technician installed the wrong cable between fibre terminator and router. Cable that goes between router LAN and computer was installed at the fibre terminator. That gave me 90-100 MBPS, but once that was fixed, the speeds are what I paid for.

[Soorya Ramesh]

It's really awesome seeing some of you guys have insane speeds. But fortunately, my city does offer decent speeds as well.

Here are the details of my internet plan.

ISP: Readylink
Download/Upload Speed: 200Mbps
FUP: Unlimited (But mentioned 3TB in the account details page of my isp)
Bill: 999+ Taxes (Total: 1179 INR)
City: Coimbatore

I Initially had a 100mbps plan from the same ISP, After a while, they revised the plans, and mine got bumped up to 200mbps with the same price. I was still attaining the 100mbps cap with my router. So I had to buy a new Gigabit Router to get the full 200mbps speed.

[Sreesh1009]

Wow! Some of you have some spectacular speeds.ISP:ACT FIBERNET
FUP 1000 GB Per month
Speed: Attached in the screenshot below
Bill: ₹2358 (inclusive of taxes)

We consume around 400-500GB per month, sometimes lesser. Even though we're using the Wifi most of the time.
Had two minor issues but ACT Team is quite helpful

[r.joshi]

ISP: Excitel
Location: Delhi
Plan: 300 MBPS
Charges: ₹5662.82/9 months (incl. taxes)
FUP: Unlimited

I'm using Excitel for more than 3 years now and I am really happy with the company. Downtimes are rare and resolved within few hours without even contacting the customer care.

I'm using the router provided by them which is also fully refundable.

On Laptop(wireless):


On mobile(wireless):

[sandeepmohan]

Folks;

Need recommendations for a home ISP provider in Sector 43B Chandigarh.

My in laws use some junk Airtel connection. From the sounds of it, its a 4G based connection that never gets to the claimed 4G speed. Would like to get them on a fiber broadband option.

I looked up Railwire. Keen to know other options around.

[coolmind]

India has seen strong internet speed increases during a year when internet access has been crucial. 4G expansions are leading to mobile speed improvements, while fiber rollouts are driving jumps in fixed broadband speeds. Today we’re looking closely at how India’s improvements compare to other countries in the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). We have also paired the internet speed performance of India’s top internet providers with data on consumer sentiment to shed light on how consumers view their operators.

India’s fixed broadband is fast for SAARC countries (and getting faster)


India started 2020 with the fastest mean download speed over fixed broadband among SAARC countries, and strong improvements in India from Q2 2020 onward only widened the gap. India’s government has been instrumental in these improvements with both Digital India and the Smart Cities Mission.

A jump in fixed broadband download speed in Bangladesh brought the country to second by the end of the year, while a decline in speeds put Sri Lanka in third place. Afghanistan had the lowest mean download speed over fixed broadband among SAARC countries during 2020.

Despite increases, Indian mobile speeds lag among SAARC countries


The Maldives, the only SAARC country with active 5G during 2020, was the fastest for mean download speed over mobile throughout 2020. Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bhutan were very closely grouped for second, third, fourth and fifth fastest during Q4 2020. Afghanistan had the slowest mean download speed over mobile among SAARC countries throughout 2020. Bangladesh was second slowest and India third. According to the Ookla 5G Map™, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka each have at least one location where 5G is available, but only in pre-release.

Jio had the fastest fixed broadband, highest ratings by customers
Speedtest® Consumer Sentiment data is gathered from single-question surveys presented to users at the end of a Speedtest. This data set provides rich insights into customer satisfaction over time, as well as competitive benchmarking, by providing data on both customers’ overall satisfaction with their network providers (based on a five-star scale) and Net Promoter Score (NPS). Operators and government regulators across the globe use this data to monitor improvements over time. By comparing Q4 2020 ratings data from India’s top providers with their speeds during the same period, we can explore the relationship between customer satisfaction and network performance.



Jio had the fastest mean download speed over fixed broadband among India’s top providers during Q4 2020. Jio also had the highest rating at 3.7 stars and the only positive NPS. ACT was second for download speed over fixed broadband, Airtel third and Excitel fourth. ACT and Excitel had the same star rating, while ACT had a higher NPS. Airtel had the third highest NPS.

BSNL had the slowest mean download speed over fixed broadband during the same period, although Hathway had the lowest rating and the lowest NPS. Note that the confidence intervals are narrow enough that they are obscured in the above chart and the one below.

Jio along with BSNL and Airtel offers fixed-line broadband service at Pan-India level. ACT, Excitel and Hathway are fixed broadband ISPs which offer services in a few key Indian cities and metros.

Vi India is fastest for mobile


Vi India had the fastest mean mobile download speed during Q4 2020 as it increased its download speed performance lead over Airtel from Q3. This confirms that Vi India is continuing to provide its users with a better network speed experience than its rivals. In Consumer Sentiment ratings, Vi tied with Airtel.

Airtel had the second-fastest mean download speed. Jio came in third place for performance, ratings and NPS. Vi led Airtel and Jio on NPS, but none of the providers’ scores were positive, indicating that customers were not likely to recommend any of the providers.

How Indian operators are approaching 5G
While 5G still isn’t commercialized in India, Airtel’s commercial 5G network is ready to roll out services once spectrum is allocated in late 2021 or early 2022. On January 28, 2021, Airtel successfully conducted a 5G trial in the Hyderabad region using Dynamic Spectrum Sharing (DSS) on a 1800 MHz spectrum band. This demonstration was made possible by the Swedish infrastructure giant Ericsson (which provided the software to its radio infrastructure) and the device manufacturer Oppo (which provided its 5G-capable device powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 865 5G Mobile Platform). Over the past year, Airtel has deployed LTE services using “5G-ready” Altiostar’s virtual open RAN software stack. This indicates that the operator’s 5G strategy may at least partially include O-RAN.

In a recent interview, Vi India’s CEO declared the company is also ready for a 5G rollout, but Vi India will wait for the 5G spectrum auction in the 3.3 GHz - 3.6 GHz band.

Jio, the telecom branch of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), has been getting ready to roll out its homegrown O-RAN 5G network. Building an in-house cloud-native 5G core and radio access network from the ground up — while leveraging containerized network functions — will lay the groundwork for the operator to deliver improved security and spectral efficiency. This network approach can also enable new use cases like ultra-reliable low-latency communications (URLLC), network slicing and improved reliability, to name a few. Similar to Rakuten Mobile’s approach, Jio aims to leverage automation and artificial intelligence for network monitoring and optimization, as well as capacity planning. A zero-touch deployment approach promises to deliver rapid cell site provisioning, which opens the door for massive infrastructure scaling.

However, without a sufficient amount of wireless spectrum, LTE and 5G technologies won’t be able to deliver the ultra-fast speeds and low latency promised by the emerging technology. This is why the Indian Department of Communications (DoT) held a spectrum auction on March 1, 2021 to license the spectrum blocks in the 700 MHz and 800 MHz bands. Airtel opted for spectrum in the sub-GHz, mid band and 2300 MHz bands. Vi India did not disclose which spectrum it had purchased and Jio reportedly purchased spectrum in the 800 MHz, 1800 MHz and 2300 MHz bands to renew permits expiring in July. The 700 MHz band did not get any offers.

Mobile and fixed broadband are rapidly improving in India, and we’ll be watching this market for continued performance improvements in the near future. Soon, we’ll also be using data from Speedtest video testing to assess how networks are performing when streaming video. Try video testing on Speedtest for iOS now to see how well your operator supports streaming video.

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[srini1785]

To further this study, we probably should also make a comparative study of internet speed in India Vs the following countries

1. Chad
2. Mozambique
3. South Sudan
4. Yemen
5. Somalia.

We might probably stand first and that would be a feel good factor. The reality is completely different.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...nection_speeds

We rank 84/100 in mobile internet speed and 64/100 in fixed internet according to Wiki. So, IMO, nothing to brag about.

PS. Of the listed war torn countries above, i am not sure if one or two are actually ahead of us in terms of speeds.

[digitalnirvana]

@srini1785 sorry but you've got it wrong. It should be the other way round. Actually the list you posted means nothing without context.

A flat tiny country like Bahrain or Qatar or Singapore can have full scale 5G rollout much more easily, but it is not comparable to a mountainous country like Switzerland or difficult topography like North East India or Myanmar or upper Brazil.

India has come leaps and bounds from 5 years ago, and our success should be measured not just in terms of speed alone but in terms of penetration / reach, cost (ARPU), technology prowess and reliability.

Chosing to not acknowledge that, to me, looks like bias. But hey we all have our own opinions.

[yesyeswe]

Provider: Excitel
Location : Jaipur
Plan: 200 Mbps unlimited
Rate: 529 per month when paid for 12 months together

[dadu]

Provider : Airtel Xstreme fiber
location:Bangalore
Plan : 200mbps, Rs 999/- +tax
FUP: 3.3TB
Got 1GBps speeds due to some glitch at backend, couldn't be happier

[NetfreakBombay]

Originally Posted by dadu

Got 1GBps speeds due to some glitch at backend, couldn't be happier

If this test was on WiFi, that is some awesome speed.

[dadu]

Originally Posted by NetfreakBombay

If this test was on WiFi, that is some awesome speed.

It's on Wifi.....

[Fraz33r]

Anyone knows a good ISP provider for Borivali(W); Mumbai ? Needs decent speed with cap is fine. ( not needed unlimited as of now) required for Niece's studying and online Zoom school work and occasional surfing.

Do we need to go cable route OR is the data plans any good (e.g. dongle)

[NetfreakBombay]

Originally Posted by Fraz33r

Anyone knows a good ISP provider for Borivali(W)

Depends on specific society/building. Depending on the building, Airtel, Tata or Jio's fiber service might be available.

All of them are excellent (stable, 100 to 300mbps , practically unlimited , costs 800 to 1300 Rs per month).

[Mortis]

Jio Fibre is being installed in the lane and society. Is it worth taking ? I'm talking of broadband only no set top box or phone connection.
Currently using a 200 Mbps You Broadband connection. The Jio connection will be pretty much the same speed and price.
Do you get the streaming service subscriptions with Broadband only or do you have to get the set top box too ?
Also how is the connection in general ? The upload speed used to be capped at 10% of download which is garbage however a recent flyer claims its symmetrical now. My uncle has a connection since over a year and says that the speed varies a lot throughout the month and mysteriously becomes excellent around the time of renewal.
So I'm looking for feedback from other Mumbai users before making the switch