According to Ookla’s Speedtest Global Index, Norway has the fastest mobile internet in the world at an average speed of 55.72 Mbps. The Netherlands (48.3 Mbps) and Hungary (46.72 Mbps) are ranked number two and three on the list of the world’s fastest mobile networks.
Norway’s telecoms giants have invested billions of kroner in 4G technology over the last few years, an investment that seems to have paid off. At the end of last month, Telenor mobiles enjoyed an average download speed of 58.6 Mbps. Cellphones from Telenor’s rival Telia had an average speed of 45.9 Mbps.
Scandinavia is a hotspot for mobile internet both in terms of infrastructure and mobile payment functionality. Swedish mining operators were experimenting with 5G technology back in 2015. A project designed to improve productivity and safety in a traditionally dangerous environment saw a development system of new and existing technologies used to remotely control a Volvo truck within the mine. Mobile payment technology is catching on fast as the Nordic countries move towards a cashless society.
The service also measures static broadband speed but Norway fails to make the top ten in the latest rankings. Singapore, South Korea, Hong Kong, Iceland and Romania top the list. Norway’s Scandinavian neighbours Sweden lie 8th in the rankings, with an average download speed of 73.66 Mbps.
Credit : Life in Norway
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