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Iran Fixed Internet Speed Improves Slightly in April

The speed of fixed wireless internet has median mobile internet download speed have obtained all relevant approvals.
increased in April 2023, while that of mobile stood at 189.98 Mbps in March to rank They are being used by public and private
internet declined compared to the previous first in the world. It was followed by the companies and organizations, and
month, according to the Speedtest web UAE with 175.34 Mbps, Macau with 171.73 possess the most advanced technologies
service’s latest survey on global internet Mbps, Kuwait with 139.03 Mbps, Norway in this field,” Gholamali Hassani was
speed. Data released by Speedtest.net with 131.16 Mbps, Denmark with 118.83 also quoted as saying by the news portal
show Iran’s internet speed (according to Mbps, Bahrain with 115 Mbps, South Korea of the Vice Presidency for Science and
the median index) settled one place higher with 110.59 Mbps, China with 110.10 Mbps Technology. He noted that the company
for fixed wireless internet while that of and the Netherlands with 109.13 Mbps. is active in the design, production and
mobile declined one place compared to For median fixed internet speed, Singapore development of call centers, data networks
the previous month. The website used two ranked first with 242.01 Mbps. Chile with and next-generation telecom systems.
median and mean (average) indicators 222.49 Mbps, the UAE with 216.78 Mbps, “The constant monitoring and updating
to measure the ranking and quality of China with 215.8 Mbps, Hong Kong with of product security, customization and
internet worldwide. The mean index is 205.19 Mbps, Thailand with 204.26 Mbps, integration of communications portal, as
the average, but the median is the middle the US with 202.4 Mbps, Denmark with well as its one-third lower price compared
point of statistical data. It claims that 199.94 Mbps, Spain with 175.96 Mbps and to foreign counterparts, are the main
global rankings are reported based on Romania with 174.26 Mbps came next. advantages of the company’s products,”
median download speed “to best reflect The Iranian government has launched a he said. “At present, more than 5 million
the speeds a user is likely to experience fiber optic project to improve the quality telecommunication switches produced
in a market.” Iran’s fixed internet speed of fixed internet and eliminate the backlog by the company have been purchased
ranked 145th (out of 180 countries) while of internet registration by expanding by the Telecommunication Company of
mobile internet speed was at 62nd place facilities for users and operators. A Iran, Telecommunication Infrastructure
(out of 138 countries) in April. Median fixed knowledge-based company has produced Company, fixed communications providers,
internet download speed is currently 11.97 telecommunication equipment that are most ministries and major organizations.”
Mbps, upload speed is 2.28 Mbps and of superior quality and can help prevent a Referring to the production of next-
latency is 30 milliseconds. This is while the significant foreign currency outflow from generation telecom centers, Hassani
median mobile internet download speed is importing counterparts. The products of said that in view of the need to integrate
35.98 Mbps, upload speed is 10.95 Mbps Ava Communication Industries Company communications in organizations, the
and latency is 29 milliseconds. According in the fields of IP Multimedia Subsystems company started designing and producing
to Speedtest, the median global mobile (IMS) and Next Generation Networks next-generation call centers to meet
internet download speed is 42.07 Mbps, (NGN) have successfully replaced domestic needs. “Based on the latest
upload speed is 10.33 Mbps and latency is European and Chinese brands in the telecommunication technology, the
28 milliseconds. On fixed internet, download country's telecommunication network, company’s call center is considered the first
speed is 80.12 Mbps, upload speed is 35.13 according to the company’s CEO. “In and only of its kind completely designed
Mbps and latency is 9 milliseconds. Qatar’s recent years, the company’s products and produced in Iran,” he added. According
to the CEO, the company’s projects have
prevented the outflow of millions of dollars,
while making the country self-sufficient in
this strategic area. “In case of government
support, the outflow of more than €30
million will be prevented,” he added.
Stressing that cloud-based IMS/NGN
products are the latest technology in this
field, Hassani said only a few companies in
the world produce these types of products
that have huge export potentials. “The
company has created 100 direct jobs, but
with the increase in production and the
development of new products, it will be
possible to create 1,000 direct and 10,000
indirect jobs in the next two years,” he said.

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