Improving mobile internet speed

Many now cannot spend a single day without internet. But, the speed of internet is extremely poor in Bangladesh. According to Ookla's latest Speedtest Global Index, the country has ranked as one of the worst nations in the world in terms of mobile internet speed. Bangladesh reportedly came in the 120th position among 143 countries in mobile internet speed. Mobile phone users in Bangladesh receive internet speed of 17.18Mbps whereas users in Qatar, which has topped the index, receive internet speed of up to 205.77 Mbps. Even most African countries are ahead of Bangladesh in terms of internet speed. However, the cost of internet is not cheap in the country. The cost of using mobile internet is much higher in our country than in France, Italy and India. Mobile phone operators and other internet service providers here have been making huge profits with their various internet packages. There are many hidden conditions also.
Such a sorry state of internet services is disheartening us all at a time when we depend on the internet and when the country is supposed to be a Digital Bangladesh. The authorities concerned should, therefore, attend to the issue of poor internet service and take effective measures in this context. We should not forget that high-speed internet is a basic requirement for receiving the full potential of digital technologies.

Mehbish Siddiqua,
Student of HRM,
North South University, Dhaka,
mehbish.siddiqua@northsouth.edu