Jio hits numero one spot with download speed of 18.48Mbps in March

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on announced that Reliance Jio has topped the charts of mobile networks in March by registering an all-time high download speed of 18.48 mega-bites-per-second (Mbps).

The regulatory in its data said that the average download speed on Reliance Jio network peaked on April 1 to 18.48 mbps from 16.48 mbps it registered a month ago.

As per the latest reports published by TRAI, the download speed on the network of Jio's nearest rival Bharti Airtel declined by one Mbps to 6.57 Mbps from 7.66 Mbps during the period.

It further said that Vodafone outshined Idea Cellular to become the third fastest mobile network in the country by registering download speed of 6.14 Mbps.

The speed on Idea network declined by 2.34 Mbps to 5.9 Mbps.

However, Aircel was at the fourth spot with 2.01 Mbps download speed.

TRAI collects and computes data download speed with the help of its MySpeed application on real-time basis.

Earlier, TRAI had advised telecom giant Reliance Jio Infocmm Limited to withdraw the three-month complimentary benefits under its Jio Summer Surprise scheme under which all Jio Prime members making their first recharge payment of Rs. 303 (or higher) are entitled to three months complimentary services in addition to the benefits of their purchased plan.