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Slower data speeds: Worst might be over, but only temporarily

Data networks are working at near peak capacity of 80-85% (compared to 65-75% pre-Covid) and they could get into a jam once again if economic activity suddenly picks

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Average data usage has gone up by over 20 per cent in April and May, hitting 12.4 GB as compared to 10.3 GB before the lockdown.

Surajeet Das Gupta New Delhi

4 min read Last Updated : Jun 16 2020 | 1:35 AM IST

For mobile customers facing slower data speeds and congestion because of rocketing demand in April and May, the worst might be over, even if it’s only a temporary respite.

Demand, which shot up by 15 per cent, has stabilised. But data networks that are working at near peak capacity of 80-85 per cent (compared to 65-75 per cent pre-Covid) could get into a jam once again if economic activity suddenly picks up to pre-Covid levels and data demand shoots up again, say telecom operators.

According to Ookla, the speed test app endorsed by the Cellular Operators’ Association of India (COAI), average data

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