In February 2023, compared to the same period last year, mobile internet speed in the regions of Russia decreased by an average of 7 percent to 18.3 megabits per second. The newspaper writes about it “News” Citing a TelecomDaily report.
TelecomDaily survey respondents reported that they were sometimes unable to connect to the Web, making it difficult for a number of mobile apps to work. The problem is presumed to be due to a shortage of network equipment, the supply of which has been suspended since spring last year.
At the same time, as TelecomDaily CEO Denis Kuskov noted, Moscow and St. Petersburg residents do not have difficulties, because mobile Internet problems there can turn into image losses for operators.
“And conversely, in a remote regional center, no one will notice that the speed drops by 20-30 percent,” he said.
At the same time, according to the Ministry of Digital Development, mobile internet traffic increased by more than 20% in the first nine months of 2022 compared to the same period in 2021.
In early February, Alexander Sivolobov, Vice President of the Skoltech-based NTI Wireless Communications and Internet of Things Competence Center declarationIt is unlikely that the increase in mobile communication tariffs will exceed 10% by the end of the year.