The average fixed broadband Internet download speed in Romania increased by almost 45% in the first half of the year compared to the same period in 2016, namely from 75 Mbps to 109 Mbps, according to Romania’s telecom regulator ANCOM.

The average mobile data download speed dropped by 28% during this period from 27.72 Mbps to 19.99 Mbps due to the increase in the number of user tests on this segment.

ANCOM gathers data on the quality of the internet service access through the Netograf.ro speed test application. The application, developed by the communications authority, measures the quality of the internet service as it is experienced by the user, benchmarked against one unique reference point.

Over 182,500 tests were made by the app’s users in 2016.

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