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Canada drops off Ookla’s top 10 list for mobile Internet speeds

SEATTLE — Canada no longer ranks in the top 10 countries for mobile Internet download speeds, according to the latest report from Seattle-based broadband and mobile network testing company Ookla. In its newest Speedtest Global Index report, released today, Ookla says Canada now ranks 19th overall for mobile Internet, with an average download speed of 85.91 Mbps. Download speeds in the top 10 countries range from 190.03 Mbps (United Arab Emirates) to 120.44 Mbps (Bulgaria), according to Ookla’s July 2021 data. In 2019, Canada’s average download speeds gave it a sixth-place ranking and in 2020, an eighth place ranking. (Please...