Reliance Jio had the highest average 4G download speed of 18.9 Mbps, while its rival operator and the largest telecom operator Airtel (in terms of subscribers) had an average 4G speed of just 9.1 Mbps, according to TRAI’s crowd sourced data from MySpeed app. Vodafone came second with 12.2 Mbps, while Idea had an average 4G download speed of 11.7 Mbps. In the 3G segment, Vodafone topped with 5.3 Mbps average download speeds, Airtel’s speeds stood at 3.4 Mbps, while Idea has 3.2 Mbps average 3G download speed, as per TRAI data. However, TRAI’s report, which is based on download speeds, cannot be taken into account to point out that Jio is, in fact, the fastest 4G operator in the country. Here is why: TRAI does not disclose sample size number and this is the biggest reason as to why consumers shouldn’t be making decision based on TRAI data. The data comes directly from the MySpeed app, which currently has between 1 million to 5 million app installs via Play Store. MySpeed app test results represent a very insignificant portion of the 1.01 billion active connections in India. Also note that there were at least 4 million new active mobile additions in April, which is almost same or possibly more than the total number of MySpeed app installs on Android. Other speed test results are portraying different numbers: In April, wireless coverage mapping firm Open Signal put out a report saying that Airtel is the fastest operator in India with 11.5…
