MegaFon showed the best results in terms of mobile Internet speed and network coverage among all Russian operators, maintaining its leadership in 2024. This is evidenced by the results of an independent survey of the first and second quarters of this year by the international company Ookla®.
The research is based on Internet speed measurements by subscribers of all operators from their mobile devices using the Speedtest® application. In total, 12.75 million measurements were taken across the country from about 1.38 million different devices.
In terms of mobile Internet speed, MegaFon confirmed its leadership for the eighth year in a row. Average network download speed for the first half is 29.65 Mbps and data download speed is 9.46 Mbps.
MegaFon’s leading position in mobile Internet speed is maintained thanks to the continuous development of the network in the country. Thus, in 2024, the operator’s specialists built and upgraded more than 130 communication facilities in the Republic of Khakassia.
To evaluate the coverage of mobile networks, Ookla® experts studied the quality of operator services in each area of 5 square kilometers in the Russian Federation, where there is a mobile connection. Scans from at least two different devices were analyzed at each location to minimize the influence of malfunctioning devices. In total, the experts studied more than 1.3 billion measurements obtained from 2.2 million unique devices. MegaFon also showed the best result of this indicator for the third year in a row, after the study of this parameter by Ookla® analysts.
“To confirm the status of the best mobile network in Russia annually, we must pay special attention to technical development. We are expanding the LTE coverage area, providing high-quality communication along federal highways, sparsely populated areas and popular tourist spots. Farming is actively going on in the regions. fourth generation networks are gradually replacing the outdated 2G and 3G communication standards. Over the past year, our processing rate has doubled, and the program itself has covered 52 regions of the Russian Federation. MegaFon also continues to introduce technological innovations. we were the first in the market to implement the Intelligent Load Management function in the Radio Access Network (RCAF), which allows us to increase the availability of popular Internet services even during peak load times.” says Alexey Titov, director of MegaFon