nPerf Releases Mobile Internet Connection Speed ​​Assessment Report in Indonesia

In a report titled "Barometer of Mobile Internet Connections in Indonesia", nPerf tested the internet service speed of six Indonesian cellular operator providers in the first half of 2018.

nPerf is one mobile internet benchmarking software used to measure the speed and quality of mobile networks around the world.

In total, in its survey nPerf conducted 319.552 tests covering speed downloading, streamingand Browsing.

Result Smartphone was crowned sitting in first place with an average download speed of 13,94 Mbps. Followed by Telkomsel 6,27 Mbps. The third position is Bolt with a speed of 5,85 Mbps, followed by XL Axiata 5,41 Mbps Indosat Ooredoo 2,82 Mbps, and finally there Sorting 2,75 Mbps.

This figure is the average taken from all generations of cellular technology for each operator, both 2G, 3G, and 4G.

"Smartfren's download speed increased by 45% compared to 2017, higher than XL Axiata's 24%. While Bolt and Telkomsel down on average," nPerf wrote in its report.

In addition to recording the highest average download speed, Smartfren recorded an excellent latency performance of 68,98 ms, making it an ideal criterion for activities that require stable connectivity such as online games. Then followed by XL Axiata 85,53 ms, and Tri 92,64 ms.

Test results streaming and Browsing

Although superior in download speed, Smartfren still loses in maintaining performance for streaming and Browsing. For Browsing alone (excluding YouTube), Smartfren recorded an average speed of 21,99%. XL Axiata (21,03%) and Telkomsel (28,87%) is superior in terms of speed Browsing.

While in test streaming, nPerf measures the network quality of watching videos on the platform streaming YouTube. As a result, XL Axiata (65,16%) excelled, followed by Bolt (64,58%), Tri (62,83%) and Telkomsel (61,34%). Smartfren is in fifth position (55,78%), the last is Indosat Ooredoo (51,8%).

In terms of uploads, both Smartfren and Telkomsel compete fiercely. Upload speed Telkomsel is 4,41 Mbps, while Smartfren 4,21 Mbps. Followed by XL Axiata (3,95 Mbps), Tri (2,83 Mbps), Indosat Ooredoo (2,33 Mbps) and Bolt (1,08 Mbps).

"Telkomsel has provided the best upload speeds in the first half of 2018, as in 2017. However, noting the excellent development of Smartfren, XL Axiata, and Tri, while Telkomsel significantly decreased performance."

nPerf also recorded the ratio of 3G and 4G networks from each operator. The results show Bolt and Smartfren have nearly 4% 100G connections, at 99,98% and 99,90%, respectively. This achievement could be because they do not operate a network outside of it.

Meanwhile, Tri noted connection rate 73,35%, XL Axiata 69,90%, Telkomsel 63,08%, and Indosat Ooredoo 60,17%.

Overall, the Smartfren score given by nPerf for the internet network test is 25.242 nPoint. Telkomsel followed by 21.692 nPoint, XL Axiata (20.353 nPoint), and Bolt (15.573 nPoint).