Dubai Airport Has the World's Fastest WiFi: Study

Published July 9th, 2017 - 11:49 GMT
Dubai International Airport. (AFP/ File)
Dubai International Airport. (AFP/ File)

If you happen to be in the Dubai International Airport availing its free Wi-Fi facility, you can reach your friends or kin the fastest than from any other airport across the world.

A recent study by Speedtest - which analysed the airport Wi-Fi facilities of Asia, Europe and Africa - revealed that Dubai International Airport's free Wi-Fi access is the fastest in the world. Using data gathered during March-May 2017, the study found that Dubai airport's Wi-Fi speed was number 1 in the Asian continent. It was followed by Seoul and Tokyo.

Source: Speedtest.net

Apart from topping the list of fastest free airport Wi-Fi in Asia, Speedtest also said:

"Dubai reigns when it comes to free airport Wi-Fi. In fact, this airport has the fastest Wi-Fi we've seen at any airport in Asia, Europe or Africa."

The study also said that Dubai's average download speeds of 39.50 Mbps is nearly double the country average of 22.12 Mbps.

Below is the list of 10 airports with the fastest free Wi-Fi, according to the study:-

1. Dubai International Airport, UAE - Download: 39.50 Mbps, Upload: 46.27 Mbps

2. Seoul Incheon International Airport, South Korea - Download: 26.52 Mbps, Upload: 32.76 Mbps

3. Tokyo Haneda Airport, Japan - Download: 18.28 Mbps, Upload: 21.89 Mbps

4. Indira Gandhi International Airport, India - Download: 15.95 Mbps, Upload: 14.98 Mbps

5. Changi Airport, Singapore - Download: 15.20 Mbps, Upload: 18.69 Mbps

6. Suvarnabhumi Airport, Thailand - Download: 10.17 Mbps, Upload: 2.26 Mbps

7. Hong Kong International Airport - Download: 8.93 Mbps, Upload: 15.74 Mbps

8. Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, China - Download: 3.72 Mbps, Upload: 5.05 Mbps

9. Beijing Capital International, China - Download: 2.46 Mbps, Upload: 0.90 Mbps

10. Shanghai Pudong International Airport, China - Download: 2.40 Mbps, Upload: 3.33 Mbps

 

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