![]() We all know that Airtel is known to put out full page ads on newspapers and obviously when they were supposedly declared as the Fastest Network, they did the same and their ads looked something like this – With that said, now let’s talk about something that Airtel has smartly pulled off here today. So if you consider this tiny set of data available to Ookla, then Airtel is “ Probably” the fastest network in the country. And since Jio is a new player in the market, these IPs are available to them yet. Now what that means is, most of these IPs that they have to belong to Airtel in comparison to any other operators. Hence it is definitely clear that there is an element of probability and uncertainty with their analysis. Ookla’s speed test results are not a 100-percent accurate. Airtel’s margin of victory increased when the complete analysis was performed. This enables Ookla to determine the actual data carrier with a high degree of confidence. For example, Ookla matches the connection IP address recorded during the test to known carrier IP blocks. In these situations, Ookla applies additional data sources and mechanisms during post-processing to help determine the actual data carrier being tested. Due to limitations of the Android platform, the “Active Carrier” does not always indicate the actual data provider in devices with multiple SIMs. The carrier displayed in the Speedtest Android application is based on the “Active Carrier” value returned by the device. Much of the commentary has focused on dual SIM devices. Ookla fully stands behind the accuracy and reliability of the methodology used to designate Airtel as ‘India’s Fastest Mobile Network’. Data accuracy and neutrality is of the utmost importance to Ookla and the company goes to great lengths to ensure that the information collected on any Speedtest internet test is verifiably correct. In recent days, Indian telecommunications company Reliance Jio has made public statements regarding Ookla, primarily that Ookla has knowingly and blatantly released misleading results about the Indian mobile market. So in a way, Ookla has openly admitted that their technology is indeed flawed. In their official statement (Quoted below), Ookla said that the carrier displayed in the Speedtest Android application is based on the “Active Carrier” value returned by the device. ![]() Ookla has also given an official statement on this matter, and you can read and get to know more about that here. ![]() Everyone involved in this is trying to give out an official statement proving their side of the story. A Few days back Jio sent a legal notice to Ookla for misleading ads by Airtel, and now the controversy has largely picked up. ![]()
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