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India gets world's cheapest mobile data, know the condition of other countries

India gets world's cheapest mobile data, know the condition of other countries

 

The cheapest mobile data in the world is in India. This is revealed by the World Mobile Data Pricing Report. According to the report, the 1GB mobile data package in India is significantly cheaper than in most countries. It is followed by Israel, Kyrgyzstan, Italy and Ukraine.

 

The report says that India's population is the youngest. The youth here are rich in technology. India's Smartphone market is quite vibrant. It has the ability to incorporate new technology. There is competition in the market. Despite all this, data is also very cheap. The average price of 1 GB data in India is $ 0.09. The average price of 1 GB of data in Israel is $ 0.11, $ 0.21 in Kyrgyzstan, $ 0.43 and 0.46 in Italy and Ukraine respectively. Fibre brand infrastructure (compared to Italy, India, Ukraine and Israel) are much better in these countries. The most expensive mobile data is in St. Helena Island. Here 583 time’s mobile data from India is expensive. One GB of data in the UK costs $ 1.39. At the same time, the price of one GB in the US is 8 US Dollars. However, mobile data is the most expensive in St. Helena. A GB data rate here is $ 52.50.

 

According to the report, Israel has overtaken the US in terms of the smartphone market. Various service providers have covered Israel's Fast 4G LTE market. At the same time, Kyrgyzstan's mobile sector is going to be better, open and encouraging foreign investment. Kyrgyzstan relies heavily on mobile data provisions. Italy is one of the countries where mobile data is much cheaper. Italy is in the process of expanding the 5G network. To make this report, 5,554 mobile data plans from 228 countries were analyzed and studied. Of the 10 expensive countries in this list, 5 are all from Sahara Africa.

 

There are 20 Asian countries on the list, where data rates are much cheaper. India is number one on the list. It is followed by Sri Lanka, Vietnam, China, Indonesia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Mongolia, Iran, Myanmar and Nepal. In these countries, one GB of data costs less than a dollar. The cost of mobile data in Estonia in the Baltic countries is $ 1.85 per GB.

 

Consumer dot analyst Don Howdle of Cable.co.uk has said about the report that there are two main reasons for being cheap - first, in countries where mobile and broadband infrastructures are far better, providers can provide large amounts of data. Second, countries where people do not have the ability to pay more. At the same time, in countries where the prices are high, the infrastructure is not good and the usage is also very low. Also, the rate is higher in some developed countries.

 

The report revealed that South Korea and North America have higher mobile data prices. According to the study, 1GB of data is priced at $ 10.94 in South Korea, despite being advanced in terms of technology. At the same time, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong and some Asian countries are also expensive in this case.

 

The average price of one GB of data is significantly higher in these countries. St. Helena, Falkland Island, Nauru, Bermuda, São Tomé and Principe and Malawi are among the most expensive countries. The average price of one GB dollar in these countries is 52.50, 40.41, 30.47, 28.75 and $ 28.26 respectively.


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