Average LTE mobile data performance in Bahrain rose to 23.4 megabytes per second (Mbps) during the second quarter (Q2) of the year, up from 16.6 Mbps averages recorded in Q1, said the kingdom’s Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA).

“We noticed an overall performance drop of nearly 26 per cent between Q4 of 2016 and the first quarter of this year and are glad to see that data performance has bounced back in the second quarter,” said Sheikh Ahmed Bin Isa bin Duaij Al Khalifa, TRA’s manager of ICT, commenting on the Authority’s Broadband Quality of Service Report for the first half of 2017.

“This report is published regularly to keep consumers informed of the most current performance conditions in their areas. Consumers can also expect that we are in the process of publishing an updated regulation on the quality of service to ensure users enjoy the best service possible,” he added.

The broadband report includes several technical indicators for the use of wireless and wired broadband services that will provide consumers in residential consumers and businesses with information which can be used to determine which service provider is best suited to each consumer. All of the indicators have maintained similar high performance levels when compared to the first quarter.

For instance, the average HTTP download speed for regular, fixed-line residential packages performed at an average of 6.5 Mbps, remaining unchanged between Q1 and Q2 of 2017.

High-Speed residential packages on the other hand have had varied results. Eight Mbps packages rose to 13 Mbps on average in Q2, compared to 7.7 Mbps in Q1, while 25 Mbps packages slightly dropped to 22.3 Mbps on average compared to 24.3 Mbps in Q1, and 100 Mbps packages dropped to an average of 88.2 Mbps in Q2, compared to 94.1 Mbps in Q1. – TradeArabia News Service