Tribune News Network
DOHA
Whether you’re booking a ride, translating signs or wandering through unfamiliar streets, mobile connectivity is essential for today’s travellers.
But internet quality varies greatly around the world. A new study found that Doha is the best tourist city in the world when it comes to mobile internet speed. At 354.5 Mbps, it takes 2.9 seconds to download a 1GB map of the city.
That’s according to mobile data experts at Holafly, who analyzed download speed data to reveal the destinations with the fastest and slowest mobile internet. Doha is followed by Dubai (351.8 in 2.9 seconds), Abu Dhabi (325.9 in 3.1) Riyadh (273.7 in 3.7) and Copenhagen (255.9 in 4.0)Tourist cities with the slowest mobile internet are Havana (download speed of 4.5), La Paz (9.7) and Caracas (16.3).
To do this, the team calculated the time it would take to download a 1GB map of each of the world’s most popular tourist cities using local mobile internet download speeds.
For the full study, please check https://esim.holafly.com/research/best-worst-tourist-cities-for-mobile-internet/