EghtesadOnline: Average mobile Internet speed increased by 36% year-on-year in Iran in 2017 reaching 16.74 Mbps, the Internet testing and analysis company Ookla reported. The world’s average mobile download speed increased 30.1% during the period.

EghtesadOnline: The rate of mobile Internet usage has grown 42% over four years, with the latest data putting the number at 33 million subscribers at the end of the previous fiscal that ended in March, an increase of 3.9 million.

EghtesadOnline: Two major mobile operators have reportedly slashed Internet tariffs for some local websites that offer “indigenous content,” according to press releases from both companies.