Hanoi, Sept. 22 -- Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam has climbed to the world's 10th place for fixed broadband internet speeds, its highest ranking since Ookla's Speedtest Global Index began in 2017, the global internet speed testing company has reported.

The country also recorded its fastest median speed since connecting to the global internet in 1997. This milestone places Vietnam among the top 20 nations for both mobile and fixed broadband speeds, along with Singapore, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the US, the Republic of Korea, Denmark, and Kuwait.

Ookla's Speedtest Awards for the first half of 2025 honoured Vietnam's two top telecom service providers. Viettel, the military-run provider, secured a third place globally in the "Fastest Mobile N...