Australian broadband speeds stagnant: Akamai
- 22 October, 2010 12:25
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Australia’s internet speeds continue to lag behind the rest of the world, according to a new research report from Akamai.
The cloud service provider released new statistics that indicate Australia has an average connection speed of 2.8 megabits per second (Mbps) and sits 48th in the world.
The State of the Internet Report is based on testing done during the second half of this year, and found that while New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia and China all saw an average speed increase of more than 10 per cent, Australia did not increase significantly.
Asia Pacific nations dominated all areas of the report, with 62 of the top cities located in Japan and 12 in South Korea.
The insights come as Computerworld Australia earlier this year reported that the average mobile broadband speed in Australia sat at 1.88 mbps, and as IDC reported that mobile broadband had increased of 68 per cent over 2009.
However, the numbers come into conflict with the 4.2Mbps average speeds collated from 10,000 tests by Broadband Expert, while Ookla's Net Index tool currently rates Australian speeds at an average of 7.8Mbps.
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Comments
Simon
Once again proof how far Australia is lagging in broadband speeds!
Maybe the Liberal party should comprehend this fact and allow the NBN Co to move forward with the rollout asap.
The Liberal party needs to stop obstructing progress by not passing critical legislation.
Lets get Australia into the 21st century with high speed broadband and all the associated applications that will be enabled by this infrastructure.
ICT professionals unite and support the NBN!!!!
raym
Simon, you seem to have a simple view on this subject! are you able to tell me what legislation you are referring too!
The last time I looked, nothing had been put to the House of Reps to be voted on! and then for your information, it goes to the Senate.
As there has never been a vote on this policy, as there has never been a policy document that resembles legislation put to a vote! perhaps you might care to inform all, what legislation has been obstructed!
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