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broadband connections Re:
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2007 07:00:05 +0900
Begin forwarded message: From: Michael Kende <Michael.Kende () analysys com> Date: March 1, 2007 6:39:41 PM JST To: dave () farber net Subject: RE: [IP] broadband connections Dave, Analysys recently did a study that may be of interest here - we surveyed the measured speed of broadband connections against the advertised maximum speeds in thirteen different countries. There are speed test utilities available from websites that aim to measure the actual download speeds on broadband lines, and users can post the results on websites to help inform other customers, and we collected these numbers. Of course survey sizes in each country can vary, so we can't assign any statistical significance to the results, but we think the results provide a good indication of differences across countries. We found that, in general, the greater the advertised maximum download speed, the greater the shortfall in measured speed, with some services measuring only 40% of the top advertised speeds. The study also shows differences in the way that services are offered. The study can be downloaded from www.analysysconsulting.com (under Survey of International Broadband Offerings). The study was sponsored by AT&T. Michael -----Original Message----- From: David Farber [mailto:dave () farber net] Sent: 28 February 2007 23:17 To: ip () v2 listbox com Subject: [IP] broadband connections I case you wondered how come I did not have the answer considering I was at the FCC, I wanted to get people to focus on what they get when they connect to current broadband. Too many IPers seem to think they get a real X meg pipe when they subscribe to a X meg service, It should now be clear that you do NOT -- you get a max or something . You share with others and if they are very heavy users you might get poor service d or at least everyone gets lowered delivery. Dave ------------------------------------------- Archives: http://v2.listbox.com/member/archive/247/@now Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com ------------------------------------------- Archives: http://v2.listbox.com/member/archive/247/@now Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
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