Thanks Frank! I've flip-flopped in my own mind regarding the methodology of this. But it at least has a consistent methodology for all countries. And it's much better than (say) the OECD's "average of advertised speeds" which is just silly.
RC On 27/04/13 1:14 PM, Frank O'Connor wrote: > Yeah, it's news everywhere. > > I also missed our own Richard Chirgwin's article at the Reg. > > See: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/04/23/oz_bb_speed_collapse/ for that > one. :) > --- > On 27/04/2013, at 10:12 AM, Kim Holburn <[email protected]> wrote: > >> http://www.zdnet.com/australian-broadband-speeds-slow-akamai-report-7000014437/ >> >>> Frankly, it's an embarrassment: The latest Akamai State of the Internet >>> Report (just released, but for Q4, 2012) shows Australia with average >>> broadband speeds of just 4.2Mbps. Out of all 34 OECD countries, only New >>> Zealand, Italy, Greece, Chile, Mexico, and Turkey fall beneath us. >> >> >> >> On 2013/Apr/27, at 8:44 AM, Frank O'Connor wrote: >> >>> See: >>> http://www.theage.com.au/digital-life/computers/blogs/gadgets-on-the-go/are-aussie-internet-speeds-falling-20130426-2iivp.html >>> >>> An interesting article, bu the assessment methodology is a bit suspect. >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Link mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link >> -- >> Kim Holburn >> IT Network & Security Consultant >> T: +61 2 61402408 M: +61 404072753 >> mailto:[email protected] aim://kimholburn >> skype://kholburn - PGP Public Key on request >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Link mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link > > _______________________________________________ > Link mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link > _______________________________________________ Link mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
