[AusNOG] Australia ranks 50th in the world for average internet speeds at 9.6Mbps...

[Robert Hudson]

Do people want wireless, or are they forced there due to shitty fixed wire
performance?

When I was on ADSL, I would often tether to my 4G mobile to achieve tasks
that needed double-digit Mbps of downstream bandwidth, or even a single
digit integer of upstream...

On 21 Mar. 2017 7:33 am, "Mark Smith" <markzzzsmith at gmail.com> wrote:

> That's terrible! We should force customers to spend more money on their
> broadband, or take pay cuts so they can have more within what they're
> willing to pay.
>
> However, if you look at section 8 about mobile broadband, we're number 1
> is ASPAC (somewhat remarkable to me given Japan and Korea's presence), and
> also surpass the average performance of all of the Americas.
>
> Americas: Canada, 10.3 Mbps
> Asia Pacific: Australia, 13.8 Mbps
> Europe: United Kingdom, 26.8 Mbps
> Middle East/Africa: United Arab Emirates, 17.2 Mbps
>
> What does that say about where broadband capex in Australia is being
> spent? It is being spent on mobile because that's where the customers' want
> to spend their money for more performance.
>
> Believe in a technology all you want, but it will only be a successful
> technology in a market if it is solving a problem that customers are
> willing to pay to have solved.
>
>
>
> On 21 Mar. 2017 6:11 am, "Michael Bullut" <main at kipsang.com> wrote:
>
>> Greetings Team,
>>
>> Australia is ranked 50th in the world for its average national internet
>> connection speeds, lagging just behind the likes of France, Qatar, New
>> Zealand and Thailand, according to a report conducted by Akamai and posted
>> to *comparebroadband.com.au.*
>> <https://www.comparebroadband.com.au/broadband-articles/latest-news-id3/average-australian-internet-speed-december-2016-id1137/>
>>
>> *Article:*
>> *https://www.crn.com.au/news/australia-ranks-50th-in-the-world-for-average-internet-speeds-at-96mbps-447211​*
>> <https://www.crn.com.au/news/australia-ranks-50th-in-the-world-for-average-internet-speeds-at-96mbps-447211>
>>
>> Gaze on it...
>>
>> Warm regards,
>>
>> Michael Bullut.
>>
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