- Ookla speed test results for Australian RSPs conducted in the third quarter of this year were published, which aims to confirm whether the RSPs conform to the data speeds in their blended speed tiers as published quarterly by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.
- The top ten cities listed by median download include greater Melbourne, Darwin, greater Brisbane, Sydney, Gold Coast, Hobart, greater Adelaide, Canberra, greater Perth, and Newcastle.
- The top providers by combined speed score include Aussie Broadband, Optus, iiNet, TPG, Vodafone, and Telstra.
When it comes to internet testing, data, and analysis, Ookla is a known global leader. One of their flagship products, Speedtest, measures internet speed encompassing connection data rate and latency.
Recently, Ookla speed test results for Australian RSPs conducted in the third quarter of this year were published. This test aims to confirm whether the RSPs conform to the data speeds in their speed tiers.
The top ten cities listed by median download include greater Melbourne, Darwin, greater Brisbane, Sydney, Gold Coast, Hobart, greater Adelaide, Canberra, greater Perth, and Newcastle. On the other hand, the top providers by combined speed score include Aussie Broadband, Optus, iiNet, TPG, Vodafone, and Telstra.
Based on the data, a mere 230kbps separates the median download speeds of Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne. Alongside this, the data also revealed that Aussie Broadband topped the rankings, which was mainly expected. This position reflects the company’s marketing orientation towards higher-speed plans. In this case, the total speed score of Aussie Broadband totalled nearly 89%. The score blended upload and download throughputs.
Following Aussie Broadband on the list was Optus, with a combined speed score of almost 60%. Close behind is iiNet with a combined speed score of around 58%. TPG garnered a speed score of 54%, while Vodafone reached almost 53%. Finally, Telstra rounded up the list with a combined speed score of 49%.
When it comes to the consistency score, it was still Aussie Broadband that made it to the top, edging out Vodafone 85.7% to 83.2%. The consistency test quantifies the percentage of time that users obtain speeds of at least 25/3 Mbps. This data from Ookla is meant to validate the speed tier market and measurement data released by the ACCC every quarter.
However, Phil Britt, the managing director of Aussie Broadband, contradicted the Measuring Broadband Data reports of the ACCC. The reports leverage a sample of users to evaluate the extent to which RSPs uphold the speeds they advertise in plans.
According to Britt: “Basically, the two reports offer two different testing methodologies. The speed test is based on ad hoc speed test data conducted by a large number of users over varying plans and speed types. In comparison, the Monitoring Broadband Australia is based on a limited number of boxes which potentially limits the scope of the testing.”
“We also have a much larger portion of high-speed customers, which helps our results in the Ookla report,” Britt further added.
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