Ookla explains away why better performing ISPs are not qualified for one of their awards:įor a given location – either nationwide or a given state or city – we aim to include only ISPs or mobile networks that provide service for a significant number of customers in that geographic area. That service isn’t widely available, though you’re more likely to see top speeds of 105Mbps or 150Mbps using traditional DOCSIS 3 cable technology. It offers an extremely wide variety of technologies and speeds, peaking at a fiber-based “Extreme 505” tier. While there is nothing objectionable about handing out awards for good performance, it turns out only the nation’s biggest telecom companies need apply, because unless you are Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Cox, Charter, or Verizon, you are too small to matter.Īmong those that do, Comcast’s Xfinity takes first prize:Ĭomcast XFINITY is the nation’s largest traditional cable operator and largest home ISP. Those “new and improved” products include: Sometimes that means saying goodbye to old sites, like Net Index, and hello to new ones… Ookla is devoted to providing world-class products and services. As of today, that is no longer as easy to verify: A provider claiming “up to 10Mbps” service could quickly and easily be verified as a truth-teller or teller of tall tales. Net Index was a useful, independent resource to track broadband speeds and trends based on millions of consumer-run Internet speed and health tests. Municipal and independently owned Internet providers have relied on Ookla to prove to the world they can offer superior broadband service over what is on offer from the local cable and phone company. It is disappointing to see a company priding itself on independently measuring America’s broadband performance throw accuracy to the wind and start handing out misleading awards for America’s top broadband providers that their own speed tests often disprove.
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