Although broadband speed is not a new subject to be talking about, with all the latest meetings on the best way for next generation broadband to be installed we thought we would follow up on a report that the BBC report titled: "Broadband
speeds around the world".
Below is a table of the results that the BBC listed for advertised average broadband speeds and actual average broadband speeds users in different countries receive.
Country
Advertised
Average Speed
Actual
Average Speed
UK
10MB
3MB
France
44MB
4.6MB
Germany
9MB
4.8MB
Sweden
21MB
7.4MB
USA
8MB
4.6MB
Japan
93MB
10.6MB
New Zealand
13.5MB
2.4MB
Poland
4MB
1.6MB
From looking at this at least it would seem that it is not just the UK's broadband providers who stretch the use of "Up to speeds" as it appears from these findings the same is being done in other countries too.
Author: Rob Cook Copyright: BroadbandWatchdog.co.uk - NetMediaUK.com
