Comments on: Flawed data in Berkman broadband study http://www.digitalsociety.org/2009/10/flawed-data-in-berkman-broadband-study/ Pro-Culture, Pro-Commerce Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:14:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: George Ou http://www.digitalsociety.org/2009/10/flawed-data-in-berkman-broadband-study/comment-page-1/#comment-3825 George Ou Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:41:55 +0000 http://www.digitalsociety.org/?p=914#comment-3825 John, I didn't say Akamai or Speedtest.net were perfect data. What I said was that it was orders of magnitude more accurate than the data presented in the Berkman study, especially the Akamai data. I also said that any comparisons were silly in the first place. John, I didn’t say Akamai or Speedtest.net were perfect data. What I said was that it was orders of magnitude more accurate than the data presented in the Berkman study, especially the Akamai data. I also said that any comparisons were silly in the first place.

]]> By: John http://www.digitalsociety.org/2009/10/flawed-data-in-berkman-broadband-study/comment-page-1/#comment-3824 John Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:30:20 +0000 http://www.digitalsociety.org/?p=914#comment-3824 The use of both Akamai and Speedtest to compare countries is flawed in itself unless you are comparing the results of choice. Both tests are based on real data to real users, ie the users could be using dialup or 2G mobile, not Broadband. These two companies are measuring the speeds chosen by consumers, based on availability, price and need. This is not a measure of ISP delivery. Obviously the content provided on the internet in some countries is insufficient in value to justify users paying the premium for higher speeds. NO FURTHER CONCLUSION CAN BE DRAWN The use of both Akamai and Speedtest to compare countries is flawed in itself unless you are comparing the results of choice. Both tests are based on real data to real users, ie the users could be using dialup or 2G mobile, not Broadband.

These two companies are measuring the speeds chosen by consumers, based on availability, price and need. This is not a measure of ISP delivery.

Obviously the content provided on the internet in some countries is insufficient in value to justify users paying the premium for higher speeds.

NO FURTHER CONCLUSION CAN BE DRAWN

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