This model differs from online tests in two fundamental ways.įirst, this model uses government-validated subscription speed data as well as data from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to consistently represent broadband availability to all broadband users within each country, instead of accounting only for users of a particular speed test website.Īnd second, it accounts for the vast differences in broadband availability across countries.īy these measures, AlphaBeta found the average Australian broadband download speed has more than doubled over the last five years, as the nbn™ rollout picked up pace, from 16Mbps in 2014 to 37Mbps in 2019 – a 138 per cent increase in speed. So, for a more accurate reading of a nation’s broadband speed ranking, we turned to economics and analytics firm AlphaBeta, which has developed its own ranking system to account for availability, population and geography. This ranking placed Australia behind known digital leaders, such as Singapore and South Korea, but more perplexingly this also placed us behind developing countries such as Romania, Thailand and Paraguay. The United Nations' International Telecommunication Union itself has noted there is no global, standardised way to assess consumers' broadband speeds.Īnd this is a problem because, by presenting results that may not be as robust as they can be, these tests can create false impressions of a nation’s speed, which in turn creates a disincentive for customers to sign up to new broadband networks.Īs an example, in May this year, speed test website Ookla ranked Australia 59th in the world for fixed broadband speeds. While these speed tests can yield accurate results individually, we as an industry face a serious problem when these speed tests are taken as gospel when measuring a nation’s broadband market, particularly when methodologies are fundamentally flawed. It goes without saying that the download and upload speeds delivered to homes and businesses via broadband networks are vitally important.īut, in Australia, we face some unique challenges when it comes to gauging the real impact of the nbn™ access network on the nation’s average download speeds, especially when those impacts are measured solely by free online tests. Please do not hesitate to contact us should you decide to request an installation in the future. Nbn strongly recommends that you contact your current provider of phone and internet services, or visit for more information about whether your services will be impacted by the rollout of the nbn network. However, if your phone and internet services are already provided via another fibre network, they will continue to operate as normal unless your provider advises otherwise.
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