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Pinoys, are you ready to weep?
“The results of the latest Ookla Speedtest survey confirm that the Philippines has one of the slowest average broadband speeds, not just in Asia, but in the world,” reports ABS-CBNnews.com.
The Ookla survey, which compares and ranks consumer download speeds around the globe, showed the Philippines ranked 176 out of 202 countries as of May 2015. Ookla said results were obtained by analyzing test data between Apr 18, 2015 and May 17, 2015.
If ranked only among Asian countries, the Philippines is at No. 21 out of 22 countries, as its broadband speed of 3.64 Mbps was also way below the global average of 23.3 Mbps.
The report noted: “In terms of upload speed, the Philippines ranked even lower on the index – 178 out of 202 countries with an average upload speed of 1.53 Mbps. This was significantly lower than the global average of 10.59 Mbps.”
Moreover, the Philippines’ household download speed was 3.64 Megabit per second (Mbps), the second lowest among Asian countries in the index. The only Asian country that had a slower download speed than the Philippines was Afghanistan which had a download speed of 2.52 Mbps.”
But, wait, there’s more…and it’s not good.
The report also indicated that “the cost per Mbps in the Philippines was also one of the most expensive with an average value of US$18.18.” To compare, the global average is US$5.21. The value is the median monthly cost in US dollars per Mbps.
Below is the Ookla Speedtest survey list of the fastest to the slowest Internet speeds in Asia:
1. Singapore – 122.43 Mbps
2. Hong Kong – 102.96 Mbps
3. Japan – 82.12 Mbps
4. South Korea – 59.77 Mbps
5. Macau – 50.66 Mbps
6. Taiwan – 50.59 Mbps
7. Thailand – 19.82 Mbps
8. Mongolia – 17.92 Mbps
9. Vietnam – 17.70 Mbps
10. Bangladesh – 9.86 Mbps
11. Cambodia 9.04 Mbps
12. Nepal 8.63 Mbps
13. Brunei 7.99 Mbps
14. Bhutan – 7.82 Mbps
15. India 7.04 Mbps
16. Malaysia 7.03 Mbps
17. Laos 6.92 Mbps
18. Indonesia 6.68 Mbps
19. Myanmar 6.54 Mbps
20. Pakistan 4.00 Mbps
21. Philippines – 3.64 Mbps
22. Afghanistan – 2.52 Mbps
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