Commerce Commission releases quarterly report on broadband quality
The Epitiro/IDC report on New Zealand broadband quality for the December 2008 quarter has been released. The report examines the quality of broadband services provided by New Zealand’s internet service providers (ISPs) as measured by Epitiro from central sites using the highest speed residential plans.
Epitiro measures a broad range of factors to create an index that is intended to represent the overall performance of ISPs in delivering broadband services. Improvements in the index usually indicate investment in network infrastructure.
Commerce Commission Telecommunications Branch Director Osmond Borthwick said, “Epitiro’s broadband measurement processes were upgraded in the December quarter to use ADSL2+ technology, to reflect the fact that nearly 60 percent of DSL capable lines have been upgraded to ADSL2+. While this means it is difficult to directly compare performance with the previous quarter, Epitiro’s report indicates that the spread of ADSL2+ technology will significantly improve broadband performance as more lines are upgraded and more consumers upgrade to ADSL2+ modems.”
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