Broadband is Not Universally Fast<< Virgin Media Quad Play | Main | Vista's Upgrade Challenge >> IanFogg | February 19, 2007, 02:40 PM Interesting data on actual end user broadband speeds in this Australian government report. On these figures, 62 percent of consumers connected at 512Kbps or slower, and a staggering 42 percent 'enjoyed' under 256Kbps, at the end of September 2006. The impact, for online video services and other emerging broadband applications of low speeds, data volume limits, and other package constraints is immense and an area we're tracking carefully in Europe. For comparison last time I tested it, Joost -- formerly the Venice Project -- really needs 512Kbps to 1Mbps broadband and an unlimited data volume to fly. More on this in several upcoming reports. |
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