{"id":136014,"date":"2018-07-27T06:35:35","date_gmt":"2018-07-27T11:35:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ict-pulse.com\/?p=136014"},"modified":"2018-07-26T19:49:49","modified_gmt":"2018-07-27T00:49:49","slug":"snapshot-actual-download-speeds-25-caribbean-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/2018\/07\/snapshot-actual-download-speeds-25-caribbean-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Snapshot: Actual download speeds in 25 Caribbean countries in 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

Using data published by UK telecoms provider, Cable, we have extracted the results of broadband Internet download speeds recorded in 25 Caribbean countries as of May 2018.<\/em><\/p>\n

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In early June, we published a Snapshot of actual download speeds across select Caribbean countries for the month of May 2018. In that assessment, which used data published by Ookla, only 10\u00a0 Caribbean countries \u2013 less than half of the countries in the region \u2013 were featured.<\/p>\n

However, just over two weeks ago, the results of another global broadband speed assessment, which featured 200 countries, including 25 from the Caribbean\/Caribbean Community (CARICOM) region were published. The tests, which recorded download speeds for the period June 2017 to May 2018, is currently the most comprehensive set of results that are publicly available, and can provide virtually all Caribbean countries with a means to compare their download speeds with each other, and what was recorded in 2017.<\/p>\n

Methodology<\/h3>\n

The 2018 broadband speed test results were collected by M-Lab, a partnership between New America’s Open Technology Institute, Google Open Source Research, Princeton University’s PlanetLab and other supporting partners, over a period of 12 months up to 29 May 2018, and the results were compiled by United Kingdom triple play telecoms service provider, Cable (Source:\u00a0 Cable<\/a>).<\/p>\n

The download speeds recorded are those available to a device via a router, and so represent actual (or realistic) speeds experienced by the user \u2013 via Wi-Fi, Ethernet connection, or other means. For each country, download speed tests had to be recorded from at least 100 unique Internet Protocol addresses. Additionally, test results were excluded if, among other things, the speed test exercises were unduly long or short, if little data was actually transferred, or if a connection between the server and client was not properly established (Source:\u00a0 Cable<\/a>).<\/p>\n

On our part, we, at ICT Pulse, have extracted the test results for the 25 Caribbean countries included in the global league tables (see Table 1), and will:<\/p>\n