{"id":171467,"date":"2024-09-13T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-13T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/?p=171467"},"modified":"2024-09-12T18:08:54","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T23:08:54","slug":"snapshot-2024-update-of-internet-download-speeds-across-the-caribbean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/2024\/09\/snapshot-2024-update-of-internet-download-speeds-across-the-caribbean\/","title":{"rendered":"Snapshot: 2024 update of Internet download speeds across the Caribbean"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In July 2024, UK telecoms provider, Cable, published the average broadband Internet download speeds for over 200 countries worldwide. The results for 31 Caribbean countries were included, which we discuss.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On 16 July 2024, United Kingdom triple-play telecoms service provider, Cable, published the results of a global broadband speed assessment, which featured 229 countries, including 31 from the Caribbean\/Caribbean Community (CARICOM) region. The download speed tests were recorded over a 12-month period, ending 30 June 2024, and the results continue to be the most comprehensive data set that is publicly available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Methodology<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Similar to previous years, and over a period of 12 months up to 30 June 2024, Cable<\/a> collated broadband speed test data from several sources, including regulators and speed test providers that conduct and track broadband speed test results. Over the review period, the results of over 1.5 billion broadband speed tests conducted across 229 countries were compiled and analysed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Similar to previous exercises, 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, or congestion had been caused by the client device for more than 20% of the test duration (Source:\u00a0 Cable<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We again have extracted the test results for the Caribbean countries included in the global league tables. In the 2024 assessment, 3` Caribbean countries and\/or island groups were again included, as reflected in Exhibit 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Exhibit 1: List of Caribbean countries\/country groupings included in the Cable (UK) 2024 global broadband speed results<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Across this group of Caribbean countries, the results were collated from over 1.38 million speed tests that occurred between 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the sections that follow, we<\/p>\n\n\n\n