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Ookla

  • Telecommunications

    • Comcast wins the speed title, but Verizon falls in the Ookla Q4 ’22 ISP rankings

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    By Diana Muratov

    Comcast has finally reached the pinnacle of success. After hovering in second or third place for more than a year, the cable giant eventually overcame all of its competitors to claim the fastest median download speed in Ookla‘s Q4 2022 rating of fixed broadband providers. According to Ookla, Comcast’s Xfinity service achieved a median download […]

  • Telecommunications

    • Chile is first, and the United States is sixth, as fixed broadband speeds increase 28% year on year – Ookla

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    By Diana Muratov

    Global investments in better broadband infrastructure are paying dividends in the form of faster speeds for consumers, with a new report from Ookla showing that both download and upload speeds jumped more than 25% year on year. The median global download speed in November 2022 was 74.54 Mbps, up 28% from 58.02 Mbps the previous […]