This is true for measures of download speed, upload speed, latency, packet loss, jitter, errors and other indicators of network conditions. We’ll dive into our data volume and sampling methods below, but first it’s important to understand that a dedicated test initiated by a consumer and run in the foreground is the best measure of their internet performance capability.

Some people question why we favor consumer-initiated testing, claiming that other testing methods produce a higher volume of data or that consumer-initiated testing produces biased results. Consumer-initiated testing is the best measure of internet speed Equally important, the people who build the internet (including regulators, providers and nonprofit monitoring organizations) continue to trust Ookla’s data and methodology to make decisions that impact internet performance around the globe. While we continually refine our methodology and explore new ways of testing all aspects of internet performance, we stand by consumer-initiated testing as the best measure of network speeds. We’ve been doing this for over thirteen years. At Ookla we care deeply about providing data and analyses that are accurate and statistically sound so that consumers and businesses can trust the information they’re receiving. The differences come down to different test methods, different datasets and different methodologies for analyzing that data. Editor’s note: A new, updated version of this article is here.Ĭonflicting news reports have been flying around trumpeting the speeds of one operator over another.

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