{"id":7661,"date":"2014-04-22T22:37:16","date_gmt":"2014-04-22T14:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=7661"},"modified":"2014-04-23T02:18:06","modified_gmt":"2014-04-22T18:18:06","slug":"the-sad-slow-truth-ph-has-poorest-internet-speed-in-southeast-asia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2014\/04\/22\/the-sad-slow-truth-ph-has-poorest-internet-speed-in-southeast-asia\/","title":{"rendered":"The Slow Sad Truth: PH has poorest internet speed in Southeast Asia"},"content":{"rendered":"
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(UPDATED)<\/strong> Oddly enough, the home of the \u201cselfiest city in the world<\/a>\u201d (and also the ninth selfiest city) has the poorest internet speed in Southeast Asia.<\/p>\n

The Philippines ranked 12th<\/sup> out of 12 countries noted by ASEAN and 158th<\/sup> out of 190 countries around the world according to Ookla.<\/p>\n

The main study was conducted by Ookla<\/a>\u2014the company behind www.speedtest.net<\/a> and the \u201cworld standard in internet metrics.\u201d The results were obtained through its NetMetrics database, which then runs a series of tests on \u201cinternet, mobile, fiber, and even satellite [networks].\u201d<\/p>\n

A series of NetMetrics data composes the Net Index ranking, which is \u201ca free and powerful advocate we created to help the global Internet computing community get the most from their broadband provider and enhance their connected lifestyle\u201d according to Ookla.<\/p>\n

The Net Index rankings revealed that the average speed in the Philippines is only 3.54 megabits per second (mbps).<\/p>\n

\u201cOokla solutions have been adopted by nearly every Internet Service Provider in the world, and have been translated into over 30 languages for use by thousands of small businesses, federal and state governments, universities and major organizations such as AT&T, BBC, Cisco, Comcast, FCC, Reuters, Time Warner, Verizon, Vodafone and Vonage,\u201d Ookla said.<\/p>\n

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A SEPARATE STUDY: Nowadays, the world is moving on a fast pace and the internet which has become a big part in our life is also affecting the changes around the world. Now let\u2019s take a look at the internet speed in ASEAN. Photo courtesy of ASEAN DNA official Facebook page<\/a>.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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OOKLA RANKINGS (April 2014)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hong Kong – 77 mbps (1st worldwide)
\nSingapore – 65 mbps (2nd)
\nSouth Korea – 52.9Mbps (4th)
\nJapan – 41.1 Mbps (9th)
\nFrance – 33.9 mbps (17th)
\nGreat Britain – 27 mbps (23rd)
\nUnited States – 23 mbps (34th)
\nChina – 19.04 Mbps (45th)
\nThailand – 17.92 Mbps (48th)
\nVietnam – 13 Mbps (61st<\/sup>)
\nCambodia – 5.74 Mbps (116th)
\nMalaysia – 5.4 Mbps (122nd)
\nBrunei – 5.3 Mbps (125th)
\nMyanmar has 5.22 Mbps (127th)
\nLaos – 4.33 Mbps (143rd)
\nIndonesia – 4.19 mbps (148th)
\nHonduras – 3.8 mbps (154th)
\nGuatemala – 3.7 mbps (155th)
\nPhilippines – 3.54 mbps (158th)
\nParaguay – 3.42 mbps (160th)
\nBolivia – 2.06 mbps (177th)
\nSyria – 1.87 mbps (181st)
\nCuba – 1.54 mbps (182nd<\/sup>)
\nBurkina Faso – 0.8 mbps (189th)
\nNiger – 0.78 mbps (190th)<\/p>\n

View the complete list on Net Index<\/a>.<\/p>\n

With report from GMA News Online, Inquirer.net, and Yahoo! Philippines<\/em><\/p>\n

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