Pakistan falls in Netflix Speed Index
August 13, 2024
Ninety per cent of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) stayed at their same speed this month with a few notable increases and decreases on the Netflix ISP Speed Index, a monthly update on which ISPs provide the best prime-time Netflix streaming experience.
Thirty-six countries and regions were in the top performance tier in July: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, the UK, the US and Uruguay all registered an average speed of 3.0 Mbps, mirroring June’s results.
Twelve ISPs saw their speeds improve by 0.2 Mbps this month. In Australia, Dodo/iPrimus increased from 2.8 to 3.0 Mbps, while Proximus (Belgacom) in Belgium made the same gain. In Kuwait, Qualitynet improved from 2.4 to 2.6 Mbps. South Africa’s CoolIdeas, MWEB, and Vox Telecom all rose from 2.8 to 3.0 Mbps. Inter in Venezuela increased from 2.4 to 2.6 Mbps, and Jazz in Pakistan moved from 1.8 to 2.0 Mbps. In Honduras, ASINetwork went from 2.2 to 2.4 Mbps, while Imagine in Ireland and D-Smart in Turkey both climbed from 2.6 to 2.8 Mbps. Finally, FPT Telecom in Vietnam also rose from 2.6 to 2.8 Mbps.
Several ISPs experienced speed declines this month, with most dropping by 0.2 Mbps. In Bolivia, AXS and Digital TV decreased from 2.8 to 2.6 Mbps, while COTAS fell from 2.4 to 2.2 Mbps. Costa Rica’s Kolbi dropped from 2.8 to 2.6 Mbps, and Coopelesca decreased from 3.0 to 2.8 Mbps. Spain’s Orange DSL fell from 2.4 to 2.2 Mbps, and Telefonica – Movistar DSL/Wireless dropped from 3.0 to 2.8 Mbps. In Pakistan, PakistanTelecom decreased from 2.0 to 1.8 Mbps, and Optix fell from 2.6 to 2.4 Mbps. Claro in Chile dropped from 2.6 to 2.4 Mbps, while ETB DSL in Colombia decreased from 3.0 to 2.8 Mbps. Additional declines include Entel Fibra in Chile, GTPL in India, LinkNet in Indonesia, XFone in Israel, BOnline in Kuwait, and izzi in Mexico, all of which saw their speeds reduce from 3.0 to 2.8 Mbps. Paraguay’s Copaco and Trinidad and Tobago’s Massy Communications also decreased from 2.2 to 2.0 Mbps. Finally, CAT in Thailand experienced the largest drop, falling from 2.8 to 2.2 Mbps.
Pakistan was the only country with a noticeable change this month, with its average speed dropping from 2.4 to 2.2 Mbps.