Overview
This reference page for the Measuring Broadband America - Seventh Report provides convenient access to the report's charts and chart data.
- Chart 1: Maximum advertised download speed among the measured service tiers
- Chart 2: Consumer migration to higher advertised download speeds
- Chart 3: Median download speeds by ISP
- Chart 4: The ratio of weighted median speeds (upload and download) to advertised speeds for each ISP
- Chart 5: The percentage of consumers whose median download speed was greater than 95%, between 80% and 95%, and less than 80% of the advertised download speed
- Chart 6: The ratio of 80/80 consistent median download speed to advertised download speed
- Chart 7: Latency by ISP
- Chart 8: Percentage of consumers whose peak-period Packet loss was less than 0.4%, between 0.4% to 1%, and greater than 1%
- Chart 9: Average webpage download time, by advertised download speed
- Chart 10: Maximum advertised upload speed among the measured service tiers
- Chart 11: Median upload speeds by ISP
- Chart 12: Median download and upload speeds by technology
- Chart 13.1: The ratio of median download speed to advertised download speed
- Chart 13.2: The ratio of median upload speed to advertised upload speed
- Chart 14: The percentage of consumers whose median upload speed was greater than 95%, between 80% and 95%, and less than 80% of the advertised upload speed
- Chart 15.1: Complementary cumulative distribution of the ratio of median download speed to advertised download speed
- Chart 15.2: Complementary cumulative distribution of the ratio of median download speed to advertised download speed (continued)
- Chart 15.3: Complementary cumulative distribution of the ratio of median download speed to advertised download speed, by technology
- Chart 15.4: Complementary cumulative distribution of the ratio of median upload speed to advertised upload speed
- Chart 15.5: Complementary cumulative distribution of the ratio of median upload speed to advertised upload speed (continued)
- Chart 15.6: Complementary cumulative distribution of the ratio of median upload speed to advertised upload speed, by technology
- Chart 16.1: The ratio of median download speed to advertised download speed, peak hours versus off-peak hours
- Chart 16.2: The ratio of median upload speed to advertised upload speed, peak hours versus off-peak hours
- Chart 17: The ratio of median download speed to advertised download speed, M-F 2 hour time blocks
- Chart 18.1: The ratio of 80/80 consistent upload speed to advertised upload speed.
- Chart 18.2: The ratio of 70/70 consistent download speed to advertised download speed
- Chart 18.3: The ratio of 70/70 consistent upload speed to advertised upload speed
- Chart 19: Latency for Terrestrial ISPs, by technology and by advertised download speed
- Chart 20.1: The ratio of median download speed to advertised download speed, by ISP (0-5 Mbps)
- Chart 20.2: The ratio of median download speed to advertised download speed, by ISP (6-10 Mbps)
- Chart 20.3: The ratio of median download speed to advertised download speed, by ISP (12-15 Mbps)
- Chart 20.4: The ratio of median download speed to advertised download speed, by ISP (18-25 Mbps)
- Chart 20.5: The ratio of median download speed to advertised download speed, by ISP (30-50 Mbps)
- Chart 20.6: The ratio of median download speed to advertised download speed, by ISP (60-200 Mbps)
- Chart 21.1: The ratio of median upload speed to advertised upload speed, by ISP (0.256-0.64 Mbps)
- Chart 21.2: The ratio of median upload speed to advertised upload speed, by ISP (0.768-1.5 Mbps)
- Chart 21.3: The ratio of median upload speed to advertised upload speed, by ISP (2-5 Mbps)
- Chart 21.4: The ratio of median upload speed to advertised upload speed, by ISP (6-10 Mbps)
- Chart 21.5: The ratio of median upload speed to advertised upload speed, by ISP (20-100 Mbps)
- Chart 22.1: The percentage of consumers whose median download speed was greater than 95%, between 80% and 95%, and less than 80% of the advertised download speed, by service tier (DSL)
- Chart 22.2: The percentage of consumers whose median download speed was greater than 95%, between 80% and 95%, and less than 80% of the advertised download speed, by service tier (cable)
- Chart 22.3: The percentage of consumers whose median download speed was greater than 95%, between 80% and 95%, and less than 80% of the advertised download speed, by service tier (fiber and satellite)
- Chart 23.1: The percentage of consumers whose median upload speed was greater than 95%, between 80% and 95%, and less than 80% of the advertised upload speed (DSL)
- Chart 23.2: The percentage of consumers whose median upload speed was greater than 95%, between 80% and 95%, and less than 80% of the advertised upload speed (cable)
- Chart 23.3: The percentage of consumers whose median upload speed was greater than 95%, between 80% and 95%, and less than 80% of the advertised upload speed (fiber and satellite)
- Chart 24.1: Average webpage download time, by ISP (1-3 Mbps)
- Chart 24.2: Average webpage download time, by ISP (5-10 Mbps)
- Chart 24.3: Average webpage download time, by ISP (12-15 Mbps)
- Chart 24.4: Average webpage download time, by ISP (18-25 Mbps)
- Chart 24.5: Average webpage download time, by ISP (30-50 Mbps)
- Chart 24.6: Average webpage download time, by ISP (60-200 Mbps)
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Chart 1: Maximum advertised download speed among the measured service tiers
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Provides the maximum advertised download speed among the measured service tiers
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Chart 2: Consumer migration to higher advertised download speeds
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This chart shows the percentage of panelists who moved to a higher tier in 2016 compared to the tier they were in in 2015.
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This chart gives an overview of which tiers progressed the most in 2016. Additionally, it also shows which technologies progressed in speed over the 2015 to 2016 period.
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Chart 3: Median download speeds by ISP
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Presents median download speed for each carrier for the September 2016 validation period.
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Presents an overview of the median speed of a consumer
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Chart 4: The ratio of weighted median speeds (upload and download) to advertised speed for each ISP
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This chart shows the ratio in September 2016 of the actual speeds experienced by an ISP's subscribers to that ISP's advertised speed. This ratio is shown as a percentage, with the 100% rate highlighted.
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This chart provides an overview of accurately a service provider is able to match its consumer's realized download speeds to the advertised speed.
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Chart 5:The percentage of consumers whose median download speed was greater than 95%, between 80% and 95%, and less than 80% of the advertised download speed
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Presents the percentage of consumers whose median download speed was greater than 95%, between 80% and 95% and less than 80% of the advertised download speed.
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Presents a simple view to understanding how well a carrier performed in meeting their advertised speeds.
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Chart 6: The ratio of 80/80 consistent median download speed to advertised download speed
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Presents measure of consistent peak period median download speeds side-by-side for each ISP as a percentage of advertised speed.
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Presents a view of consistency in the download performance during peak periods. Shows what the consistent download speed is for each carrier such that over 80% of users experienced this speed over 80% of the time.
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Chart 7: Latency by ISP
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Presents the average latency for each participating ISP
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This chart provides the average latency for each service provider, arranged by technologies.
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Chart 8: Percentage of consumers whose peak-period Packet loss was less than 0.4%, between 0.4% to 1%, and greater than 1% by ISP
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Presents packet loss for each ISP, with the ISPs grouped under their specific technologies (i.e, DSL, Cable, Fiber and Satellite).
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This chart provides a comparison of average packet loss suffered by different ISPs. Packet loss affects the performance of applications such as internet phone calls, video chat, some online multiplayer games and video streaming.
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Chart 9: Average webpage download time, by advertised download speed
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Presents average webpage download time as a function of the advertised download speed for different technologies.
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This chart provides an indication of how fast webpage downloads take for different ISP technologies as th download speed goes higher.
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Chart 10: Maximum advertised upload speed among measured service tiers
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Presents maximum advertised upload speed for the set of measured tiers, by provider.
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This chart gives an overview of what are the highest advertised upload speeds for each ISP for their most popular tiers
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Chart 11: Median upload speeds by ISP
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Presents the median sustained upload speed experienced by consumers for each carrier.
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Provides a view of how median upload speeds have increased over time for each ISP, with the ISPs grouped by technology.
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Chart 12: Median download speeds by technology
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Presents the median download speed as a function of technology.
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This chart shows the median download speeds of consumers.
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Chart 13.1: The ratio of median download speed to advertised download speed
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Presents the ratio of median download speed to advertised download speed for each carrier.
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Presents a view of how accurately service providers perform as compared to their advertised rates.
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Chart 13.2: The ratio of median upload speed to advertised upload speed
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Presents the ratio of median upload speed to advertised upload speed for each carrier.
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Presents a view of how accurately service providers perform as compared to their advertised rates.
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Chart 14: The percentage of consumers whose median upload speed was (a) greater than 95%, (b) between 80% and 95%, and (c) less than 80% of the advertised upload speed
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Presents the percentage of consumers whose median upload speed was (a) greater than 95%, (b) between 80% and 95% and (c) less than 80% of the advertised upload speed.
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Presents a simple view to understanding how well a carrier performed in meeting their advertised upload speeds.
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Chart 15.1: Complementary cumulative distribution of the ratio of median download speed to advertised download speed
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This chart shows the complementary cumulative distribution of the ratio of median download speed to advertised download speed for each ISP.
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These curves provide an indication of the percentage of subscribers who experience a download performance above at least a certain percentage of the advertised download speed.
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Chart 15.2: Complementary cumulative distribution of the ratio of median download speed to advertised download speed (continued)
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This chart shows the complementary cumulative distribution of the ratio of median download speed to advertised download speed for each ISP.
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These curves provide an indication of the percentage of subscribers who experience a download performance above at least a certain percentage of the advertised download speed.
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Chart 15.3: Complementary cumulative distribution of the ratio of median download speed to advertised download speed, by technology
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This chart shows the complementary cumulative distribution of the ratio of median download speed to advertised download speed as a function of technology.
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These curves provide an indication of the percentage of subscribers who experience a download performance above at least a certain percentage of the advertised download speed.
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Chart 15.4: Complementary cumulative distribution of the ratio of median upload speed to advertised upload speed
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This chart shows the complementary cumulative distribution of the ratio of median upload speed to advertised upload speed for each ISP.
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These curves provide an indication of the percentage of subscribers who experience an upload performance above at least a certain percentage of the advertised upload speed.
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Chart 15.5: Complementary cumulative distribution of the ratio of median upload speed to advertised upload speed (continued)
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This chart shows the complementary cumulative distribution of the ratio of median upload speed to advertised upload speed for each ISP.
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These curves provide an indication of the percentage of subscribers who experience an upload performance above at least a certain percentage of the advertised upload speed.
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Chart 15.6: Complementary cumulative distribution of the ratio of median upload speed to advertised upload speed, by technology
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This chart shows the complementary cumulative distribution of the ratio of median upload speed to advertised upload speed as a function of technology.
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These curves provide an indication of the percentage of subscribers who experience an upload performance above at least a certain percentage of the advertised upload speed.
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Chart 16.1: The ratio of median download speed to advertised download speed, peak hours versus off-peak hours
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Compares the ratio of median download speed to advertised download speed for both peak and off-peak times
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Shows the variation in the download performance of an ISP as a function of whether its measured at peak times (7 PM - 11 PM, Mon-Friday) or off-peak .
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Chart 16.2: The ratio of median upload speed to advertised upload speed, peak hours versus off-peak hours
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Compares the ratio of median upload speed to advertised upload speed for both peak and off-peak times
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Shows the variation in the upload performance of an ISP as a function of whether its measured at peak times (7 PM - 11 PM, Mon-Friday) or off-peak .
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Chart 17: The ratio of median download speed to advertised download speed, M-F 2 hour time blocks
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Median sustained download speed as a percentage of advertised speed over a 24 hour period, by Provider.
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Shows varying performance of broadband access over the course of a day by Provider.
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Chart 18.1: The ratio of 80/80 consistent upload speed to advertised upload speed.
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This chart provides the ratio (for each ISP) of the upload speed that was experienced by at least 80% of panelists for at least 80% of the times.
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The consistency of speed performance, in addition to the median performance and the complementary cumulative distribution function, provides a better insight into how consistent the service provider's performance is both over the whole period of time and over the whole number of panelists.
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Chart 18.2: The ratio of 70/70 consistent download speed to advertised download speed.
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This chart provides the download speed (for each ISP) that was experienced by at least 70% of panelists for at least 70% of the times.
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The consistency of speed performance, in addition to the mean performance and the complementary cumulative distribution function, provides a better insight into how consistent the service provider's performance is both over the whole period of time and over the whole number of panelists.
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Chart 18.3: The ratio of 70/70 consistent upload speed to advertised upload speed.
Description
This chart provides the upload speed (for each ISP) that was experienced by at least 70% of panelists for at least 70% of the times.
Why We Provide It
The consistency of speed performance, in addition to the mean performance and the complementary cumulative distribution function, provides a better insight into how consistent the service provider's performance is both over the whole period of time and over the whole number of panelists.
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Chart 19: Latency for terrestrial ISPs, by technology and by advertised download speed
Description
Shows the average latency as a function of advertised download speed for different technologies (DSL, cable, fiber and satellite)
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This chart shows if any variation in latency exists within a technology as a function of advertised download speed
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Chart 20: The ratio of median download speed to advertised download speed, by ISP
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This chart shows the ratio of median download speed to advertised download speed for a set of carrier tiers
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Shows the variation of median to advertised download speeds for different carrier tiers
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Chart 21: The ratio of median upload speed to advertised upload speed, by ISP
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This chart shows the ratio of median upload speed to advertised upload speed for a set of carrier tiers
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Shows the variation of median to advertised upload speeds for different carrier tiers
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Chart 22: The percentage of consumers whose median download speed was (a) greater than 95%, (b) between 80% and 95%, and (c) less than 80% of the advertised download speed, by speed tier
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Consumer download speed binned into 3 performance categories
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Provides binning of consumer download speeds into 3 performance categories to determine how well a carrier was able to meet its advertised speed
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Chart 23 The percentage of consumers whose median upload speed was (a) greater than 95%, (b) between 80% and 95%, and (c) less than 80% of the advertised upload speed, by speed tier
Description
Consumer upload speed binned into 3 performance categories
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Provides binning of consumer upload speeds into 3 performance categories to determine how well a carrier was able to meet its advertised speed
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Chart 24: Average webpage download time, by ISP
Description
Presents average webpage download time as a function of the advertised download speed for different ISPs.
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This chart provides an indication of how fast webpage downloads take place in different ISP networks