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Broadband value increasing in SA
2011-09-19
Ookla's Speedtest.net service is the world figure when talking about Net speed tests, with millions of broadband speed tests performed monthly using the platform. Ookla make their stats available for baselining thru their Net Index internet site, and in October 2010 launched their Place Worth Index which permits clients to compare the value of their broadband offering with their global opposite numbers. Ookla's House Worth Index compares and ranks purchaser broadband price around the planet, permitting the general public to guage and compare median cost per megabit per second ( Mbps ) for a fixed location. Additionally, this new index tries to show the relative value of broadband in diverse states by utilizing GDP per Capita as a substitute for average earnings. South Africa's broadband price S. A. was lately added to Ookla's House Price Index, and is presently ranked at number 57 ( out of 62 nations ) when talking about the relative price of broadband. This ranking is bad, but it's an improvement over the July 2011 ranking where S. A. was stone last ( number 62 out of 62 nations ). It is fascinating to notice that South Africa's relative improvement is founded on a poorer performance of other nations instead of an upswing in local performance. The medium price of $39.20 ( R262 ) per Mbps in S. A. stayed nearly unvaried since July, and is still way higher than the global average of $9.92 ( R74 ) per Mbps. South Africa's worldwide broadband worth rank which examines broadband subscription cost divided by the G. D. P per Capita slipped one place ( from fifty six to 57 ). According to Ookla's Household Worth Index, SA has a typical broadband price of $77.28 ( R574 ) a month 16% of the average monthly GDP per capita.
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