Ookla results not representative of Net speeds: MCMC
- ‘Echoes’ minister’s scepticism of benchmarking
- Notes different reports that provide extraordinary consequences
THE Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has forged doubt on on-line records published with the aid of Ookla, a company that specialises in broadband checking out and community diagnostics, which placed Malaysia’s broadband speeds as lagging behind its Asean neighbours along with Cambodia and Vietnam.
According to commercial enterprise weekly The Edge’s on line version, the minister had said that whilst he knew Malaysia’s broadband speeds changed into now not something to be happy with, he also said that one must look at the benchmarking Ookla used.
A number of broadband velocity tests were conducted and publicised by various events reflecting varying effects, MCMC stated. Each is measured using a special technique, which results in differing effects, it added.
“Indeed, you'll get varying consequences as there are various reports except Ookla, like Akamai and ITU (the International Telecommunications Union),” said MCMC chairman Mohamed Sharil Tarmizi.
“In truth, in case you see Ookla’s personal take a look at effects (see Fig.1 under), the average broadband pace in Kuala Lumpur is 6.92Mbps or even Pantai suggests an average velocity of as excessive as 21.84Mbps. It all relies upon on in which the tests are coming from and how many towns were [evaluated].
“We have a strong and colourful ISP (Internet carrier provider) marketplace; some may additionally provide higher speeds than others. Consequently, whilst a velocity take a look at is carried out, the consequences are averaged out,” he delivered.
MCMC said it has “lengthy recognised the want to upgrade broadband speeds and best,” and has because 2010 driven for broadband enlargement thru the implementation of the High Speed Broadband (HSBB) venture below the National Broadband Initiative (NBI).
It stated that it has also issued new spectrum on LTE (Long-Term Evolution) on 2.6 GHz and allowed current operators to improve their networks in the 1800 MHz band to LTE.
“These networks will take time to build. HSBB section 1 become finished in over a hundred industrials areas, cities and cities, and HSBB section 2 has recently been finalised,” stated Sharil (percent).
“In truth, we have already issued the tender for four hundred telecommunications towers for rural areas in Malaysia. Our broadband rollout plan makes a speciality of the complete country and not just towns like other countries, in order that every citizen can be able to experience the connectivity,” he claimed.
In his Budget 2014 speech ultimate October, Prime Minister Najib Razak introduced the implementation of the second one segment High Speed Broadband mission (HSBB 2) collectively with broadband to rural regions to be completed in a public-private partnership to the tune of RM5.75 billion over the subsequent three years.
“In the next 3 years, we are expanding the rollout of excessive speed broadband in metropolis regions to have a minimal velocity of 100Mbps and improve the broadband in suburban regions to have at the least a minimal pace of 4-10Mbps.
“[This is] being accomplished thru diverse initiatives – for example, with the aid of increasing the insurance of fibre-based totally technology; constructing 1,000 telecommunication transmission towers for wi-fi solutions in rural regions; connecting fibre-optic backhauls to base stations; and constructing new submarine cable systems among [East and West Malaysia].
“Admittedly, we realize that rather more desires to be done. We continually engage the enterprise in talks to further improve broadband best and speeds as well as make bigger coverage.
“Our personal historical statistics shows that there has been explosive growth of broadband consumption and it's miles viable the industry has underneath-anticipated the call for that needs to be fulfilled. For instance, 3G subscription due to the fact 2006 has grown forty two instances,” stated Sharil (see Fig.2 under).
Different benchmarks
MCMC additionally said that Ookla’s technique is based totally on a person-generated content material platform. It compiles information of people in distinctive places who use the Ookla server to test Internet speeds. Only tests outcomes taken inside 300 miles of the server are protected within the index, and the lowest and maximum speeds are divided over the variety of check points.
“The outcomes will range relying on the broadband programs, populace, and us of a. Furthermore, the consequences do now not distinguish among the unique instances of day whilst the assessments are done whilst there may be customers connecting at Gigabit speeds in addition to users connecting at dial-up, satellite or DSL speeds.
“The greater massive the broadband insurance, the extra the effects will replicate a lower common down load pace until all of the areas covered have very high bandwidth awareness,” MCMC said.
This is in assessment to benchmarking done by Akamai, which final 12 months pronounced that Malaysia had published brilliant broadband increase.
The Akamai test calculates the common connection speed and the average top connection speed, MCMC mentioned.
“The average connection velocity is calculated by way of taking a median of all the connection speeds whilst the common height connection velocity is taken from most effective the very best connection pace. Both are calculated in the course of 1 / 4-12 months testing duration from the specific IP (Internet Protocol) addresses determined to be in a particular u . S ..
“Akamai believes that the average height connection velocity is more consultant of Internet connection potential. By using the quickest measurement observed from each particular IP cope with, those connections that reached most throughput charges are reflected.
“Often, although no longer constantly, these connections are associated with the down load of large documents, which includes computing device programs, video games, or software updates,” MCMC stated in its statement.
The Commission also stated that according to The Affordability Report 2013 issued with the aid of the Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI), Malaysia has the maximum low priced broadband amongst the forty six rising economies it measured.
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