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The most popular “internet television network” Netflix has a monthly report showing the speed index of internet provider where the brand is present.
Since its arrival in PH 2016, Netflix includes the country in their regular speed index. The report measures the prime time Netflix performance on particular ISPs.
Converge ICT Solution is number 1
In the latest report (January 2018), it shows that Converge (formerly ComClark) is on top. That means streaming content from Netflix is mostly enjoyed by FiberX subscribers.
ISP Speed Index January 2018
| Rank | ISP | Speed in Mbps |
| 1 | Converge ICT Solution | 3.15 |
| 2 | SKYCable | 2.68 |
| 3 | PLDT | 2.48 |
| 4 | Globe | 2.37 |
| 5 | Bayan | 1.24 |
| 6 | Smart | 1.19 |
January 2017 vs 2018
The overall good news about this report is all of the ISP’s listed here have improved their speed. Converge for example improved its speed from 2.55 in January 2017 to 3.15 in January 2018. Globe improved from 2.21 to 2.37. SkyCable also leveled up from 2.16 to 2.68. However, Smart declined from 1.36 to 1.19 in the latest report.
The Philippines vs neighboring countries
To give you an idea, here are the same report for our neighboring countries.
Singapore
Malaysia
Hong Kong
Indonesia
Overall our Netflix content consumption is not bad. In our neighboring countries, there are still those who experience 1.5Mbps of internet speed.
What about you? What’s your internet speed in your area? Post a screenshot of your speed test in the comments section.
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