South Korea sees speed spike in ISP rankings for July

South Korea sees speed spike in ISP rankings for July
Michelle Clancy
| 14 August 2018

South Korea’s LG U+ saw the biggest speed jump in July on the Netflix ISP Speed Index, a monthly update on which ISPs provide the best primetime Netflix streaming experience.
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Its speed rose by 0.37 Mbps, bringing its average monthly speed to 3.23 Mbps, up from 2.86 Mbps in June.

Other notable speed gains include Spain’s Telefonica-Movistar, which reached an average monthly speed of 3.26 Mbps (up from from 2.93 Mbps last month); and Taiwan Broadband, which saw an average monthly speed of 3.70 Mbps (up from 3.40 Mbps last month).

In the losses category, Biznet in Indonesia experienced a speed decrease of 0.30 Mbps, bringing its monthly average down to 2.99 Mbps (from 3.29 Mbps in June). Malaysia’s Telekom Malaysia Berhad saw speeds slow to a 3.24 Mbps monthly average (from 3.46 Mbps the month prior).

Moves in the country rankings this month include Philippines rising five spots to 49th, Malaysia dropping six spots to 27th and India falling four spots to 53rd.