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Netflix: 41% of ISPs rise on Speed Index

Forty-five per cent of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) saw an increase of 0.2 Mbps, 54 per cent stayed the same, and 1 per cent saw a decrease between 0.2 and 0.4 Mbps in March 2025 on the Netflix ISP Speed Index – a monthly update on which ISPs provide the best prime-time Netflix streaming experience. […]

April 15, 2025

UK in top tier on Netflix ISP Speed Index

Higher bitrates drove several increases during November on the Netflix ISP Speed Index, a monthly update on which internet service providers (ISPs) provide the best prime-time Netflix streaming experience. Twelve countries and regions were in the top performance tier in November: Denmark, Hong Kong, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, and […]

December 10, 2024

Venezuela climbs Netflix ISP Speed Index

Ninety per cent of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) stayed at the same speed in October 2024 with a few notable increases on the Netflix ISP Speed Index – a monthly update on which ISPs provide the best prime-time Netflix streaming experience. Forty-four countries and regions were in the top performance tier in October: the UK, […]

November 12, 2024

Community Fibre secures another £125m funding

Community Fibre, the UK broadband provider, has signed a new finance facility provided and/or arranged by JP Morgan, Barclays, LBBW, SIMCo (Sequoia Investment Management Company) and Alpha Bank raising a total of £125 million (€150.2m), overachieving planned targets and bringing total investment in the company to £1.1 billion. The company also announced it has been EBITDA positive since […]

October 24, 2024

Spain tops Netflix Speed Index

Fifty-three per cent of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) maintained the same speed, while 45 per cent saw an increase of 0.2 Mbps during September on the Netflix ISP Speed Index – a monthly update on which ISPs provide the best prime-time Netflix streaming experience.  Spain was the only country in the top performance tier for […]

October 15, 2024

INCA launches wholesale standards initiative

A new standards initiative to lower the barriers to business between ISPs and Altnets has been launched to the wider industry. Altnet representative body INCA has announced a UK-specific initiative aimed at establishing a homogeneous standard to ease the process for ISPs to purchase services from Altnets, particularly in regions where Altnets have deployed fibre […]

September 9, 2024

34 countries in Netflix ISP Speed Index top tier in April

Ninety-two percent of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) stayed at the same speed in April on the Netflix ISP Speed Index, a monthly update on which ISPs provide the best prime-time Netflix streaming experience.  Thirty-four countries and regions were in the top performance tier for April – the UK, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, […]

May 14, 2024

Netflix Speed Index shows higher average in March

Eighty-four per cent of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) stayed the same and 15 per cent increased 0.2 Mbps, resulting in a higher average speed in March 2024 on the Netflix ISP Speed Index – a monthly update on which ISPs provide the best prime-time Netflix streaming experience. Netflix notes that these speed are considered normal […]

April 9, 2024

Netflix average speeds down in Feb

Eighty-four per cent of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) decreased 0.2 Mbps and 15 per cent stayed the same, resulting in a lower average speed during February on the Netflix ISP Speed Index – a monthly update on which ISPs provide the best prime-time Netflix streaming experience. Netflix notes that these are considered normal moves as […]

March 12, 2024

SoftBank-DSL has biggest rise on Netflix ISP Speed Index

Japanese ISP SoftBank-DSL improved its speed more than any other ISP for the month of September on the Netflix ISP Speed Index, a monthly update on which ISPs provide the best prime time Netflix streaming experience. SoftBank-DSL in Japan saw an increase of 0.4 Mbps (megabits per second) to 3.2 Mbps, an improvement over its […]

October 11, 2022