Netflix revamped its ISP Speed Index site soon after quite a few months of inactivity, and it reflects the final six months’ outcomes, with Jio Fiber top the charts final month. Jio Fiber accomplished an typical speed of 3.8Mbps in December 2020, with other Internet service providers (ISPs) like 7 Star Digital, Airtel Xstream Fiber, ACT Fibernet and Tata Sky Broadband following suit. Netflix has updated its ISP Speed Index web-site with a new appear. The firm says that the index is calculated with a new functionality measurement to make it compatible with the altering streaming and encoding landscape.
While Jio Fiber offered an typical speed of 3.8Mbps in November and December on the Netflix ISP Speed Index web-site, the second-in-line 7 Star Digital supplied 3.6Mbps typical speed in December 2020 and 3.4Mbps typical speed in November. Airtel XStream Fiber, Tata Sky Broadband, and ACT Fibernet all supplied 3.6Mbps typical speed in November and December final year.
The new and enhanced Netflix ISP Speed Index delivers typical speed information for the final six months from main ISPs in India. State-run BSNL and MTNL are final on the list with 3Mbps and 2.4Mbps typical speeds, respectively, for the month of December. The Netflix information suggests that MTNL did its absolute worst in September with just 1.4Mbps typical speed.
Detailing how the new functionality measurement operates, Netflix mentioned, “The ISP Speed Index is designed to measure which ISPs provide the best prime time Netflix streaming experience. Previously, the way we measured ISP performance meant that two ISPs who deliver the same Megabits per second (Mbps) could still have different quality experiences depending on what device is being used to watch. The new performance measurement accounts for differences across what device(s) and encoding scheme(s) each member is on and which Netflix plan they have. We’re essentially asking – If all things were equal (excluding Cellular traffic), how would ISP speeds compare?”
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