Broadband slowest in the deep south

By TOM PULLAR-STRECKER - The Dominion Post Broadband is slower the further away customers are from Auckland, with Dunedin at the bottom of the heap among the major centres, according to a report released by the Commerce Commission. The report said broadband speeds had improved 4 per cent during the past three months. It did not take into account the performance of TelstraClear's cable networks, which are used by about 70,000 households in Wellington and Christchurch. The average Kiwi broadband user got peak download speeds of just over 5 megabits per second. Telecom's performance ranged from 7Mbps in Auckland to just under 5Mbps in Dunedin. Commerce Commission telecommunications branch director Osmond Borthwick said the study by research firms Epitiro and IDC showed a "lack of sufficient capacity on national and international... [read full story]                    

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