comparison of connection speed, swt after reading it

FW from an email.

Top Countries by Download Speed

1. 19.88 Mb/s Korea, Republic of
2. 15.98 Mb/s Japan
3. 14.99 Mb/s Aland Islands
4. 12.75 Mb/s Lithuania
5. 12.67 Mb/s Sweden
6. 12.08 Mb/s Latvia
7. 11.92 Mb/s Romania
8. 11.22 Mb/s Bulgaria
9. 10.43 Mb/s Netherlands
10 .9.03 Mb/s Moldova, Republic of
11. 8.35 Mb/s Slovakia
12. 8.14 Mb/s Hong Kong
13. 8.13 Mb/s Germany
14. 8.03 Mb/s Russian Federation
87. 1.82 Mb/s Malaysia

Top Countries by Upload Speed

1. 8.74 Mb/s Lithuania
2. 7.27 Mb/s Japan
3. 5.57 Mb/s Aland Islands
4. 5.32 Mb/s Bulgaria
5. 4.86 Mb/s Latvia
6. 4.80 Mb/s Romania
7. 4.56 Mb/s Russian Federation
8. 4.49 Mb/s Hong Kong
9. 4.41 Mb/s Sweden
10. 4.24 Mb/s Slovenia
11. 3.68 Mb/s Andorra
12. 3.45 Mb/s Moldova, Republic of
13. 3.05 Mb/s Asia/Pacific Region
14. 3.05 Mb/s Netherlands
73. 0.55 Mb/s Malaysia

Connection Speed:

Singapore:6.79mbps

China: 2.4mpbs

Malaysia:1.67 mbps

source:http://www.speedtest.net/global.php


These informations show that our country connection speed are par with South Africa and other developing countries. South Africa have an average connection speed of 1.6mbps , while ours are 1.67mbps , same speed with our capital KL too. Singapore enjoys an average of 6mbps , Japan the fastest ,17mbps . Even China are overtaking us with an average of 2.4mpbs.



Next, unlimited 1mbps price comparison:



Singapore: SGD 20 ( approximately RM50 )

China: RMB 98 ( approximately RM50 )

Malaysia: RM99



source:

SingTel：http://www.singnet.com.sg/plans_ ... snbb.asp?snbb=1Matl
China：http://hz.bendibao.com/cyfw/2007723/fw24783.asp
Malaysia：http://www.streamyx.com.my/get_s ... yx_package_standard




Singapore par with China in term of 1mbps connection fee , but Singapore only have one ISP , SingTel , while China have many regional company which may offer much lower price . Both country ISP provide free installation , modem or annual discounting . Our ISP monthly price is the highest , neither provide user a modem ,free installation nor annual discounting , which will not only COST RM99 , but also put many related surcharge (such as fixed line , annual fee , technician fee and so on ) together.



Lastly , Broadband penetration rate :



Singapore： 102.1%
China：21.5%
Malaysia：21.1%



source:

IDA：http://www.ida.gov.sg/Publications/20090304182010.aspx
CNNIC：http://www.cnnic.cn/html/Dir/2009/01/12/5447.htm
MCMC：http://www.skmm.gov.my/facts_figures/stats/index.asp



Singapore has the highest penetration rate , 102.1% , because the statistic are base on household usage , which mean that some household maybe having more than one broadband connection. China statistic are based on population usage , reports shows that China have the most netizen in the world , approximately 270 million user are connected to internet using broadband. Our statistic are also based on household usage , which is 21.1 per 100 household are using broadband.



Conclusion:



Not only that our connection speed is the lowest , we are also being charged nearly double compared to other countries ISP , therefore our broadband penetration is the lowest . If our government policy is to transform our country into a ICT or high value adding driven economy , it's better to start catching others before we lag too behind . Better infrastructure , more competitive ISP , better regulation, resource, and more attention toward our connection may be the key towards an ICT buildup , and NOT JUST SOME TALKS ABOUT IT. Or else , we will be risked overtaking by other countries that may still lagging behind SOON , such was the case of China and lose our ability to compete .