Monday, May 13, 2013

Google Fiber Keeps Lead Atop Netflix ISP Speed Index


Though you might argue the advantages are not so great, Google Fiber seems to be opening up a consistent “experienced bandwidth” advantage compared to all other fixed network providers, according to the latest Netflix analysis of typical streaming speeds for Netflix content.

The reason Google Fiber does not have a much-wider advantage is that Netflix prefers to stream at constant rates, rather than adapting to the highest access bandwidth it might find it has access to.

For video experience, constant rates are most helpful.


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