CONVERGE ICT Solutions, Inc. has topped broadband download speed in the country with an average 52.8 megabytes (Mbps) per second, said mobile analytics firm Opensignal.
In its report, Opensignal said the recorded average download speed of Converge was 6.7 Mbps or 14.6% faster than second-placed PLDT Inc.
The company was also the first place for broadband upload speed with an average speed of 35.9 Mbps, or faster by 12.5 Mbps than PLDT’s and more than double Globe’s 15.2 Mbps.
However, PLDT placed first for broadband peak download speed with a score of 262.1 Mbps, or 32.8 Mbps faster than Converge’s 229.3 Mbps.
Meanwhile, Globe and PLDT shared the top spot for broadband consistent quality with “statistically tied” scores of 50.7% to 51.7%, said Opensignal.
Converge users also had the best experience on average when streaming video over fixed broadband with a score of 68.6 points on a 100-point scale, followed by PLDT with 64.7 points and Globe with 60.1 points.
The Dennis Anthony H. Uy-led company also topped the broadband success rate with its users recording an average of 98.1% on successfully completing relative tests for each unique Wi-Fi network it provides.
It was followed by PLDT with 97.5% and Globe with a score of 96.5%, the analytics firm said.
FIXED BROADBAND EXPERIENCE
Opensignal also measured the fixed broadband experience of Converge, PLDT, and Globe users across three key areas Metro Manila, Cebu City, and Davao City.
For Metro Manila, Globe users saw the most consistent fixed broadband experience as 59.9% of tests meet the minimum recommended performance thresholds to watch HD video, conduct video conference calls, and play games.
PLDT followed with 56.2%, then Converge with 50.1%, and Sky Cable with 45.5%.
Meanwhile, Converge topped three measures of the fixed broadband experience in Metro Manila: broadband video experience, broadband success rate, and broadband upload speed.
PLDT recorded the highest broadband peak download speed in Metro Manila with 291.7 Mbps, while PLDT and Converge shared the top spot for broadband download speed.
Opensignal said that Converge was the provider to beat in Cebu City after it topped five out of six key measures of the fixed broadband experience.
Converge came out first for broadband video experience, broadband download speed, and broadband upload speed, while it shared first place with PLDT for broadband peak download speed and tied with all the other providers for broadband success rate.
Meanwhile, Globe and PLDT tied for first place for broadband consistent quality with statistically tied scores of 55.2% to 59%.
In Davao City, Converge topped broadband video experience, broadband download speed, and broadband upload speed.
PLDT, Globe and Converge tied for broadband peak download speed, while they shared first place for broadband success rate with Sky Cable. — Justine Irish D. Tabile
