Small telco Launtel delivers the highest download speeds in Australia, according to the ACCC’s latest Measuring Broadband Australia report.
Launtel’s performance “shows that emerging and smaller retailers can provide similar, if not better, performance than the larger telcos,” ACCC Commissioner Anna Brakey said.
Second fastest is Optus, followed by Exetel. These three all delivered average download speeds during peak hours over what they promised.
Telstra and TPG followed, just under the 100 per cent line, but still impressive, delivering 99.8 per cent, and 98.3 per cent of its promised plan speed, respectively.
Aussie Broadband and Vodafone both over-promised, albeit slightly.
This is one of the many happy findings in the report.
According to the report, Australian broadband retailers are increasingly meeting or exceeding their advertised speed claims for NBN fixed-line plans during busy evening hours.
During the August testing period, retailers on average “met or exceeded their download speed claims” during the peak period (7-11pm on weeknights) in 92 per cent of cases.
This is up from 88 per cent in May.
Also pleasing is that the difference between best and worst telcos has narrowed.
The lowest performing retailer delivered on average 96.1 per cent of the maximum plan speed during busy hours, compared to the highest at 103.3 per cent.
In May, the range was between 88.8 and 102.3 per cent.
“A combination of retailers sustaining strong performance and providing more accurate information in their advertising means that more consumers are getting what they pay for in their NBN plan,” Brakey said.
In August, average upload speeds on NBN fixed-line plans were 85.7 per cent of plan speed during busy hours.
