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February 13, 2012
Sweden has Europe's 2nd fastest broadband: report
Published: 15 Jan 10 18:30 CET | Double click on a word to get a translation
Online: http://www.thelocal.se/24414/20100115/
Broadband speeds in Sweden are quicker than in any other European country bar Romania.
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Sweden clinched second spot in Europe with an average broadband speed of 5.7 Mbps, behind Romania which stayed on top with 6.2 Mbps.
However, broadband speeds in Europe pale in comparison to averages clocked in Asia. South Korea leads the pack by quites some distance with average speeds of 14.6 Mbps, followed by Japan with 7.6 Mbps.
External link: CNET lists the top ten »
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7 weeks connection, 2 periods of 2 week outages, regular weekend outages, regular overnight outages with no support between 17:00 and 08:00. Don't even consider them.
In Japan some people actually have gigabit lines with ten gigabit lines having just been announced and plans for a trial for terabyte lines in the next few years have just been announced.
Sweden is doing very well in this area and should strive to become world leader in this area of technology.
I have conhem. Once every two days the signal disappears for an hour or two. My two year contract with them will soon be up and I intend to change to another privider. According to my neighbours Telia is OK in my area.
Skewed results
We have ISPs who use huawei technology in India and its terribly slow
Use Tele 2, Bahnhof or one of the other operators which protect your privacy.
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