Speedtest.net

Infobox Website
name = Speedtest.net



url = [http://www.speedtest.net/ Speedtest.net]
commercial =
type = Broadband internet speed test
registration = None
owner = [http://www.ookla.com/ Ookla Net Metrics]
launch date = 2006
current status = Active
language = English, French, Deutsch, Italian

Speedtest.net is a free broadband connection analysis website founded by [http://www.ookla.com/ Ookla Net Metrics] in 2006. Users can test their internet speed against hundreds of geographically dispersed servers around the world. At the end of each test, users are presented with their download (the speed of data from the server to your computer) and upload (the speed of sending data from your computer to the server) bandwidth speeds. The tests are performed completely within your web browser over HTTP (just like normal web browsing). Since its inception, well over 500 million speed tests have been conducted on Speedtest.net.

The site also offers [http://speedtest.net/global.php detailed statistics] based on users' test results. This data has been used by numerous publications in the analysis of internet speed around the world. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7098992.stm Broadband speeds around the world] BBC News Dec 2 2007] [ [http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10454199 The truth about Kiwi broadband] The New Zealand Herald Jul 27 2007] [ [http://www.theage.com.au/news/opinion/hey-telstra-forget-about-broadband/2007/06/23/1182019431084.html Hey Telstra, forget about broadband] The Age Jun 24 2007]

History

The owner and operator of Speedtest.net, Ookla Net Metrics, was established in 2006 by Mike Apgar (founder and previous CEO of Speakeasy) and a small team of other Speakeasy employees. [ [http://www.speakeasy.net/press/pr/pr040406.php Speakeasy Founder Launches New Venture] Apr 4 2006]

Technology

The technology behind Speedtest.net is identical to that of the [http://www.ookla.com/products.php Ookla Speed Test] which is provided to a wide variety of companies and organizations on a licensed basis. [ [http://www.ookla.com/gallery/ Ookla Net Metrics - Gallery] ] [http://www.speedtest.net/mini.php Speedtest.net Mini] is a free stripped-down version of the speed test technology used on Speedtest.net that users can run on their own web server. Together, over 20 million speed tests are generated each month using Ookla's software. [ [http://www.ookla.com/about.php Ookla Net Metrics - About] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.speedtest.net/ Speedtest.net]
* [http://www.speedtest.net/fr/ Speedtest.net - French]
* [http://www.speedtest.net/de/ Speedtest.net - Deutsch]
* [http://www.speedtest.net/it/ Speedtest.net - Italian]
* [http://speedtest.net/global.php Speedtest.net Global Statistics]
* [http://www.ookla.com/ Ookla Net Metrics]