It turns out, even the US’s broadband speed is way slower than some First World Asian countries.
The average broadband download speed in the US is only 1.9 megabits per second, compared to 61 Mbps in Japan, 45 Mbps in South Korea, 18 Mbps in Sweden, 17 Mpbs in France, and 7 Mbps in Canada, according to the Communication Workers of America.
Many in the Philippines still don’t realize (even the government, the politicians, and the great teeming masses who are more interested in demagoguery and in participating in it) that having a very fast Internet connection has a real effect on a country’s economy — especially in the long term. During the 1997 Asian financial crisis, for example, South Korea used the money it got from IMF’s subsidies to purchase fat data pipes spanning the entire country that form now its very fast and efficient Internet connection, which later made it possible for the country to build entirely new industries based on online gaming (Ragnarok, Mu), music distribution, and even online comic books and blogging. While during that same time, the Philippines was busy with things like Erap and Richard Gomez’s wedding.
I was curious about my own (or the Philippines’) Internet speed, so I used the same website that was used in the study to check it. The result: a measly 450 Kbps download speed, and 250 Kbps upload speed. Quite pathetic, isn’t it? If you’re in the Philippines, you might check it out too (using the website http://www.speedmatters.org to test your speed) and share the results in the comments section.
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