Actual download speed of fixed broadband subscriptions

Average Download Speed during peak periods (ACTSPEED), measured with a specially configured hardware device (SamKnows Whitebox), which runs a series of purpose-built tests to measure various aspect of Internet performance. The measured speed refers to a sample of subscriptions using a similar technology offered by internet service providers. Offers are not weigthed with market shares, so the measured speed cannot be interpreted as the average experienced by consumers. ### Original source Study on "Quality of Broadband Services in the EU” (SMART 2010/0036). For the purposes of this study 9,104 households across the European Union were given a specially configured hardware device (SamKnows Whitebox), which runs a series of purpose-built tests to measure every aspect of Internet performance. The sample is designed to represent tha main fixed broadband services, used by consumers and available all around the country.: http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/news/quality-broadband-services-eu-samknows-study-internet-speeds ### Parent dataset This dataset is part of of another dataset: http://digital-agenda-data.eu/datasets/digital_agenda_scoreboard_key_indicators