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Methodology To determine Speedtest Awards winners for fixed networks, we assess the best network speeds attained across a given network, regardless of the performance tier for which an individual is paying. Also, access to ISP service happens over wired and Wi-Fi connections. As a result, we take into account tests that are taken on various Speedtest applications that connect to a fixed network, including tests taken on mobile phones through a Wi-Fi connection. Each top carrier accounts for at least 3% of the sample size in the geographic area. Fixed Broadband Tests Taken Q1-Q4 2017 Dom.ru Rostelcom MTS Beeline MegaFon 91.08 90.29 82.96 82.63 25.29 94.00 93.70 87.63 86.61 19.36 Provider Name Download Mbps Upload Mbps 1 2 3 2 19 Latency MS 5,417,759 21,229,488 6,156,154 6,180,764 5,457,435 Test Count 3,394,467 13,149,791 3,565,227 3,729,875 3,067,295 Sample Count (90th percentile speeds for all fixed broadband results) Russia’s Top Fixed Broadband Mbps Dom.ru Rostelcom MTS Beeline MegaFon UPLOAD DOWNLOAD 0 20 40 60 80 100 91.08 94.00 87.63 93.70 82.96 86.61 82.63 19.36 25.29 90.29 (90th percentile speeds for all fixed broadband results) Russia’s Fixed Broadband Speeds 01-17 03-17 05-17 07-17 09-17 11-17 02-17 04-17 06-17 08-17 10-17 12-17 37.43 37.41 DOWNLOAD UPLOAD DATE Country Stats TEST COUNT: SAMPLE COUNT: DEVICE COUNT: 77,545,648 46,039,142 18,015,548 40 30 35 20 30 40 50 (Average speeds from all fixed broadband results) Mbps How Speed Score Works The Speedtest Awards for top providers in speed are determined using a Speed Score that incorporates a measure of each provider’s download and upload speed to rank network speed performance (90% of the final Speed Score is attributed to download speed and the remaining 10% to upload speed). The Speed Score uses a modified trimean to demonstrate the download and upload speeds that are available across a provider’s network. We take speeds from the 10th percentile, 50th percentile (also known as the median), and 90th percentile, and combine them in a weighted average using a 1:2:1 ratio, respectively. We place the most emphasis on the download speeds and median speeds as those represent what most network providers’ customers will experience on a day-to-day basis. 0 10 20 30 40 50 Dom.ru Rostelecom Beeline MTS MegaFon 43.46 32.65 32.56 29.61 10.09 46.18 31.81 32.49 28.79 6.47 Provider Name Download Trimean Upload Trimean Speed Score 43.73 9.73 32.56 32.55 29.53 Speed Score Dom.ru Rostelecom Beeline MTS MegaFon 43.46 32.65 32.56 29.61 10.09 37.68 18.93 22.71 16.66 6.96 91.08 90.29 82.63 82.96 25.29 7.40 2.44 2.20 2.18 1.16 41.49 16.55 21.14 13.40 3.05 94.00 93.70 86.61 87.63 19.36 7.71 0.44 1.08 0.73 0.45 46.18 31.81 32.49 28.79 6.47 Provider Name 90 th Percentile 50 th Percentile 10 th Percentile Upload Trimean Download Trimean 90 th Percentile 50 th Percentile 10 th Percentile Dom.ru’s Q1–Q4 Performance Ookla compared user-initiated tests taken from all the major internet service providers in Russia over the award period to determine who had the best speeds. Based on our data from Q1–Q4 2017, Dom.ru achieved a Speed Score of 43.73 and provided faster average speeds to their users than the other major providers in Russia with top speeds of 91.08 Mbps for download and 94.00 Mbps for upload. Our Q1–Q4 2017 results are in for Russia and we have called Dom.ru as the winner of the Speedtest Award for best internet speeds. Russia Awards Report RUSSIA’S FASTEST INTERNET
