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Sure, but the sample sizes are representative of proportional usage by population or indeed small size of population. We should ask ourselves: Should Guadeloupe, for example, be excluded because of its small population and limited uptake? I believe an international league table showing average broadband speeds is inadequate when it excludes 2/3 of the world's countries since it does not represent the less developed world where speeds are low and distribution is sparse. Having a rough idea of the speeds experienced in those countries is vastly superior to having no idea.

Akamai's data should be re-titled: Average broadband speeds in the developed world.

And of course, my point that Akamai's data it now rather out of date by comparison is also valid I feel. Cable and M-Lab's data set is also the most widely covered and accepted from a publishing point of view globally.

At the very least, Cable and M-Lab's set – which differs a great deal from Akamai's should be reflected in this page, if not instead of, then at least alongside Akamai's numbers. There is no single measure of average broadband speed around the world, but the page as it is currently purports to offer Akamai's data as the de facto, true results.

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