Monday, June 16, 2008

No. 1 in broadband speed

LG Powercom, the No. 3 fixed-line carrier, offers the fastest internet speeds among the nation`s three leading telecom firms, government tests showed yesterday.
LG Powercom has download speeds of 91 megabits per second and upload speeds of 88 Mbps, while KT, the market leader, come in second with download speeds of 87 Mbps and upload speeds of 71 Mbps.
Broadband speeds for Hanarotelecom, the No. 2 company, were the slowest among the trio with download speeds of 78 Mbps and upload speeds of 71 Mbps.
The tests also showed that Korea has one of the fastest broadband speeds in the world. Korea has download speeds of 46 Mbps and upload speeds of 40 Mbps.
The tests were conducted by the Korea Communications Commission over the country`s six leading fixed-line firms between November 2007 and January 2008.
Korea herald June 13, 2008

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