As a report indicated that South Korea's high-speed internet is slower than that of Vietnam and Thailand, government officials and the telecommunications industry have pointed out the limitations of the measurement methods used.
On October 14, the Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT) stated in a press release that there are discrepancies between the government's quality assessment results for domestic high-speed internet and the findings from the overseas internet speed measurement company Ookla.
Previously, Ookla released a report claiming that South Korea's high-speed internet speed is slower than that of Vietnam and Thailand.
In response, the MSIT expressed that there are limitations in objectively comparing internet speeds by country. An MSIT official explained, "Ookla does not disclose the total number of measurements by country or the composition of internet products evaluated."
According to the MSIT's telecommunications service quality assessment conducted last year, the average download speeds for domestic high-speed internet were measured at 91.91 megabits per second (Mbps) for 100 Mbps products, 496.05 Mbps for 500 Mbps products, and 987.70 Mbps for 1 gigabit (Gbps) products.
The MSIT countered that these results show a significant difference from Ookla's reported download speed of 251.33 Mbps for South Korea.
The telecommunications industry also expressed skepticism about accepting Ookla's findings at face value. A representative from the industry stated, "Without disclosing specific measurement conditions, methods, and detailed information, there are limitations in objectively comparing internet speeds by country."
* This article has been translated by AI.
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