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Understanding the state of broadband in the U.S. is more than just knowing the advertised speed in a given area. Advertised speeds do not indicate the actual viability of watching streaming video or the capacity for a broadband connection to facilitate tele-health or tele-education applications,  especially when the majority of consumers receive only half of the advertised speed for a service. Measurement Lab (M-Lab) is poised to address this broadband data void and allow researchers to make international, national, state, and, local comparisons of real-world broadband performance.

One million tests daily (over 300+ terabytes of publicly released data) and counting; M-Lab is helping policymakers and consumers alike understand actual broadband performance. At this March 23 event, the Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ Foundation’s Open Technology Initiative and Vint Cerf, Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist at Google, offered sneak peak at data visualization tools of actual broadband speeds around the world.

M-Lab has been collecting broadband performance data since it was founded in 2009 by academic researchers and the Open Technology Initiative, with the support of a broad range of companies and institutions. After the initial release of these data visualization tools, the data will be regularly updated to support a dynamic understanding of Internet connections and speeds around the world.

Participants

Opening Remarks
Director, Open Technology Initiative
Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ Foundation

Featured Speaker
Vinton G. Cerf
Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist
Google

Panelists
Anne Neville
Director, State Broadband Data & Development Grant Program & National Broadband Mapping Program
US Department of Commerce, National Telecommunications and Information Administration
 
Taylor Reynolds
Specialist Analyst
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Michael Byrne
Geographic Information Officer
Federal Communications Commission