NET.mede, ANACOM's new tool to measure the speed of customer Internet connections, received 204 thousand visits in just its first two months of operation, with over 561 thousand pages viewed. Of these, about 18% were related to traffic shaping, a test that checks whether operators are using mechanisms to manage customer Internet traffic.
For other visitors to Net.mede, the main reason for going to the website was to measure the speed of their internet access.
Net.mede is a tool that can be used to measure the speed of Internet connections, giving consumers the ability to compare their actual speed and the speed contracted with their provider. It is an important tool to improve consumer information and market transparency, resulting in benefits for end-users, who will have objective data when questioning their service providers about quality of services. Given the dynamic nature of the Internet, connections should be tested over a number of days and at different times of day, so that each person can get a better sense of the actual speed supplied by their provider.
NET.mede is available at www.netmede.pthttps://netmede.pt/ or through www.anacom-consumidor.comhttps://www.anacom-consumidor.pt/; it offers consumers a tool that they can use to check the speed of their internet connection in less than 30 seconds, and make a comparison with the speed they have contracted.
