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Internet Speed Report Boston January 2024

A comprehensive analysis of broadband performance in Boston based on real user speed tests conducted on Bandwidth Place.

Total Tests

29

Avg. Download

155.30Mbps

Avg. Upload

41.11Mbps

Avg. Ping

25.2ms

Top Internet Providers

Provider Avg Speed
Comcast Cable Communications 214.5 Mbps
Longwood Medical and Academic Area 157.5 Mbps
Comcast Cable Communications, LLC 163.8 Mbps
Comcast Cable Communications, LLC 93.7 Mbps
MCI Communications Services, Inc. d/b/a Verizon Business 271.6 Mbps
Comcast Cable Communications, LLC 220.7 Mbps
Comcast Cable Communications, LLC 352.4 Mbps
Comcast Cable Communications, LLC 107.7 Mbps
Comcast Cable Communications, LLC 16.2 Mbps
Comcast Cable Communications 367.0 Mbps

Top Devices

Device Share
iPhone 27.6%
Generic Android 2.0 20.7%
iPhone 6.9%
iPhone 3.4%
iPhone 3.4%

Top Browsers

Browser Share
Mobile Safari 27.6%
Chrome 24.1%
Android Webkit 20.7%
Mobile Safari UI/WKWebView 6.9%
Safari 6.9%
Chrome 3.4%
Chrome Mobile iOS 3.4%
Mobile Safari 3.4%
Safari 3.4%

Analysis Methodology

The data presented in this report is aggregated directly from real user speed tests performed on the Bandwidth Place platform testing network nodes globally during 2024. We calculate the localized metrics using strict data sanity checks to prevent skewed results from anomalies or extreme outliers.

SEO & Location Routing Structure: Because location data is structurally rigid, caching data dynamically to static hierarchy (Country -> State -> City) provides significant improvements to PageSpeed metrics and Time to First Byte (TTFB). This strategy ensures optimum indexing for search engines processing localized queries.