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Internet Speed Report Tacoma January 2024

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

Total Tests

206

Avg. Download

173.74Mbps

Avg. Upload

131.41Mbps

Avg. Ping

39.3ms

Top Internet Providers

Provider Avg Speed
Cellco Partnership DBA Verizon Wireless 141.7 Mbps
City of Tacoma 227.7 Mbps
CenturyLink 103.4 Mbps
City of Tacoma 160.9 Mbps
CenturyLink Communications, LLC 12.9 Mbps
City of Tacoma 139.9 Mbps
Comcast Cable Communications 59.6 Mbps
Comcast Cable Communications, LLC 104.7 Mbps
Comcast Cable Communications, LLC 297.4 Mbps
Comcast Cable Communications, LLC 98.8 Mbps

Top Devices

Device Share
Generic Android 2.0 27.2%
iPhone 21.4%
iPhone 6.3%
Generic Android 2.0 4.4%
Generic Smartphone 3.9%
Apple iPhone 2.4%
iPhone 1.9%
iPhone 1.5%
Generic Android 2.0 1.5%
Apple iPhone 1.5%

Top Browsers

Browser Share
Android Webkit 27.2%
Mobile Safari 21.4%
Mobile Safari 6.3%
Android Webkit 4.4%
Chrome 3.9%
Firefox Mobile 3.9%
Safari 2.4%
Chrome Mobile iOS 1.9%
Mobile Safari 1.5%
Safari 1.5%

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.