Assessing spatial disparities in Internet quality using speed tests

The quality of Internet connections is increasingly important for people’s daily lives as work and access to services move the digital sphere. Likewise, businesses public agencies need rely more on networks service delivery. However, way individuals experience can vary substantially within countries, notably along urban-rural continuum. Measuring such variation in a consistent understand where intervention most needed deliver better everyone. This paper assesses within-country spatial disparities connectivity across OECD G20 using publicly available data speed from an test provider, applying definitions – i.e. classification regions Degree Urbanisation. Using Denmark, it finds that use tests assess internet connection coherent with national sources. Results show that, far metropolitan areas up 24% slower speeds than average. Overall, cities have 75% higher rural areas,