Digital divide: Mobile internet speeds in the Pacific

This article outlines mobile internet speeds experienced by 15 smartphone users in the Pacific region. It presents new quantitative data collected over a six-month-long period. The data were collected in order to provide a comparison of places and to look for trends over time. The research was adju...

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Autores principales:	Amanda H A Watson, Rohan Fox
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Asia Pacific Network 2021
Materias:	Australia cell phone communication internet Melanesia mobile phone Communication. Mass media P87-96 Journalism. The periodical press, etc. PN4699-5650
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:53e85c38b9a042b0875a77062b4366de2021-12-02T15:13:37ZDigital divide: Mobile internet speeds in the Pacific10.24135/pjr.v27i1&2.11681023-94992324-2035https://doaj.org/article/53e85c38b9a042b0875a77062b4366de2021-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://ojs.aut.ac.nz/pacific-journalism-review/article/view/1168https://doaj.org/toc/1023-9499https://doaj.org/toc/2324-2035 This article outlines mobile internet speeds experienced by 15 smartphone users in the Pacific region. It presents new quantitative data collected over a six-month-long period. The data were collected in order to provide a comparison of places and to look for trends over time. The research was adjusted for confounding factors like weather and building type. The findings indicate substantial differences between the internet speeds and reliability experienced in Australian cities compared to the readings in Pacific Island locations. Over the six-month-long period, there were no substantial improvements or decreases in internet speeds at any of the included locations. This finding takes into account changes in weather, time of day and surroundings. As expected, clear skies and outdoor settings were positively associated with faster internet speeds, compared to rainy periods and indoor readings in the same geographical areas. Amanda H A WatsonRohan FoxAsia Pacific NetworkarticleAustraliacell phonecommunicationinternetMelanesiamobile phoneCommunication. Mass mediaP87-96Journalism. The periodical press, etc.PN4699-5650ENPacific Journalism Review, Vol 27, Iss 1&2 (2021)
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description	This article outlines mobile internet speeds experienced by 15 smartphone users in the Pacific region. It presents new quantitative data collected over a six-month-long period. The data were collected in order to provide a comparison of places and to look for trends over time. The research was adjusted for confounding factors like weather and building type. The findings indicate substantial differences between the internet speeds and reliability experienced in Australian cities compared to the readings in Pacific Island locations. Over the six-month-long period, there were no substantial improvements or decreases in internet speeds at any of the included locations. This finding takes into account changes in weather, time of day and surroundings. As expected, clear skies and outdoor settings were positively associated with faster internet speeds, compared to rainy periods and indoor readings in the same geographical areas.
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Digital divide: Mobile internet speeds in the Pacific

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