Netflix: Canadian ISPs Beat US Providers in Netflix Performance

Canadian Internet Service Providers (ISPs) are now among those rated by Netflix for speed and performance, and hence their ability to “provide the best prime time Netflix streaming experience.”

Bell Canada and Bell Alliant’s fiber optic network services, at an average 3.19 and 3.10 Mbps respectively, ranked highest among Canadian ISPs in the April edition of the monthly Netflix ISP Speed Index. Following closely in third was cable provider Shaw with an average bandwidth of 3.00.

As a country, average Netflix performance speeds in Canada beat those of US ISPs but ranked below those of most European nations, Netflix elaborates in a post on its “US and Canada” blog.

Cablevision, at an average 3.00 Mbps, rated tops in the US in Netflix’s April “USA ISP Speed Index,” followed by Cox at 2.90 and Comcast at 2.77.