Thirty-six Internet Service Providers gained 0.2 Mbps in November on the Netflix ISP Speed Index, the monthly update on which ISPs offer the best prime time Netflix streaming experience.
While 377 ISPs stayed the same, 17 dropped 0.2 Mbps and three ISPs, Optix in Pakistan, Zajil Telecom in Kuwait and Saigontourist Cable Television Company in Vietnam, were down 0.4 Mbps.
Italy returned to the list of countries seeing an average speed of 3.6 Mbps for the first time since July, according to data put out by Netflix.
In total, 32 countries were in the top performance tier for November with an average speed of 3.6 Mbps: Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Pakistan was the only country to register a loss of speed in November, with its overall average speed declining 0.2 Mbps to 2.6 Mbps. In addition to Optix dropping 0.4 Mbps, Jazz, Fiberlink and PakistanTelecom dropped 0.2 Mbps.
The Netflix ISP Speed Index is a measure of prime time Netflix performance on a particular ISP and not a measure of overall performance for other services or data that may travel across the specific ISP network. Faster Netflix performance generally means better picture quality, quicker start times and fewer interruptions.