Whatever ailed Vodafone broadband ... now fixed

After reporting a series of poor results, broadband monitoring company TrueNet notes a welcome return to form for Vodafone broadband performance.

The latest Urban Broadband Report notes:

“Vodafone Cable connections show a 31 per cent increase in NZ webpage average speed this month compared to last month. Vodafone Fibre shows a 29 per cent increase month on month.”

In recent TrueNet reports Vodafone turned in poor numbers on both its UFB fibre broadband services and its own FibreX-branded HFC network. The performance drop-off was especially noticeable at peak times.

The similarity of the drop-off and the fast bounce back on both networks suggests something broke that Vodafone has since fixed. It is possible that the TrueNet performance monitoring helped Vodafone identify the problem.

Meanwhile, TrueNet has added Vodafone’s fixed wireless service to the Urban Broadband Report. This shows Vodafone fixed wireless customers get twice the speed seen by Spark and Skinny customers. Skinny and Spark manage more consistent speeds throughout the day.