Quality of Service Report for Major Websites on December 28, 2006

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Busi-Bee.com, a leading provider of host, network, and protocol monitoring services, released a quality of service (QoS) report for major websites on December 29, 2006. The report analyzed data from Apple Computer (NASDAQ: AAPL), Akamai (NASDAQ: AKAM), Alcatel (NYSE: ALA), Level 3 Communications (NASDAQ: LVLT), Overstock.com (NASDAQ: OSTK), and LookSmart (NASDAQ: LOOK) on December 28, 2006.

The report found that Apple Computer provided the best overall QoS with a ranking of 99.823%, while LookSmart had the lowest ranking at 93.717%. Apple's site users experienced excellent QoS, with an overall ranking of 99.823% and an average latency of 0.325 seconds. The best response hour was at 8pm, with minimum and average latencies of 0.066196 and 0.322937 seconds, respectively.

Key Takeaways:

  • Apple Computer provided the best overall QoS with a ranking of 99.823%.
  • LookSmart had the lowest ranking at 93.717%.
  • Apple Computer's site users experienced excellent QoS, with an average latency of 0.325 seconds.
  • Akamai provided excellent QoS, with an overall ranking of 99.734% and an average latency of 0.559 seconds.
  • Alcatel provided excellent QoS, with an overall ranking of 99.646% and an average latency of 0.264 seconds.
  • Level 3 Communications provided very good QoS, with an overall ranking of 98.424% and an average latency of 0.666 seconds.
  • Overstock.com provided very good QoS, with an overall ranking of 97.557% and an average latency of 2.872 seconds.
  • Busi-Bee.com's analysis considered the results excellent for Apple, Akamai, and Alcatel, while Level 3 Communications was considered slightly erratic and Overstock.com was deemed bad for QoS delivery.

Statistics:

  • Apple Computer's best response hour was at 8pm, with minimum and average latencies of 0.066196 and 0.322937 seconds, respectively.
  • Apple Computer's worst response hour was at 6pm, with minimum and average latencies of 15.832063 and 0.837028 seconds, respectively.
  • Akamai's best response hour was at 7am, with minimum and average latencies of 0.113709 and 0.501565 seconds, respectively.
  • Alcatel's best response hour was at 11am, with minimum and average latencies of 0.067617 and 0.195751 seconds, respectively.
  • Level 3 Communications' average latency for the day was 0.666 seconds, with a mean latency of 1.320 seconds.
  • Overstock.com's average latency for the day was 2.872 seconds, with a mean latency of 7.756 seconds.

Sources:

  • Busi-Bee.com website quality of service report for Friday, December 29th, 2006
  • M2 PressWIRE, December 29, 2006 (Report ID: 29122006)