{"id":3580,"date":"2016-05-13T11:34:51","date_gmt":"2016-05-13T09:34:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/?p=3580\/"},"modified":"2018-06-19T13:33:37","modified_gmt":"2018-06-19T11:33:37","slug":"test-internet-connection-on-copenhagen-campuses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/test-internet-connection-on-copenhagen-campuses\/","title":{"rendered":"Test: Internet connection on Copenhagen campuses"},"content":{"rendered":"

Students have started measuring the eduroam and cellular data connectivity around the different campuses of the University of Copenhagen (UCPH) to help inform others about when and where to go to get the best internet connection. Exclusive for the University Post, the students have measured our selection of prime study locations.<\/p>\n

Although results show that different areas around the university have different levels of connectivity, eduroam is surprisingly strong in most places tested. But pure connectivity might not be the whole story, according to Katarzyna Wac, Associate Professor at the Department of Computer Science DIKU, University of Copenhagen (UCPH) who is organising the project.<\/a><\/p>\n

“What I have heard from many students and as I experienced it myself, it doesn\u2019t \u2018maintain\u2019 the connection and it re-authenticates\/reconnects often which disturbs ongoing data streams,” she explains.<\/p>\n

Finding a good connection<\/h2>\n

In addition to finding that eduroam in general has a fairly high level of connectivity in most locations, the data Katarzyna Wac and her students have been collecting indicate some providers are consistently worse than the others, for instance 3 Danmark. They also find that some places, for instance CSS 4\/5 and 4 basement, are not good for any of the providers.<\/p>\n

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Data collected in the various locations selected around UCPH include Downlink (the amount of data that can be downloaded), Uplink (the amount of data that can be uploaded), and Ping (the response time of the server).<\/p>\n

Wac notes that the data points collected were one-time observations and that they may change with respect to the time of day, exact position of the phone in the study space, the number of people around, and the phone being used. All measurements were made using the Ookla Speedtest app Ookla Speedtest app<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For the University Post, Katarzyna Wac’s students measured a select group of known student hangout locations at the University of Copenhagen. The data marked in orange signifies a problematic connection. All the above stipulations and disclaimers apply:<\/p>\n

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