There are quite a good number of Web Apps and Applications to Test Broadband Speed. Now the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has released a web based tool called Consumer Broadband Test that will show information about your uplink and downlink speeds. Apart from the basic upload and download speeds, the Broadband Test Tool also reports about Latency and Jitter.

Users in US can use the Consumer Broadband Test from the Broadband.gov website and there is also a mobile version for iPhone and Android Mobiles. Apart from showing you the basic information about your Broadband, they will also collect your location information using anonymous aggregate data to analyze broadband quality and availability on geographic basis.

Consumer Broadband Test at Broadband.gov