It's a silly and useless test, though. I mean, it's cool for comparison purposes and as a way of saying they're slow,but it doesn't say anything.
Who determined it was 60 miles? Why 4 GB?
Decide with a 1GB file, and transfer them from one side of SA to the other (1100 miles) and we'll see who wins. *shrug* The internet wasn't invented to connect a city with the next; but to connect a city to the world.