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Q3 2012 AKAMAI REPORT

Do You Know Who Gets the Highest Internet Speed in the World?
Akamai released its Third Quarter, 2012 State of the Internet report.
 
  The report provides key global statistics and analysis including network connectivity, connection speeds, attack traffic, DDoS attacks against the banking industry in US, mobile browser usage, etc.  
 

   

 Highlights from Akamai's third quarter, 2012 report:

 

Global Average and Peak Connection Speeds 

  • Global average connection speed - 2.8 Mbps
  • Global average peak connection speed - 15.9 Mbps


Average connection speed (Top 5)

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South Korea

14.7 Mbps

Japan

10.7 Mbps

Hong Kong

8.9 Mbps

Switzerland

8.7 Mbps

Latvia

8.7 Mbps

United States

7.2 Mbps

Hawaii

5.7 Mbps
   


Peak connection speed (Top 5)

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Hong Kong

54 Mbps

South Korea

48.8 Mbps

Japan

42.2 Mbps

Latvia

37.5 Mbps

Romania

37.4 Mbps

United States

29.6 Mbps

Hawaii

30.5 Mbps
   


High broadband adoption (connections to Akamai >10 Mbps)

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South Korea

52.4%

Japan

37.9%

Hong Kong

27.3%

United States

17.7%

Hawaii

6.8%
   
   

Mobile Connectivity

Average Connection Speed

  • Russia - 7.8 Mbps (highest)
  • United States - 2.7 Mbps
   

Average Peak Connection Speed

  • Russia - 39.2 Mbps (highest)
  • United States - 9.7 Mbps
 
About the Akamai State of the Internet report
Each quarter, Akamai publishes a "State of the Internet" report. This report includes data gathered from across the Akamai Intelligent Platform about attack traffic, broadband adoption, mobile connectivity and other relevant topics concerning the Internet and its usage, as well as trends seen in this data over time.
 
Source:
Q3 2012 State of the Internet Report Highlights
Q3 2012 'State of the Internet' Datavisualizations
Q3 2012 'State of the Internet' Report Press Release
 



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