[afnog] Fastest and Slowest Internet connectivity

[Tracy Musaza]

WASHINGTON July 27, 2010 

– Akamai has just released data from its 
annual State of the Internet Report and the US is falling behind. 

South 
Korea has the fastest average maximum speed of 33Mbps, followed by Japan
 with 26Mbps, Romania with 25Mbos, the US ranks 8th with a speed of 
16mbps.
Only 25% of the US  has access to a connection above 5Mbps.

The fastest city in the world is Masan, South Korea which has an 
average Maximum Connection speed of 40.56Mbps; the first showing of the 
United States is at number 57 with Monterey Park, CA with a speed of 
25.2Mbps.

When looking at the average connection speeds the United States again
 lags behind the rest of the world. Monterey Park, CA having the fastest
 connection again possesses the fastest average connection of just 
7Mbps.

Within the United States, Delaware boasts the fastest average 
measured connection speed of 7.6Mbps, with the District of Columbia 
being the next fastest with a speed of 5.9Mbps. The slowest states in 
the nation are Alaska and New Jersey.

Globally Mayotte, a small island nation of the coast of Africa has 
the slowest connection with 99% of the connection below 256kbps.
http://broadbandbreakfast.com/2010/07/us-falls-behind-according-to-akamai-state-of-the-internet-report/

CokoTracy



      
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