Cloud computing firm Akamai has outed its "State of the Internet" report for the first quarter of 2015, which gives a peek into the 3G and 4G speeds of Internet connections worldwide.
The report is based on data that has been collated from the Akamai Intelligent Platform and provides insight into global figures such as which country has the fastest connection speed, the rate of broadband adoption on both fixed and mobile networks, IPv4 exhaustion and the execution of IPv6.
"The global average connection speed saw a 10 percent increase in the first quarter of 2015, increasing to 5 Mbps," stated the report.
For those wondering how their country fared, here is the top 10 list of countries with the fastest Internet speeds on the basis of average connection speed:
1. South Korea 23.6 Mbps
2. Ireland 17.4 Mbps
3. Hong Kong 16.7 Mbps
4. Sweden 15.8 Mbps
5. Netherlands 15.3 Mbps
6. Japan 15.2 Mbps
7. Switzerland 14.9 Mbps
8. Norway 14.1 Mbps
9. Latvia 13.8 Mbps
10. Finland 13.7 Mbps
The U.S does not figure in the top 10 but for those wondering which U.S. state emerged numero uno when it comes to average peak connection by state, it is Delaware with 18.6 Mbps.
The second spot was claimed by Virginia (18.5 Mbps), followed by District of Columbia (17.3Mbps), Utah (15.7 Mbps) and Massachusetts (15.4 Mbps), which rounded out the top five. Rhode Island (15.4 Mbps), Washington (14.8 Mbps), Oregon (14.1 Mbps), Wisconsin (14.0 Mbps) and North Dakota (14.0 Mbps) also made the top 10 list.
Wondering how Silicon Valley fared? Palo Alto, California, averaged 10.365 Mbps download speed.
"We saw generally positive results across all of the key metrics during the first quarter of 2015," noted the report's editor David Belson. "The increase in global broadband speeds demonstrates an ongoing commitment to higher standards. While connectivity will continue to differ across many regions, we see the highest broadband speeds in countries/regions with high population densities and strong government backing or support, as well as those that foster competition among Internet providers."
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