Average US Connection Speed Now 11.7 Mbps, 20th Globally The global average connection speed increased 3.5% to 5.1 Mbps in the second quarter of 2015, according to the latest study by Akamai. South Korea saw an average speed of 23.1 Mbps, followed by Hong Kong (17 Mbps), Japan (16.4 Mbps), Sweden (16.1 Mbps) and Switzerland (15.6%). The United States was in twentieth place with an average broadband speed of 11.7 Mbps (up 2.2% year-on-year) followed by Canada at 11.1 Mbps.

Globally, 110 out of 144 measured countries saw average connection speeds increase from the previous quarter, with growth rates ranging from a modest 0.4% in Senegal (1.5 Mbps) to a substantial 67% in Tunisia (2.8 Mbps), notes Akamai. As for faster connections, the study found that 21% of US connections deliver speeds of 15 Mbps or more, good for eighteenth place in the rankings. The FCC recently changed the base definition of broadband to 25 Mbps, and has been noting that about three quarters of the public lack the option of more than one broadband provider at that speed. That's thanks largely to cable's dominance, and DSL providers being uninterested in seriously upgrading aging copper-based infrastructure. As for peak speeds, Singapore lead the survey with average speeds of 108 Mbps, followed by Hong Kong (94.8 Mbps), South Korea (83.3 Mbps), Japan (75.1 Mbps) and Taiwan (74.5 Mbps). The average peak speed in the US was 50.4 Mbps, good for 24th worldwide. As for peak speeds, Singapore lead the survey with average speeds of 108 Mbps, followed by Hong Kong (94.8 Mbps), South Korea (83.3 Mbps), Japan (75.1 Mbps) and Taiwan (74.5 Mbps). The average peak speed in the US was 50.4 Mbps, good for 24th worldwide.







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DMS1

join:2005-04-06

Plano, TX 8 recommendations DMS1 Member Never very meaningful These headline speed statistics are never really meaningful since they don't take into account the demographics of the various countries. Comparing localities that are essentially one large, high-density urban mass, such as Singapore and Hong Kong, to the entire USA (or France or Germany etc.) is hardly a balanced comparison. It would be much better to see a speed breakdown by, for example, core urban, suburban, rural and remote rural.

LightningRod

@calwisp.com 3 recommendations LightningRod Anon Big numbers, little meaning... So lets give 10% of the population 1GB download speeds, and give the rest of the population nothing then claim we're giving everyone 10MB. I think there are a lot of gaps in broadband coverages that are being sugar coated by a lucky few that have access to high speed data. Where I live AT&T offers 750K (on a good day) and the WISP is advertised at 5M but your lucky to get 1M in the evening.

jap

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join:2003-08-10

038xx 2 recommendations jap Premium Member need averages, median, availbility vs adoption charts, and coverage maps said by k9iua6: Speed offered or what subscribers sign up for? said by DMS1: It would be much better to see a speed breakdown by, for example, core urban, suburban, rural and remote rural.



I want to know how much of the US's increaseas are driven by a majority of accounts bumping up a tier versus a relatively small number jumping onto gigabit service. Also wonder if rural coverage & speed is going up at all. People who want but can't buy don't show up at all in simplistic measures. Agree with all said here regarding useful statistics & comparisons. My immediate reaction to the headline was "how valuable are averages in a market of options that goes from 3 mbit to 1000mbit?"I want to know how much of the US's increaseas are driven by a majority of accounts bumping up a tier versus a relatively small number jumping onto gigabit service. Also wonder if rural coverage & speed is going up at all. People who want but can't buy don't show up at all in simplistic measures.