The State of the Internet Report
AMERICAS HIGHLIGHTS – THIRD QUARTER, 2012
INTERNET & BROADBAND ADOPTION
In the third quarter, the global average connection speed declined 6.8% to 2.8 Mbps, and the global average peak connection speed declined
1.4% to 15.9 Mbps. However, across countries in the Americas, quarterly changes across both metrics were generally positive.
Jamaica: 4.1
Curaçao: 4.1
Puerto Rico: 3.5
Bahamas: 3.2
Guatemala: 3.1
Chile: 3.0
4
3
Trinidad &
Tobago: 2.9
5
2.8
6
1
Curaçao: 20.2
Chile: 20.6
16
12
Jamaica: 24.4
20
24
Canada: 27.2
8
Mbps
Global Average Peak
Connection Speed
8
Mbps
Ecuador: 16.6
Brazil: 16.4
15.9
United
States: 7.2
7
Puerto Rico: 18.4
Guatemala: 17.1
Mbps
Global Average
Connection Speed
Canada: 6.7
2
Mexico: 2.8
Trinidad & Tobago: 18.2
28
4
United
States:
29.6
32
Mbps
Average Peak Connection Speeds, Americas
Average Connection Speeds, Americas
SECURITY: ATTACK TRAFFIC
Just over 23% of observed attack traffic originated in North and South America, just under 25% originated in Europe, and nearly 51% originated
in the Asia Pacific/Oceania region. The remaining 1% of attack traffic originated in Africa.
33%
13%
4.7%
4.5%
4.3%
3.8%
2.7%
2.5%
1.7%
1.5%
28%
OTHER
China
United States
Russia
Taiwan
Turkey
Brazil
Romania
India
Italy
South Korea
Other
The blue areas represent each country’s percentage of the overall total amount of attack traffic observed by Akamai.
MOBILE CONNECTIVITY
AR-1
BO-1
SV-3
US-3
1068
2895
VE-1
1352
4114
CO-1
846
5109
BR-1
668
5360
US-1
5000
966
6871
US-2
1105
7148
PY-2
1216
6597
SV-1
988
8195
BR-2
2737
8198
2472
9776
GT-2
1058
9880
CL-3
1712
10477
CL-4
1445
10726
1631
11603
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1904
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2218
18055
Mobile provider US-1 had the highest average connection speed, at 2737 kbps, while BO-1 had the lowest at 668 kbps. Mobile provider AR-2
had the highest average peak connection speed at 18055 kbps, while CA-2 had the lowest at 2895 kbps.
NOTE: The average and average peak connection speeds presented above are based on end-user connections from those mobile networks to the Akamai Intelligent Platform, and are not necessarily
representative of a single provider’s full set of service offerings or capabilities.
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The State of the Internet Report
APJ HIGHLIGHTS – THIRD QUARTER, 2012
INTERNET & BROADBAND ADOPTION
In the third quarter, the global average connection speed declined 6.8% to 2.8 Mbps, and the global average peak connection speed declined
1.4% to 15.9 Mbps. Among those that saw positive QoQ changes, growth ranged from 0.9% in Hong Kong to 54% in Indonesia (to 1.2 Mbps).
New Zealand: 3.9
Australia: 4.3
Taiwan: 4.4
Hong Kong: 9.0
Malaysia: 2.2
Japan: 10.5
China: 1.6
5
Phillipines: 1.3
Vietnam: 1.3
7
9
11
3
Indonesia: 1.2
13
1
India: 1.0
2.8
Singapore: 4.9
Thailand: 2.9
South
Korea:
14.7
15
Mbps
New Malaysia: 18.2 Thailand: 20.2
Zealand:
17.8
Mbps
Global Average
Connection Speed
Indonesia: 13.8
Phillipines: 11.9
15.9
21
Vietnam: 8.3
Mbps
Global Average Peak
Connection Speed
28
Australia: 22.8
Taiwan: 28.5
Singapore: 30.7
Japan: 42.2
35
42
14
India: 8.0
China: 7.1
South
Korea: 48.8
49
7
Hong
Kong:
54.1
56
Mbps
Average Peak Connection Speeds, APJ
Average Connection Speeds, APJ
SECURITY: ATTACK TRAFFIC
Nearly 51% of observed attack traffic originated in the Asia Pacific/Oceania region, while just over 23% originated in North and South America
and just under 25% originated in Europe. The remaining 1% of attack traffic originated in Africa.
33%
13%
4.7%
4.5%
4.3%
3.8%
2.7%
2.5%
1.7%
1.5%
28%
OTHER
China
United States
Russia
Taiwan
Turkey
Brazil
Romania
India
Italy
South Korea
Other
The blue areas represent each country’s percentage of the overall total amount of attack traffic observed by Akamai.
MOBILE CONNECTIVITY
2192
6012
CN-1
644
6119
MY-1
TW-2
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1125
7015
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1385
7780
1400
9053
1787
9249
MY-3
5000
TW-1
1905
10938
HK-2
NZ-2
ID-1
2082
11733
707
12388
2453
14089
Average Connection Speed
Average Peak Connection Speed
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2226
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2166
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Mobile provider AU-3 had the highest average connection speed, at 2453 kbps, while MY-1 had the lowest at 644 kbps. Mobile provider MY-2
had the highest average peak connection speed at 18994 kbps, while CN-1 had the lowest at 6012 kbps.
NOTE: The average and average peak connection speeds presented above are based on end-user connections from those mobile networks to the Akamai Intelligent Platform, and are not necessarily
representative of a single provider’s full set of service offerings or capabilities.
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The State of the Internet Report
EMEA HIGHLIGHTS – THIRD QUARTER, 2012
INTERNET & BROADBAND ADOPTION
In the third quarter, the global average connection speed declined 6.8% to 2.8 Mbps, and the global average peak connection speed declined
1.4% to 15.9 Mbps. However, across countries in EMEA, quarterly changes for both metrics were generally positive.
UK: 6.3
Romania: 6.4
Ireland: 6.7
Belgium: 6.7
Austria: 6.5
Norway: 6.2
Finland: 6.8
Sweden: 6.8
2.8
Mbps
Global Average
Connection Speed
Denmark: 7.2
Germany: 5.9
Israel: 5.6
5
4
Portugal: 4.8
France: 4.8
Spain: 4.8
6
Netherlands: 8.5
7
8
3
2
1
Italy: 3.9
15.9
Latvia: 8.7
Switzerland: 8.7
9
Mbps
Global Average Peak
Connection Speed
10
Mbps
Germany: 26.0 Ireland: 26.4 Denmark: 26.5 Sweden: 26.9 UK: 28.1
Spain: 26.0
Portugal: 29.8
Finland: 25.0
Netherlands: 30.7
Austria: 24.7
Norway: 23.2
24
France: 19.6
28
32
Israel: 30.9
Switzerland: 32.4
36
20
Italy: 19.2
Belgium: 32.7
40
16
Romania: 37.4
Latvia: 37.5
44
Mbps
Average Peak Connection Speeds, EMEA
Average Connection Speeds, EMEA
SECURITY: ATTACK TRAFFIC
Just under 25% of observed attack traffic originated in Europe, while just under 23% originated in North and South America, and nearly nearly
51% originated in the Asia Pacific/Oceania region. The remaining 1% of attack traffic originated in Africa.
33%
13%
4.7%
4.5%
4.3%
3.8%
2.7%
2.5%
1.7%
1.5%
28%
OTHER
China
United States
Russia
Taiwan
Turkey
Brazil
Romania
India
Italy
South Korea
Other
The blue areas represent each country’s percentage of the overall total amount of attack traffic observed by Akamai.
MOBILE CONNECTIVITY
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2599
9760
2108
10486
NL-3
FR-2
2481
10611
2856
13604
UK-2
5000
UK-3
2006
13758
IT-4
2998
15523
IT-2
3193
16817
IT-3
3591
18476
4465
16881
AT-1
10000
RU-4
4985
23254
2657
25348
Average Connection Speed
Average Peak Connection Speed
DE-2
15000
UK-1
AT-2
20000
Ru
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kbps
25000
7384
27214
ES-1
30000
3860
33315
35000
RU-1
40000
7834
39191
Among the selected countries, mobile provider RU-1 had the highest average connection speed, at 7834 kbps, while NL-3 had the lowest
at 2108 kbps. Mobile provider RU-1 had the highest average peak connection speed at 39191 kbps, while FR-2 had the lowest at 9760 kbps.
NOTE: The average and average peak connection speeds presented above are based on end-user connections from those mobile networks to the Akamai Intelligent Platform™, and are not necessarily
representative of a single provider’s full set of service offerings or capabilities.
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