The average internet connection speed has been decreased 2.8 percent in the 3rd quarter of 2014 compared to the previous quarter. From the previous 12.6 Mbps to 4.5 Mbps now.
However, when compared to the year 2013, the quality of the global Internet is still an increase of 25 percent.
As the quarterly report released by Akamai State of the Internet and quoted KompasTekno, Monday (01/12/2015), the three countries with the highest speed internet connection in the 3rd quarter of 2014 were in the Asia-Pacific region, namely South Korea, Hong Kong , and Japan.
Here are 10 countries with an average of the fastest internet connection in the world:
1. South Korea (25.3 Mbps), up 2.7 percent from the previous quarter and 14 percent from the previous year.
2. Hong Kong (16.3 Mbps), up 3.8 percent from the previous quarter and 29 percent from the previous year.
3. Japan (15 Mbps), up 0.8 percent from the previous quarter and 9.3 percent from the previous year.
4. Switzerland (14.5 Mbps), down 2.6 percent from the previous quarter and up 25 percent from the previous year.
5. Sweden (14.1 Mbps), up 3.7 percent from the previous quarter and 25 percent from the previous year.
6. Netherlands (14 Mbps), down 2.5 percent from the previous quarter and up 9.8 percent from the previous year.
7. Ireland (13.9 Mbps), up 10 percent from the previous quarter and 47 percent from the previous year.
8. Latvia (13.4 Mbps), down 1.2 percent from the previous quarter and up 12 percent from the previous year.
9. Republic (12.3 Mbps), down 1.8 percent from the previous quarter and up 9 percent from the previous year.
10. Singapore (12.2 Mbps), up 18 percent from the previous quarter and 57 percent from the previous year.
Source: Akamai
