India Internet Speed is the Lowest in the Continent: Report
BENGALURU: With the increasing number of netizens, the demands in the internet and broadband penetration in India is on the rise. However, a recent study conducted by the content delivery network services provider Akamai Technologies has revealed shocking truth about the internet speed in India. As per the 2015 Fourth Quarter, State of the Internet report, India stands at the lowest on the scale of speed in Asia. The report revealed facts on key global statistics such as connection speeds, broadband adoption metrics, notable Internet disruptions, IPv4 exhaustion and IPv6 implementation as compiled from the Akamai Intelligent Platform by Tech2News.
The report reveals that global average connection speed increased by 8.6 percent to 5.6 Mbps from the third quarter, a 23 percent increase year-over-year. South Korea had the top average connection speed at 26.7 Mbps, while India was the slowest in the Asia Pacific region with average speeds of 2 Mbps. The peak speed in India was also lower than South Korea’s average — at 21.2 Mbps. Also, in the fourth quarter of 2015, 32 percent of unique IP addresses across the world connected to Akamai at average speeds above 10 Mbps, an increase of 15 percent over the previous quarter. Year-over-year, this was a 34 percent increase.
Concerning the mobile connectivity, United Kingdom is placed on top with the fastest average mobile connection speed at 26.8Mbps, and Spain in second place at 14.0 Mbps. Iran had the lowest average connection speed, at 1.3 Mbps, followed by Vietnam with an average connection speed of 1.8 Mbps. In the fourth quarter, Finland and Australia led the world with 99 percent 4 Mbps adoption rates, followed closely by Sweden with 98 percent adoption.
“This quarter’s report shows great year-over-year growth in average connection speeds and overall broadband adoption,” remarks David Belson, editor of the State of the Internet Report. “This is particularly important as consumer expectations rise and many high-profile events, like the summer games in Rio, will be streamed this year. The progress we’re seeing across our key metrics shows that, while there’s still work to be done, more parts of the world are increasingly able to support the delivery of broadcast-quality video content online.”
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