CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 8, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Akamai
Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the global leader in content
delivery network (CDN) services, today released its Fourth
Quarter, 2016 State of the Internet Report. Based on data
gathered from the Akamai Intelligent Platform, the report provides
insight into key global statistics such as connection speeds,
broadband adoption metrics, notable Internet disruptions, IPv4
exhaustion and IPv6 implementation.
Data and graphics from the Fourth Quarter, 2016 State
of the Internet Report can be found on the Akamai State of the
Internet site and through the Akamai State of the Internet app for
iOS and Android devices. State of the Internet
Report-related discussions are also taking place on the Akamai
Community.
"Internet connection speeds continued to show positive long-term
trends around the world, with particularly strong year-over-year
increases across all broadband adoption metrics," said David Belson, editor of the State of the
Internet Report. "When Akamai first published the report
in 2008, we defined 'high broadband' as 5 Mbps and above, which
nine years ago had an adoption rate of 16% globally. We're now
seeing a 15 Mbps adoption rate of 25% worldwide. The upward trends
are encouraging as businesses create and deliver even richer
experiences for bigger audiences across the Internet, but
accentuate the need for organizations to optimize those experiences
for the myriad connected devices their customers are using."
Highlights from Akamai's Fourth Quarter, 2016 State of the
Internet Report:
Global Average Connection Speeds and Global Broadband
Adoption
- Global average connection speed increased 12% to 7.0 Mbps in
the fourth quarter, a 26% increase year over year.
- South Korea again had the
highest average connection speed globally at 26.1 Mbps in the
fourth quarter.
- At 26.7 Mbps, the District of
Columbia led the United
States in average connection speed.
- Global 4, 10, 15 and 25 Mbps broadband adoption rates increased
15%, 31%, 37% and 45% year over year, respectively.
IPv4 and IPv6
- In the fourth quarter of 2016, nearly 807 million unique IPv4
addresses connected to the Akamai Intelligent Platform, which is a
0.4% decrease as compared to the fourth quarter of 2015.
- There was significantly less IPv4 allocation/assignment
activity in the fourth quarter, with 6.4 million addresses
allocated/assigned versus 16 million in the third quarter.
- With 47% percent of its content requests to Akamai coming over
IPv6, Belgium maintained its
significant global lead in IPv6 adoption with a 20%
quarter-over-quarter increase.
Mobile
- Average mobile connection speeds ranged from a high of 26.8
Mbps in the United Kingdom to a
low of 2.9 Mbps in Venezuela.
- Among the qualifying surveyed countries/regions, 30 had an
average mobile connection speed at or exceeding the 10 Mbps
broadband threshold (up from 24 in the previous quarter), while 58
achieved average speeds at or above the 4 Mbps broadband level (up
from 52).
Disruptions and Events
- During Hurricane Matthew in October, Internet traffic to the
Bahamas dropped to approximately
one-tenth of normal levels for the country.
- Internet traffic levels to The Gambia abruptly dropped to zero on
November 30th, shortly
ahead of the country's December
1st elections, and returned to normal on
December 2nd.
- On several dates, the Iraqi government continued its policy of
blocking Internet access across the country to prevent cheating
during middle and high school national exams.
- Technical issues at the Pakistan Telecommunication Company
Limited (PTCL) were blamed for a sudden drop in traffic to the
country in December.
About the Akamai State of the Internet Report
Each quarter, Akamai publishes a "State of the Internet –
Connectivity" report. This report includes data gathered from
across the Akamai Intelligent Platform about attack traffic,
broadband adoption, mobile connectivity and other relevant topics
concerning the Internet and its usage, as well as trends seen in
this data over time. For additional information on the metrics in
the report and how they are analyzed, please visit
http://akamai.me/sotimetrics2016. To learn more and to access the
archive of past reports, please visit
https://www.akamai.com/us/en/our-thinking/state-of-the-internet-report/global-state-of-the-internet-connectivity-reports.jsp.
To download the figures from the Fourth Quarter, 2016 State of
the Internet Report, please visit:
http://wwwns.akamai.com/soti/soti_q416_figures.zip.
About Akamai
As the global leader in Content Delivery Network (CDN) services,
Akamai makes the Internet fast, reliable and secure for its
customers. The company's advanced web performance, mobile
performance, cloud security and media delivery solutions are
revolutionizing how businesses optimize consumer, enterprise and
entertainment experiences for any device, anywhere. To learn how
Akamai solutions and its team of Internet experts are helping
businesses move faster forward, please visit www.akamai.com
or blogs.akamai.com, and follow @Akamai on Twitter.
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