Internet content delivery network Akamai Technologies has released its 'State of the Internet' report for the fourth quarter of 2011, which was generated based on the data gathered from the Akamai Intelligent Platform, and provides a sneak peek at statistics such as Internet penetration, mobile traffic and data consumption, global and regional connection speeds, and observed attack traffic, across the world. Download: Report | Press Release Avg Connection Speed: The average connection speed in India stood at 0.9 Mbps, recording 6% dip from the previous quarter and 13% growth year-on-year. India is currently ranked 114th in terms of average connection speed and continues to be the only Asian country measured in the report, which has average connection speeds below 1 Mbps. In comparison, South Korea’s average connection speed stood at 17.5 Mbps, Hong Kong’s average connection speed stood at 9.1 Mbps and Japan’s average connection speed stood at 9.1 Mbps. The only countries which have a similar or lower connection speeds than India were Egypt (0.9 Mbps), Sudan (0.7 Mbps) and Venezuela (0.9 Mbps). The global average connection speed is 2.3 Mbps. The average peak connection speed in the country stood at 5.9 Mbps, a 1.8% increase from the previous quarter and 13% increase year-on-year. In comparison, South Korea recorded an average peak connection speed of 47.9 Mbps while Hong Kong recorded an average peak connection speed of 45.9 Mbps and Romania's average peak connection speed stood at 35.2 Mbps. The global average peak connection speed is 11.7 Mbps. On mobile networks, India recorded an average connection speed of 1664 kbps, up…
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