Internet content delivery network Akamai Technologies has released its ‘State of the Internet’ report for the first quarter of 2012, 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 1 Mbps, up 16% from 0.9 Mbps in the previous quarter and 24% year-on-year (YoY). India is currently ranked 112th in terms of average connection speed and has the lowest average connection speed among the Asian countries measured in the report. In comparison, South Korea’s average connection speed stood at 15.7 Mbps, Japan's average connection speed stood at 10.9 Mbps and Hong Kong’s average connection speed stood at 9.3 Mbps. The only countries which have a similar or lower connection speeds than India were Philippines (1.2 Mbps), and China (1.5 Mbps). The global average connection speed is 2.6 Mbps. The average peak connection speed in the country stood at 6.9 Mbps, a significant 21% increase from 5.9 Mbps in the previous quarter and 33% increase YoY. India is currently ranked 114th in terms of average peak connection speed and has the second lowest average peak connection speed among the Asian countries measured in the report. In comparison, Hong Kong recorded an average peak connection speed of 49.3 Mbps, while South Korea recorded an average peak connection speed of 47.8 Mbps and Japan's average peak connection speed stood at…
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