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Asian dominance of internet speed

World map with cable networks Asian countries top the speed of the internet, according to a global survey by the Akamai network.

Akamai data shows global Internet speed is only about 1.7 Mbps (megabits per second), but some Asian countries already have high speed.

Fastest broadband network in the world is in the city of Masan, South Korea.

Internet speeds in South Korea the average maximum rate of 12 Mbps with 33 Mpbs.

“100 Mbps is available in South Korea but the prices are not affordable by the community, about several hundred dollars per month,” said David Belson, Akamai’s chief of marketing.

Asian Domination
Akamai’s report for the first time researching the Internet by the middle of the growing need for mobile phone data.

Akamai shows 83 of the 109 mobile phone network providers to offer more speed than 2Mpbs.

Average speed Internet via mobile phones globally average Kbps to 7.2 Mbps 105th.

Asia dominates list of Internet speed with more than half of the 100 cities have the highest in Japan. Only 12 cities in the United States are included in the list.

The top twenty cities are in Japan or South Korea with the exception of the city of Umea in Sweden, where the number 18.

Other cities in Europe that occupies the top 100 places including Baden-Baden in Germany, Wageningen in the Netherlands and Timisoara in Romania.

The report also examines what he called attacks on Internet traffic, such as the amount of spam. Russia was in the top spot with 12% of this disorder.

Akamai provides approximately 15 to 30% of internet network.

In the first quarter of this year, more than 487 million unique IP addresses from 233 countries or areas related to the company network. (source: http://detik.com )

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