Global average Internet speeds have crossed the 3Mbps mark, while average Internet speeds in India are slightly above the 1Mbps mark, according to Akamai Technologies' State of the Internet report for the first quarter of 2013.
Akamai is an Internet content delivery network and the
report is based on data collected from the Akamai Intelligent Platform. According to Akamai, the measurements published in the quarterly State of the Internet Report are taken from requests made to Akamai's HTTP/S platform across more than 200 countries.
India ranks 114 globally, in terms of average Internet speed, at 1.3Mbps which was up 20 percent compared to the last quarter and up 21 percent compared to the same quarter, last year.
Peak connection speeds in India were at 10.6Mbps, trailing behind Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines and Vietnam. However, the peak speed has seen a 27 percent sequential increase and a 34 percent year on year increase according to Akamai.
Only 0.3 percent Internet users in India enjoy speeds of more than 10Mbps, while 2.4 percent have access to Internet connections with speeds 4 Mbps or more. Akamai gauges broadband adoption by looking at percentage of users getting connection speeds of 4 Mbps or more. This figure increased by 33 percent quarter on quarter and 66 percent year on year in India.
Similarly, Akamai considers speeds above 10Mbps as high Broadband. In India there was a 102 percent increase quarter on quarter and an 85 percent year on year increase in the number of Internet connections with speeds 10Mbps or more
Globally, around 46 percent Internet users enjoy speeds of 4Mbps or above, while 13 percent users have a 10Mbps+ Internet connection.
South Korea ranks number one in terms of average connection speeds at 14.2 Mbps, while Hong Kong ranks number one in terms of peak connection speeds at 63.6Mbps. Looking at adoption rates, Switzerland was at the pole position with 88 percent of Internet users enjoying connection speeds of 4Mbps or more, while South Korea topped the charts in the high speed broadband adoption category with 50 percent users getting speeds of 10Mbps or more.
Akamai also adds that there are 16.28 million unique IP addresses in India. Last quarter, India had 14.27 million unique IP addresses.