CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 29, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Akamai
Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the global leader in content
delivery network (CDN) services, today released its First
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.
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Data and graphics from the First 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.
"Live sports will be at the forefront this summer as we prepare
for the games in Brazil, with
expectations that this year's events will be watched by more online
viewers than ever," said David
Belson, editor of the State of the Internet Report.
"Global connection speeds have more than doubled since the summer
of 2012, which can help support higher quality video streaming for
bigger audiences across even more connected devices and
platforms."
Highlights from Akamai's First Quarter, 2016 State of the
Internet Report:
Global Average Connection Speeds and Global Broadband
Connectivity
- Global average connection speed increased 12% from the fourth
quarter of 2015 to 6.3 Mbps, a 23% increase year over year.
- Global average peak connection speed increased 6.8% to 34.7
Mbps in the first quarter, rising 14% year over year.
- Global 10 Mbps, 15 Mbps, and 25 Mbps broadband adoption also
grew significantly in the first quarter of 2016, posting year over
year gains of 10%, 14% and 19% at each threshold,
respectively.
IPv4 and IPv6
- The number of unique IPv4 addresses connecting to the Akamai
Intelligent Platform declined 0.2% to 808 million.
- Belgium remained the clear
global leader in IPv6 adoption with 36% of its connections to
Akamai occurring over IPv6, down 3.1% from the previous
quarter.
Mobile Connectivity
- Average mobile connection speeds ranged from a high of 27.9
Mbps in the United Kingdom to a
low of 2.2 Mbps in Algeria.
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/sotimetrics.
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 First Quarter, 2016 State of
the Internet Report, please visit:
http://wwwns.akamai.com/soti/soti_q116_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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