In the second quarter, the global average connection

speed increased 21% to 4.6 Mbps, while the global peak

connection speed increased 20% to 25.4 Mbps. In the
Americas, the United States had the highest average
connection speed at 11.4 Mbps, while Bolivia had the
lowest at 1.1 Mbps. Uruguay had the highest peak speed
at 49.7 Mbps, while Bolivia had the lowest at 8.9 Mbps.
INTERNET & BROADBAND
ADOPTION
NOTE: The average and average peak connection speeds presented above are based on end-user connections from those mobile networks
to the Akamai Intelligent Platform, and are not necessarily representative of a single providers full set of service offerings or capabilities.
Within the Americas, Canada had the both the highest average connection speed at 67.0 Mbps and the highest peak connection speed at 21.8 Mbps,
while Argentina had the lowest average connection speed at 1.0 mbps and Paraguay had the lowest peak connection speed at 6.4 Mbps. Canada also
had the highest mobile broadband adoption rate in the Americas at 63% above 4 Mbps, while Bolivia had the lowest at 0.0% above 4 Mbps.
MOBILE CONNECTIVITY
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Q2 '14
Avg. Mbps
Q2 '14
Peak Mbps
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AMERICAS HIGHLIGHTS (Q
2
2014)
United States
Canada
Uruguay
Chile
Mexico
Argentina
Ecuador
Colombia
Peru
Brazil
Panama
Costa Rica
Venezuela
Paraguay
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Connection Speed
Global Average Peak
Connection Speed
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Average Connection Speed
Average Peak Connection Speed
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SECURITY: ATTACK TRAFFIC
Observed attack trafc concentration from the Asia Pacifc region saw an increase to more than 65% of observed attacks. Te concentration
in the Asia Pacifc region was more than 4x the volume seen from Europe.
The blue areas represent each countrys percentage of the overall total amount of attack traffic observed by Akamai.
In the second quarter, the global average connection
speed increased 21% to 4.6 Mbps, while the global peak
connection speed increased 20% to 25.4 Mbps. South
Korea and Hong Kong maintained their lead in the
average connection speed metric globally and regionally,
while India had the lowest at 2.0 Mbps. South Korea had
a 72.1 Mbps peak connection speed, while India had the
lowest peak speed at 14.4 Mbps.
INTERNET & BROADBAND
ADOPTION
NOTE: The average and average peak connection speeds presented above are based on end-user connections from those mobile networks
to the Akamai Intelligent Platform, and are not necessarily representative of a single providers full set of service offerings or capabilities.
In the Asia Pacifc region, Japan had the highest average connection speed at 5.7 Mbps, while India had the lowest at 1.3 Mbps. Te highest
peak connection speed was in Australia with 114.2 Mbps, while the lowest peak connection speed was seen in Iran at 5.0 Mbps. Japan also led
the highest broadband adoption rate in the Asia Pacifc region at 61% above 4 Mbps, while Kazakhstan had the lowest at 1.7% above 4 Mbps.
MOBILE CONNECTIVITY
Country/Region
Q2 '14
Avg. Mbps
Q2 '14
Peak Mbps
24.6
15.7
14.9
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18.2
23.5
21.6
14.4
ASIA PACIFIC HIGHLIGHTS (Q
2
2014)
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Australia
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China
Vietnam
Indonesia
Philippines
India
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Turkey
SECURITY: ATTACK TRAFFIC
Observed attack trafc concentration from the Asia Pacifc region saw an increase to more than 65% of observed attacks. Te concentration
in the Asia Pacifc region was more than 4x the volume seen from Europe.
The blue areas represent each countrys percentage of the overall total amount of attack traffic observed by Akamai.
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With a 17% quarter-over-quarter increase in average
connection speed to 14.9, Switzerland pushed ahead
of Japan, reaching the third spot globally. South Africa
had the lowest average at 3.0. Israel and Romania
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average peak connection speeds above 60 Mbps in the
second quarter, while South Africa had the lowest peak
connection speed at 13.2 Mbps.
INTERNET & BROADBAND
ADOPTION
NOTE: The average and average peak connection speeds presented above are based on end-user connections from those mobile networks
to the Akamai Intelligent Platform, and are not necessarily representative of a single providers full set of service offerings or capabilities.
Slovakia had the highest average connection speed at 8.0 Mbps, while South Africa had the lowest at 1.8 Mbps. Russia had the highest peak
connection speed at 39.3 Mbps, while South Africa had the lowest at 6.1 Mbps. Denmark had the highest mobile broadband adoption at 92%
above 4 Mbps, while Croatia had the lowest at 0.4%.
MOBILE CONNECTIVITY

Country/Region
Q2 '14
Avg. Mbps
Q2 '14
Peak Mbps
14.9
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11.6
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46.6
68.6
41.5
46.2
EMEA HIGHLIGHTS (Q
2
2014)
Switzerland
Netherlands
Sweden
Ireland
Czech Republic
Romania
Denmark
Finland
Norway
Belgium
United Kingdom
Israel
Austria
Russia
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SECURITY: ATTACK TRAFFIC
Observed attack trafc concentration from the Asia Pacifc region saw an increase to more than 65% of observed attacks. Te concentration
in the Asia Pacifc region was more than 4x the volume seen from Europe.
The blue areas represent each countrys percentage of the overall total amount of attack traffic observed by Akamai.