CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 22, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Akamai
Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the global leader in content
delivery network (CDN) services, today released its Fourth
Quarter, 2015 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.
Data and graphics from the Fourth Quarter, 2015 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.
"This quarter's report shows great year-over-year growth in
average connection speeds and overall broadband adoption," noted
David Belson, editor of the State
of the Internet Report. "This is particularly important as
consumer expectations rise and many high-profile events, like the
summer games in Rio, will be streamed this year. The progress we're
seeing across our key metrics shows that, while there's still work
to be done, more parts of the world are increasingly able to
support the delivery of broadcast-quality video content
online."
Highlights from Akamai's Fourth Quarter, 2015 State of the
Internet Report:
Global Average Connection Speeds and Global Broadband
Connectivity
- Global average connection speed increased 8.6% to 5.6 Mbps from
the third quarter, a 23% increase year-over-year.
- South Korea had the top
average connection speed at 26.7 Mbps, posting a 20% increase over
the fourth quarter of 2014.
- After a slight decline in the third quarter, the global average
peak connection speed bounced back with a 1% increase to 32.5 Mbps
in the fourth quarter. This led to 21% year-over-year growth.
- South Korea (95.3 Mbps) and
Macao (83.1 Mbps) were the only
country/regions to post double-digit quarterly gains in average
peak connection speed at 10% and 13%, respectively.
- Globally, 7.1% of unique IP addresses connected to Akamai at
average speeds of at least 25 Mbps, a dramatic 37% increase over
the previous quarter. Year-over-year, global 25 Mbps adoption
increased by 74%, in contrast to the 15% yearly decrease seen in
the third quarter.
- Each of the top 10 countries/regions saw double-digit growth in
25 Mbps broadband adoption except for Hong Kong (15%), which posted a 9.8% change
quarter-over-quarter. Norway (21%)
and Denmark (15%) saw the greatest
yearly gains at 165% and 188%, respectively.
- In the U.S., 10 states had 14% or more of unique IP addresses
connect to Akamai at average speeds of at least 25 Mbps, with the
District of Columbia holding the
top spot at 25% adoption; a 15% quarter-over-quarter increase.
- The global percentage of unique IP addresses connecting to
Akamai that met the 4 Mbps broadband speed threshold increased 5.8%
to 69%. Year-over-year growth was 17%.
- In the fourth quarter of 2015, 32% of unique IP addresses
across the world connected to Akamai at average speeds above 10
Mbps, an increase of 15% over the previous quarter. Year-over-year,
this was a 34% increase.
- 19% percent of unique global IP addresses connected to Akamai
at average "4K-ready" connection speeds of 15 Mbps or above, up
from 15% in the third quarter. Year-over-year, the global 15 Mbps
adoption rate grew 54% with nine of the top 10 countries/regions
seeing gains, ranging from 3.3% in South
Korea (63% adoption) to 102% in Norway (45% adoption).
IPv4 and IPv6
- The number of unique, worldwide IPv4 addresses connecting to
Akamai increased slightly from 0.2% to just over 810 million
addresses.
- On a global basis, close to 70% of the countries/regions saw a
quarter-over-quarter increase in unique IPv4 address counts in the
fourth quarter, up 10% from the third quarter.
- 43 countries/regions saw IPv4 address counts grow 10% or more,
while 13 saw counts decline 10% or more as compared with the
previous quarter.
- Belgium again maintained a
clear lead, with 37% of content requests being made over IPv6, up
from 35% in the third quarter. France (11%) posted the largest
quarter-over-quarter gain with 113%.
- Verizon Wireless (67%) and Belgium's Telenet (53%) continued to lead as
the two network providers with more than half of their requests to
Akamai made over IPv6.
- Similar to last quarter, nine of the top 20 providers had at
least one in four content requests to Akamai via IPv6. However, 18
of the top 20 – down from 20 in the previous quarter – had at least
10% of their requests to Akamai occur over IPv6.
Mobile Connectivity
- United Kingdom had the fastest
average mobile connection speed at 26.8 Mbps, with Spain in second place at 14.0 Mbps.
- Iran had the lowest average
connection speed, at 1.3 Mbps, followed by Vietnam with an average connection speed of
1.8 Mbps.
- In the fourth quarter, Finland
and Australia led the world with
99% 4 Mbps adoption rates, followed closely by Sweden with 98% adoption.
Ask the Expert
State of the Internet Report editor David Belson will respond to "Ask the Expert"
questions submitted via the Akamai Community Tuesday, March 22nd, through Thursday, March 24th.
About the Akamai State of the Internet Report
Each quarter, Akamai publishes a "State of the Internet" 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 http://www.stateoftheinternet.com/soti-reports. To download
the figures from the Fourth Quarter, 2015 State of the Internet
Report, please visit:
http://wwwns.akamai.com/soti/soti_q415_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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