Akamai Internet Speed Top & Homing Pidgeons
The top 10 countries having the top Internet connection speeds are:
| # | Country | Q3 09 Mbps | Q2-3 % D | YOY % D |
| 1 | South Korea | 14.6 | 29 | 16 |
| 2 | Japan | 7.9 | 8.2 | 11 |
| 3 | Hong Kong | 7.6 | 10 | 13 |
| 4 | Romania | 6.2 | -0.1 | 12 |
| 5 | Sweden | 5.7 | -5.0 | 6.2 |
| 6 | Ireland | 5.3 | 26 | 73 |
| 7 | Netherlands | 5.2 | 2.2 | 18 |
| 8 | Switzerland | 5.0 | - | 1.0 |
| 9 | Denmark | 4.8 | 1.6 | 7.7 |
| 10 | Czech Republic | 4.8 | -3.1 | 23 |
| 18 | United States | 3.9 | 1.8 | -2.4 |
| - | Global | 1.7 | 18 | 13 |
This data correlates roughly with what SpeedTest.net is showing (speeds in Mbps):
Top Countries by Download Speed (st.n)
| # | Country | d/l | u/l |
| 1 | Korea, Republic of | 23.88 | 13 – 3.43 |
| 2 | Japan | 17.04 | 2 – 8.19 |
| 3 | Aland Islands | 16.39 | 5 – 6.05 |
| 4 | Latvia | 16.07 | 3 – 6.37 |
| 5 | Romania | 14.68 | 7 – 5.46 |
| 6 | Lithuania | 14.49 | 1 – 9.34 |
| 7 | Sweden | 14.39 | 9 – 5.30 |
| 8 | Netherlands | 13.76 | 14 – 3.42 |
| 9 | Bulgaria | 13.41 | 4 – 6.17 |
| 10 | Andorra | 12.95 | 8 – 5.31 |
| 11 | Moldova | 11.86 | 12 – 3.59 |
| 12 | Hong Kong | 10.37 | 6 – 5.63 |
| 13 | Portugal | 10.22 | Ru – 11 – 4.8 |
| 14 | Slovakia | 10 | Sv – 10 – 5.16 |
| 39 | Canada | 6.24 | 40 – 1.10 |
It should come as no surprise that Africa is lagging in the Continental Top:
A South-African IT corporation, Unlimited IT, sent 4 GB of data in a USB key tied to Winston, a homing pidgeon, who fled 80 km (50 miles) in 1h 8 min. Including downloading [from USB key to computer], the transfer took two hours, six minutes and 57 seconds -- the time it took for only four percent of the data to be transferred using a Telkom line.
In some parts of the world, net neutrality seems to be the least of their worries
Sources / More info: akamai-twt, akamai, st.n, bbc-pidgeon, reuters-pidgeon, techxav-pidgeon, yt-net-speed
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