Korea increases world lead in average broadband speed | Hanopolis

According to Akamai's state of the internet report (click for real time world monitor), Korea's broadband connection speed in the third quarter of 2009 was the fastest among 226 countries at 14.6 megabits per second, 16 percent faster than a year ago and 29 percent faster than from the prior quarter. (We're not sure how average speed can be faster on a quarterly basis versus a yearly basis, unless the on quarter increase is being extrapolated for a whole year or large fluctuations exist from quarter to quarter.)

Japan, which followed second averaged just 7.9 Mbps (twice as slow as Korea), a 8.2 percent improvement over the previous year and 11 percent rise on quarter. Coming in third was Hong Kong with 7.6 Mbps, and Romania with 6.2 Mbps...