Asian economic powerhouses are also broadband slowpokes

The Akamai State of the Internet report for the third quarter of 2011 is out, and as usual, it is full of interesting data about global broadband developments. Many observers read the survey to get updates on the nations with the fastest broadband speeds and greatest high speed Internet penetration. But what caught our eye this time around was the extent to which two of the world’s most important nations, India and China, lag in advanced broadband adoption. The Akamai report puts particular focus on what it calls “high broadband” penetration—the degree to which the world is embracing speeds greater than 5Mbps. According to the survey, the share of the globe enjoying high broadband grew to 29 percent in the third quarter of 2011. Not surprisingly, South Korea led the pack at 79 percent, followed by The Netherlands (68), Hong Kong (60), Latvia (57), and Japan (57).

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Asian economic powerhouses are also broadband slowpokes

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