Akamai State of the Internet Report: Q4 2009

Akamai is out today with their fourth quarter 2009 “State of the Internet” report. The report is well worth a read as it covers a variety of topics including: security, connection speeds, geography, network access, and Internet penetration. For the second consecutive quarter, the report also includes a section about moible. Some of the interesting stats include:

• Globally, the percentage of connections to Akamai at narrowband (below 256 Kbps) speeds increased an unexpected 41% in the fourth quarter of 2009.
• Average mobile speeds within the United States were analyzed and determined to be in the 600-800 Kbps range, while speeds across a global distribution of mobile network providers ranged from 100 Kbps to 3.2 Mbps.
• The slowest countries using narrowband connections (less than 256Kbps) were Mayotte, Wallis and Futuna, Guyana, Cuba and Ethiopia.

Here are a couple of the charts from the report.

High Broadband Connectivity: Fastest International Countries

South Korea continues to lead the world in the fastest Internet connections. The U.S. didn’t make the top ten – we are ranked 14th in the world for fast Internet speed. Overall Europe owns the most top 10 rankings.

Attack Traffic, Top Originating Countries

The chart below shows the top 10 countries in attack traffic. Russia continues to lead the world with the U.S. close behind. Brazil dropped two slots from last quarter. Port 445 was the most attacked port.