Ecuador and Mexico only countries in Latin America to have average internet connection speeds

Posted on January 29, 2014 • Filed under: Ecuador, Internet, Mexico

bnamericas.com reported that Mexico and Ecuador are the only major countries in Latin America to have average internet connections speeds in line with or above the global average, according to the Q3 State of the Internet study released by internet content delivery network specialist Akamai (Nasdaq: AKAM).

In the third quarter of 2013, the global average connection speed maintained an upward trend, growing 10% quarter-over-quarter to 3.6Mbps. That figure was achieved based on connections made only to Akamai’s Intelligent Platform during the quarter.

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According to Akamai, Ecuador recorded an average connection speed of 3.6Mbps in the quarter, exactly hitting the global average, while Mexico registered 3.9Mbps. On a comparison basis for the Americas as a whole, Canada’s average connection was 8.8Mbps and the US’s was 9.8Mbps. Read Article

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