Nearly one-fifth (19%) of U.S. Internet users had download speeds of 10 Mbps or higher as of the fourth quarter of 2012, according to new research released today from Akamai Technologies. This is a 5.5% increase from the previous quarter and nearly double (90%) what...
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Internet users in the U.S. connected at an average rate of 7.2 Mbps in the third quarter of 2012 – a 20% increase over the same period a year earlier, according to the latest State of the Internet report from Akamai Technologies. Driving the speed...
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CAMBRIDGE, MA and DALLAS, TX – Dec. 6, 2012 — Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) and AT&T* today announced a strategic alliance to deliver a global suite of content delivery network (CDN) solutions to companies. AT&T is combining Akamai’s industry leading content delivery platform with...
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The average U.S. broadband connection speed is now 6.6 Mbps, according to the latest Akamai State of the Internet Report, which was based on data collected during the second quarter of 2012. That’s down slightly (1.4%) from the previous quarter but an increase of 16%...
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The average U.S. Internet connection speed was 6.7 Mbps in the first quarter of 2012, according to the latest Akamai “State of the Internet Report.” That’s a jump of 17% over the previous quarter, when the average connection speed appeared to have stalled at 5.8...
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The average Internet connection speed in the U.S. was 5.8 Mbps for the fourth quarter of 2011, according to Akamai’s latest State of the Internet report issued yesterday. That’s an increase of 14% year-over-year but a 5.3% decline from the previous quarter. According to Akamai’s...
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The average U.S. broadband connection was 5.8 Mbps for second quarter 2011, according to new data from Akamai—an increase of 9% from 5.3 Mbps just one quarter earlier and an increase of 26% over the same period in 2010. The U.S. now ranks 12th globally...
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The average Internet connection speed in the U.S. was 5.1 Mb/s for the fourth quarter of 2010—an increase of 9.2% over the same period a year earlier, according to data released this week from Akamai. The percentage of U.S. Internet users connecting at speeds above...
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The average wireline broadband connection speed in the U.S. was 5 Mb/s for third quarter 2010, according to new data released this week from Akamai. That number represents an increase of 8.6% over the previous quarter and 11% over the previous year, Akamai Director of...
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Level 3 is looking to leverage the exploding business of content delivery and has lowered its CDN pricing to better compete with companies like Akamai and Limelight. Level 3 has basically lowered its CDN pricing to match its IP transport costs. Lisa Guillaume, VP of...
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