The Fastest Internet Speeds In The World
Where’s the best place to surf the web? No surprise, it’s not North America! South Korea continues to lead with the fastest internet connection speeds, according to Akamai’s eleventh quarterly State of the Internet report. The U.S. ranks 12th. As far as the best connections in the nation, the cloud optimization services provider found that Delaware has the fastest speeds. I emailed questions about the report to David Belson, Akamai’s Director of Market Intelligence. Here are his responses: Forbes: Why is the U.S. so low on the list? Belson: There are two main reasons why the US is comparatively low in terms of global Internet connection speeds: The first reason is a comparatively lower investment in broadband infrastructure in the US, as compared to many Asian nations such as South Korea and Japan, whose cities tend to dominate the list. In addition, Wall Street frequently punishes carriers in the short-term for making long-term investments in network infrastructure. The second reason ...