In the fourth quarter of 2010, over 556 million unique IP addresses from 234 countries/regions connected to the Akamai Internet Platform. This represents 4.2 percent more IP addresses than connected in the third quarter of 2010, and over 20 percent more than in the same quarter a year ago.
The top ten countries/regions accounted for nearly 70 percent of the total observed IP addresses, indicating that the majority of the world’s unique IP addresses are concentrated within a proportionally small number of geographies. The findings are in line with an October report from the International Telecommunications Union, which identified that “while 71 percent of the population in developed countries are online, only 21 percent of the population in developing countries are online.
In the fourth quarter of 2010, the report’s analysis of the top 100 fastest cities around the world, based on average connection speeds, reflected the following: Cities in Asia dominate the list, which includes 60 cities in Japan and 16 cities in South Korea. Constanta, Romania remained the fastest city in Europe. Only 8 U.S. cities made the list, with Riverside, CA ranking as the fastest U.S. city.
When looking at the world’s narrowband connections, which represent connections to Akamai at speeds slower than 256 Kbps, the global level of narrowband adoption increased modestly in the fourth quarter of 2010, ending the year at just below 4 percent. Mayotte remained the “slowest” country, registering 98-99 percent narrowband adoption throughout 2010. 60 countries/regions around the world recorded narrowband adoption levels below the global figure of 3.9 percent in the fourth quarter.
By TelecomLead.com Team