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Tis issue of the
State of the Internet Report
concludes its ninth year of publication.It is an honor
to lead this initiative, and I look forward to continuing to drive it forward in the future.Te
State
of the Internet
is a group efort, and its success relies on a set of colleagues for source data, writing,
review, production, visualization development, and external promotion. Tank you to everyone
involved with the
State of the Internet
program for making it so successful over the last nine years.
And of course, thank you to our readers as well — you have made the report a success through
your ongoing interest in, and use of, its data. It makes me extremely proud that the data published
within the report has become a de facto reference within the broadband industry.
In past years, as we have wrapped up one year’s reports, this letter has discussed changes that have
occurred, or will be occurring, within the report — this year is no diferent. Within this issue,
we have removed the mobile browser adoption section. However, the underlying data remains
available at
https://akamai/us/en/solutions/intelligent-platform/visualizing-akamai/
internet-observatory/internet-observatory-explore-data.jsp
. In addition, this will be the last issue
that includes the Situational Performance” average page load time section. Akamai is evolving
our rum tool (which is the source of the Situational Performance data), and our goal is to bring a
richer set of data and associated insight back to the report in the future.
We have also promised to include IPv6 connection speed data within the report, and unfortunately,
have failed to deliver. Including IPv6 insight is increasingly important as more network providers
around the world make native IPv6 connectivity available to their fxed broadband subscribers.
Furthermore, this insight is signifcant as mobile network providers move to IPv6-frst connectivity
to accommodate growing subscriber counts as well as increasing numbers of connected devices
on their networks. We are making progress in this area, and we are working to include IPv6
connection speeds within the report as soon as it is practical.
Additionally, we are planning to make a signifcant change to the
State of the Internet Report
as we head into 2017, its tenth year of publication. Over the course of Volume 10, the intent is to
move to a digital-frst” model. Tis model will make expanded data sets available online, along
with associated visualizations. Tis shif will ultimately transition the long-form report from an
exhaustive review of quarterly metrics to a shorter overview of highlights seen in the data over the
past quarter. Moving to this digital-frst model will enable us to make more data available, and to
update it more frequently than once a quarter — both of which are regularly requested. Instead of
waiting until the quarter ends to review highlights, we will publish regular social media updates
and blog posts in support of the data. Te transition will be gradual during the next year — you
will see data sets moving from the report to the Akamai web site, as well as an associated shif in
the commentary on the data within the report.
For readers who like to consume the
State of the Internet Report
on a tablet or e-reader,
it is available for download in ePub format from online bookstores including
amazon
,
Barnes & Noble
,
Google Play
,
Apple iBooks
, and
Kobo
. Specifc download links are available
upon registration at
https://akamai/stateofheinternet
, and we encourage you to leave
positive reviews of the report at your online bookstore of choice.
As always, if you have comments, questions, or suggestions regarding the
State of the Internet
Report
, the website, or the mobile applications, please reach out to us via email at
stateofheinternet@
akamai
or on Twitter at
@akamai_soti
. You can also interact with us in the
State of the Internet
subspace on the Akamai Community at
https://community.akamai/
.
—David Belson
[LETTER FROM THE EDITOR]
[TABLE OF CONTENTS]
3[EXECUTIVE SUMMARY]
5[SECTION]1= INTERNET PENETRATION
61.1/ Unique IPv4 Addresses
61.2/ IPv4 Exhaustion
81.3/ IPv6 Adoption
11[SECTION]2= GEOGRAPHY (GLOBAL)
122.1/ Global Average Connection Speeds (IPv4)
132.2/ Global 4 Mbps Broadband Adoption (IPv4)
132.3/ Global 10 Mbps Broadband Adoption (IPv4)
142.4/ Global 15 Mbps Broadband Adoption (IPv4)
152.5/ Global 25 Mbps Broadband Adoption (IPv4)
17[SECTION]3= GEOGRAPHY (UNITED STATES)
173.1/ United States Average Connection Speeds (IPv4)
183.2/ United States 4 Mbps Broadband Adoption (IPv4)
193.3/ United States 10 Mbps Broadband Adoption (IPv4)
193.4/ United States 15 Mbps Broadband Adoption (IPv4)
203.5/ United States 25 Mbps Broadband Adoption (IPv4)
23[SECTION]4= GEOGRAPHY (AMERICAS)
234.1/ Americas Average Connection Speeds (IPv4)
244.2/ Americas 4 Mbps Broadband Adoption (IPv4)
244.3/ Americas 10 Mbps Broadband Adoption (IPv4)
254.4/ Americas 15 Mbps Broadband Adoption (IPv4)
27[SECTION]5= GEOGRAPHY (ASIA PACIFIC)
27 5.1 / Asia Pacifc Average Connection Speeds (IPv4)
28 5.2 / Asia Pacifc 4 Mbps Broadband Adoption (IPv4)
28 5.3 / Asia Pacifc 10 Mbps Broadband Adoption (IPv4)
29 5.4 / Asia Pacifc 15 Mbps Broadband Adoption (IPv4)
31[SECTION]6= GEOGRAPHY (EUROPE)
316.1/ European Average Connection Speeds (IPv4)
326.2/ European 4 Mbps Broadband Adoption (IPv4)
336.3/ European 10 Mbps Broadband Adoption (IPv4)
336.4/ European 15 Mbps Broadband Adoption (IPv4)
37[SECTION]7= GEOGRAPHY (MIDDLE EAST + AFRICA)
377.1/ MEA Average Connection Speeds (IPv4)
387.2/ MEA 4 Mbps Broadband Adoption (IPv4)
387.3/ MEA 10 Mbps Broadband Adoption (IPv4)
397.4/ MEA 15 Mbps Broadband Adoption (IPv4)
41[SECTION]8= MOBILE CONNECTIVITY
438.1/ Connection Speeds on Mobile Networks (IPv4)
448.2 / Mobile Traffc Growth Ovserved by Ericsson
47[SECTION]9= SITUATIONAL PERFORMANCE
51[SECTION]10= INTERNET DISRUPTIONS + EVENTS
5210.1/ Bahamas
5210.2/ Ethiopia
5310.3/ The Gambia
5410.4/ Iraq
55[SECTION]11= APPENDIX
57[SECTION]12= ENDNOTES
akamai/stateoftheinternet /3
[EXECUTIVE SUMMARY]
Akamai’s globally distributed Intelligent Platform allows us to
gather enormous amounts of data on many metrics, including
Internet connection speeds, network connectivity/availability
issues, and IPv6 adoption progress, as well as traffic patterns
across leading web properties and digital media providers. Each
quarter, Akamai publishes the
State of the Internet Report
based
on this data.
This quarter’s report includes data gathered from across the
Akamai Intelligent Platform during the fourth quarter of 2016,
covering Internet connection speeds and broadband adoption
metrics across both fixed and mobile networks, as well as trends
seen in this data over time. In addition, the report includes
insight into the state of IPv4 exhaustion and IPv6 adoption,
Internet events and disruptions that occurred during the quarter,
and observations from Akamai partner Ericsson regarding data
and voice-traffic growth on mobile networks.
Data on attack traffic seen across the Akamai platform, and
insights into high-profile security vulnerabilities and attacks
are published in a separate
State of the Internet/Security Report
.
The quarterly Security report provides timely information about
the origins, tactics, types, and targets of cyberattacks, including
quarter-over-quarter and year-over-year attack traffic trends as
well as case studies