Yet another report asking why the US is falling down the global chart when it comes to broadband speeds.
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080529-akamai-reports-what-we-already-know-us-broadband-not-so-hot.htmlWashington is the slowest state in the US when it comes to broadband connectivity speeds, and... Oklahoma is one of the fastest? Don't adjust your browsers: it's all true, according to the data in Akamai's first (and presumably quarterly) State of the Internet report. The firm gathered data across its entire global server network between January and March of this year to look at Internet usage trends, and its findings reinforce the fact that the US still has a way to go in order to catch up with our friends across the pond when it comes to broadband speeds.
Internationally, South Korea came out on top for having the highest level of "high broadband" (faster than 5Mbps) connectivity. 64 percent of the country fell into this category, compared to 48 percent in Japan, and 35 percent in Hong Kong. The US came in seventh on the list with only 20 percent. Within the US, the states that had the greatest levels of high broadband were Delaware, Rhode Island, New York, Nevada, and Oklahoma.
Theres not much new in this report, its well known the US Broadband suppliers are in the take our profit phase of their investment and dont seem to be looking ahead to the future with further service enhancements, this is a primary reason why we have seen heavy throttling, the cure is of course serious re-investment not peice-meal patch ups. here and there.
