US Home to 10 of Global Top 20 Fastest Internet Regions, Report Says
The U.S. contains 10 of the world's top 20 regions in terms of fastest Internet speeds, an Akamai State of the Internet report said. Washington, D.C., is the fastest area in America with an average peak connection speed of 72.7…
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Mbps, the report said. Maryland is the second-fastest, Akamai said, with an average peak speed of 66.5 Mbps, followed by Washington state, Virginia, Delaware, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Massachusetts, New York and California, in descending order. Each of the top 10 fastest states had a peak speed of at least 62 Mbps. Globally, D.C. ranked sixth; Singapore topped the list, followed by Hong Kong, South Korea, Japan and Taiwan. The remaining top nine fastest U.S. states placed anywhere from 10th to 20th on the global chart.