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US Has 10 of Top 20 Fastest Broadband Regions in World, Akamai Says

Ten of the top 20 fastest broadband regions in the world are in the U.S., said a recent report from Akamai, according to an analysis of the data from NCTA. Delaware, Washington, D.C., and Virginia come in at three, four…

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and five on the list with average peak connection speeds of 85.6, 79.2 and 79 Mbps respectively. Singapore is No. 1 with 98.5 Mbps. Maryland and California are 19 and 20 on the list with average peak connection speeds of 64.4 and 64.3 Mbps, NCTA said. The rankings are reflective of infrastructure and technology, as well as basic geography, it said. Each of the nations at the top of the list is small and densely populated while many of the U.S. states on the list share similar geography, the analysis from NCTA said.