Download speeds vary among different nations. In the USA, the median download speed was 2.3 megabits per second (mbps). Speeds can be as high as 3 times the median in Rhode Island and Delaware, to 1/3 of the median in Alaska.
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So what’s the average US Internet speed? According to CNN, the typical American connection speed is 8.6 Mbps. This is up 27 percent from 2012, and if you live in certain parts of the country, such as Vermont, expect a better-than-average 12.7 Mbps.
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The average download speed is typically different than the average upload speed. A decent Internet connection can be anything from modem speed to high-speed, which is 100x of modem speed. Broadband is a term that typically refers to high-speed Internet offered by cable providers and DSL lines through phone companies.
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In Japan, the median download speed is 63 mbps, or 30 times faster than the U.S. Other results had South Korea at 49 mbps, Finland at 21 mbps, France at 17 mbps, and Canada at 7.6 mbps. http://www.speedmatters.org/document-library/sourcematerials/cwa_report_on_internet_speeds_2008.pdf.
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Speed Test. Internet speeds are an estimation of how many megabits (one million bits) of data can be downloaded in one second. For example, a 10 megabit connection — or 10 Mbps — allows you to download 10 million bits of information in a single second.
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Fast broadband is defined as speeds of 10 megabits per second (Mbps) or faster. Although the average connection speed declined nearly 10 percent quarter-over-quarter, Delaware, at 10.9 Mbps, reigns supreme as the state with the highest average connection speed.
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Although New Hampshire ranked third with regard to the highest average connection speed, the state moved past Delaware in the third quarter to become the state with the highest level of broadband adoption. The interactive map below has the average connection speed of each of the fifty states.
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Other sources report higher values, around 18 Mbps, but this data comes from users who chose to run online speed tests for their connection — in other words, users who already have above-average connections.
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For download speed, anywhere between 3-7 MBps is average. * Typical Cable Internet speed is 4 Mbps (4000 Kbps). * Typical DSL (high-speed internet through phone ines) is 1.5 MBps (1500 KBps). For upload speed, anywhere between 300-700 KBps is average. If you get speeds less than 100 KBPs from the tests above, then something is wrong, and you'll need to check your networking hardware.
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During that time, the average connection speed increased in 43 states and the District of Columbia. Akamai employed its EdgeScape geolocation tool to determine the top 10 U.S. states with the highest connection speeds.
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average download speed
The average download speed is 8.6 Mbps.