Average global Internet service speeds grew an impressive 24% annually to 3.9Mbps in the first quarter of 2014, according to the recently released “State of the Internet Report” from Akamai.

Internet stability and speed have become crucial benchmarks for users across the globe, who expect reliable service from ...

The average American broadband speed was 203.81 ... Interested in other global comparisons? Newsweek has mapped which countries have high-speed rail projects either operational or in progress.

The country's average internet speed measures 29 mbps, which is 4.6 times as fast as the global average. To put things in perspective, the average HD film is about 5,000 mb. At 29 mbps speed ...

Australia has slipped down the global rankings for overall internet quality, according to analysis by a leading internet ...

With the rise of data consumption for the average household, a high-speed internet connection is becoming a necessity for many Americans. We've included fiber, cable, and fixed wireless ISPs as ...

mobile internet speeds have also grown. According to DataReportal, average global download speeds for mobile users have increased by nearly 30% from the previous year, now at 55.8 Mbps.

According to Ofcom, the average UK broadband speed currently is around 64 megabits per second (Mbps) - a fraction of that recorded in the recent study. Australia lies in the middle of global ...