Countries with the best Internet speed in the world
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The global average connection speed once again saw a solid quarter-over-quarter increase, growing 13 per cent to reach 3.0 Mbps, according to a recent study released by Akmai, an Internet content delivery network headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
However, quarterly changes were not as positive across the top 10 countries, with eight seeing lower average connection speeds than in the previous quarter.
Let's first take a look at countries that have the best Internet speed in the world and then at the Asia-Pacific, including India.
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Image: Tourists use an iPad tablet in front of Rome's ancient Colosseum.
Photographs: Tony Gentile/Reuters
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Hong Kong
Second-quarter, 2012: 49.2 (peak Mbps)
Quarter-to-quarter change: -0.2 per cent
Year-to-year change: 11 per cent
Global rank: 1
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Image: A view of Hong Kong.
Photographs: Bobby Yip/Reuters
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South Korea
Second-quarter, 2012: 46.9 (peak Mbps)
Quarter-to-quarter change: -1.9 per cent
Year-to-year change: 31 per cent
Global rank: 2
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Image: A view of Seoul.
Photographs: Lee Jae Won/Reuters
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Japan
Second-quarter, 2012: 40.5 (peak Mbps)
Quarter-to-quarter change: 2.4 per cent
Year-to-year change: 28 per cent
Global rank: 3
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Image: Japan's Mt Fuji, covered with snow, is seen through Shinjuku skyscrapers in Tokyo.
Photographs: Kimimasa Mayama/Reuters
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Romania
Second-quarter, 2012: 38.6 (peak Mbps)
Quarter-to-quarter change: -0.6 per cent
Year-to-year change: 15 per cent
Global rank: 4
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Image: View of the Casa Poporului or House of the People, now the Parliament Palace, in downtown Bucharest.
Photographs: Bogdan Cristel/Reuters
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Latvia
Second-quarter, 2012: 33.5 (peak Mbps)
Quarter-to-quarter change: N/A per cent
Year-to-year change: 14 per cent
Global rank: 5
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Image: View of Riga's Old City in snow.
Photographs: Ints Kalnins/Reuters
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Switzerland
Second-quarter, 2012: 29.9 (peak Mbps)
Quarter-to-quarter change: 4.3 per cent
Year-to-year change: 25 per cent
Global rank: 6
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Image: People walk on Zurich's main shopping street Bahnhofstrasse.
Photographs: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters
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Belgium
Second-quarter, 2012: 29.5 (peak Mbps)
Quarter-to-quarter change: 1.1 per cent
Year-to-year change: 10 per cent
Global rank: 7
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Image: Guests enjoy a 'Dinner in the Sky' on a platform hanging in front of the Cinquantenaire park in Brussels.
Photographs: Francois Lenoir/Reuters
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Singapore
Second-quarter, 2012: 28.3 (peak Mbps)
Quarter-to-quarter change: -1.1 per cent
Year-to-year change: 36 per cent
Global rank: 8
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Image: An aerial view of Marina Bay and Singapore's central business district.
Photographs: David Loh/Reuters
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Hungary
Second-quarter, 2012: 28.0 (peak Mbps)
Quarter-to-quarter change: 0.3 per cent
Year-to-year change: 15 per cent
Global rank: 9
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Image: Boys hold on to a girl as they throw water at her as part of traditional Easter celebrations in Holloko, 100km east of Budapest.
Photographs: Laszlo Balogh/Reuters
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Bulgaria
Second-quarter, 2012: 27.9 (peak Mbps)
Quarter-to-quarter change: 1.7 per cent
Year-to-year change: 17 per cent
Global rank: 10
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Image: A man reads a book in a park in Sofia.
Photographs: Oleg Popov/Reuters
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The United States
Second-quarter, 2012: 27.1 (peak Mbps)
Quarter-to-quarter change: -5.4 per cent
Year-to-year change: 24 per cent
Global rank: 11
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Image: Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan Bridge is seen from the 90th storey of One World Trade Center in New York.
Photographs: Lucas Jackson/Reuters
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South Korea
Second-quarter, 2012: 14.2 (peak Mbps)
Quarter-to-quarter change: -9.8 per cent
Year-to-year change: 2.9 per cent
Global rank: 1
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Image: A view of Seoul.
Photographs: Lee Jae Won/Reuters
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Japan
Second-quarter, 2012: 10.7 (average Mbps)
Quarter-to-quarter change: -1.6 per cent
Year-to-year change: 21 per cent
Global rank: 2
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Image: Pedestrians walk on the street at Ginza shopping district in Tokyo.
Photographs: Kim Kyung Hoon/Reuters
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Hong Kong
Second-quarter, 2012: 8.9 (average Mbps)
Quarter-to-quarter change: -4.1 per cent
Year-to-year change: -14 per cent
Global rank: 3
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Image: A picture taken from the roof of Two International Finance Centre, Hong Kong's tallest building, shows the city's Central district.
Photographs: Victor Fraile/Reuters
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Singapore
Second-quarter, 2012: 5.1 (average Mbps)
Quarter-to-quarter change: -2.4 per cent
Year-to-year change: 12 per cent
Global rank: 25
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Image: A guest swims in the infinity pool of the Skypark that tops the Marina Bay Sands hotel towers in Singapore.
Photographs: Vivek Prakash/Reuters
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Australia
Second-quarter, 2012: 4.4 (average Mbps)
Quarter-to-quarter change: 24 per cent
Year-to-year change: 25 per cent
Global rank: 39
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Image: Rowers train at dawn on the Yarra River in Melbourne.
Photographs: Toby Melville/Reuters
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New Zealand
Second-quarter, 2012: 3.9 (average Mbps)
Quarter-to-quarter change: -0.3 per cent
Year-to-year change: 0.4 per cent
Global rank: 44
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Image: People cross a street after rainfall in central Auckland.
Photographs: Stefan Wermuth/Reuters
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Taiwan
Second-quarter, 2012: 3.7 (average Mbps)
Quarter-to-quarter change: -3.7 per cent
Year-to-year change: -9.9 per cent
Global rank: 46
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Image: A view of the Taipei skyline shows the Taipei 101 building shortly before the city participated in Earth Hour.
Photographs: Pichi Chuang/Reuters
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Thailand
Second-quarter, 2012: 3.1 (average Mbps)
Quarter-to-quarter change: -5.5 per cent
Year-to-year change: -1.1 per cent
Global rank: 50
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Image: A skytrain passes over vehicles during rush hour in Bangkok.
Photographs: Chaiwat Subprasom/Reuters
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Malaysia
Second-quarter, 2012: 2.2 (average Mbps)
Quarter-to-quarter change: 7.4 per cent
Year-to-year change: 17 per cent
Global rank: 70
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Image: The Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur after lights were turned on after the Earth Hour.
Photographs: Bazuki Muhammad/Reuters
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Vietnam
Second-quarter, 2012: 1.6 (average Mbps)
Quarter-to-quarter change: -1.0 per cent
Year-to-year change: -15 per cent
Global rank: 94
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Image: Stone statues of Buddhist arhats sit on a truck in Vietnam's northern Ninh Binh province.
Photographs: Nguyen Huy Kham/Reuters
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China
Second-quarter, 2012: 1.5 (average Mbps)
Quarter-to-quarter change: -0.5 per cent
Year-to-year change: 29 per cent
Global rank: 97
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Image: Waiters from a hotel cross a road in Beijing's Central Business District.
Photographs: Jason Lee/Reuters
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The Philippines
Second-quarter, 2012: 1.2 (average Mbps)
Quarter-to-quarter change: 4.0 per cent
Year-to-year change: 1.7 per cent
Global rank: 109
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Image: A dancer performs during the Kalesa Festival in Manila.
Photographs: Darren Whiteside/Reuters
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India
Second-quarter, 2012: 1.0 (average Mbps)
Quarter-to-quarter change: 4.6 per cent
Year-to-year change: 21 per cent
Global rank: 116
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Image: Shoppers leave a retail store inside a mall in Mumbai.
Photographs: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters
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Indonesia
Second-quarter, 2012: 0.8 (average Mbps)
Quarter-to-quarter change: 7.2 per cent
Year-to-year change: 20 per cent
Global rank: 127
Image: Women walk past a shop selling luxury shoes and bags at a mall in Jakarta.
Photographs: Enny Nuraheni/Reuters
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