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US 'far behind other countries in Internet speed'
[Iran Press TV] The United States has not made significant progress in Internet connection speed as it stands 28th in the world, according to a new US report. "Our nation continues to fall far behind other countries," the Communications Workers of America (CWA) said in the report on Tuesday. "People in Japan can upload a high-definition video in 12 minutes, compared to a grueling 2.5 hours at the US average upload speed," it said. The average download speed in South Korea is 20.4 megabits per second (mbps) - four times faster than the US average of 5.1 mbps. Japan follows South Korea with an average of 15.8 mbps trailed by Sweden at 12.8 mbps and the Netherlands at 11.0 mbps, the report said. It said tests conducted by speedmatters.org found the average US download speed had improved by only nine-tenths of a megabit per second between 2008 and 2009 - from 4.2 mbps to 5.1 mbps. Posted by: Fred 2009-08-26 |
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