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115th Ranking to India in Net Connection Speed

India has an average internet connection speed of 772 Kbps compared with the global average of 1.5 Mbps, says 'State of the Internet' report by Akamai Technologies, the US-based internet content distribution giant. South Korea has been ranked as the country with the highest percentage of connections on high broadband (greater than 5 Mbps).

India has an average internet connection speed of 772 Kbps compared with the global average of 1.5 Mbps, says 'State of the Internet' report by Akamai Technologies, the US-based internet content distribution giant. South Korea has been ranked as the country with the highest percentage of connections on high broadband (greater than 5 Mbps).

India ranks 93rd globally for broadband adoption (with 3.74 per cent connections at speeds over 2 Mbps) and is positioned at 55th globally for narrowband adoption (with 25.8 per cent of connections at speeds below 256 Kbps).

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