Vietnam's Internet speed was ranked 12th in the Asian region, according to a report recently released by US-based content delivery network service provider Akamai Technologies.
Vietnam’s Internet speed was ranked 12th in the Asian region, according to a report recently released by US-based content delivery network service provider Akamai Technologies.
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The report ‘State of the Internet’ showed that Vietnam ’s average Internet connection speed in the third quarter of 2015 stood at 3.4 Mbps.
The Republic of Korea (RoK) came first in the region, followed by Japan and Hong Kong ( China ).
The RoK also took the top spot in the global ranking of Internet connection speed. Meanwhile, Vietnam was ranked 97th globally, after China but ahead of three other Asian nations, namely Indonesia, the Philippines and India .
According to Akamai Technologies, broadband services must posess a connection speed of 4 Mbps or more.
By the third quarter of 2015, 31% of Vietnam’s connections met the standard. Meanwhile, 33% of connections in China met set-standards, in addition to 10% and 14% in the Philippines and India, respectively.
At "high broadband" speeds, or those that are more than 10 Mbps, the rate in Vietnam measured only 0.6%, ranked 71st globally.
(Source:VNA)
