Akamai articles

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  Study: viewers have no patience for buffering, abandon videos after two seconds of waiting

  By Dante D'Orazio on November 11, 2012 12:45 am + 157 comments

  It's hardly a surprise that viewership drops the longer it takes for a video to buffer, but a Continue reading…

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  Global internet speeds creep back up in 2012, US lags behind South Korea, others

  By Kimber Streams on August 9, 2012 04:04 pm + 90 comments

  The average global internet connection speed has increased slightly since the end of last year, and Continue reading…

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  Average global internet speed drops to 2.3Mbps, US 13th fastest at 5.3Mbps

  By Sam Byford on May 1, 2012 05:04 am + 58 comments

  The average global internet connection speed dropped 14 percent to 2.3Mbps in the last quarter of Continue reading…

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  Internet speeds double worldwide in the past year

  By Kevin Sexton on October 26, 2011 06:47 pm + 1 comments

  Akamai measures internet speeds around the world ever year, and thing have gotten a lot faster: the Continue reading…