Thirteen 89 Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 South Korea provides fastest Internet on the planet at the speed of 14.2 megabytes per second, followed by Japan, Hong Kong and Switzerland. The United States surprisingly finishes at No. 9 with speed of 8.6 megabytes per second in the Top 10 list in Q1 of 2013. South Korea's Internet speed is 65% faster on average than speeds in the U.S. Internet connection speed across different countries is measured by the average peak connection speed. Different countries have different capacities in communication cables and high speed fibres. Here’s a little more information on some of these countries and the internet connections. United States: Internet in the United States is largely provided by the private sector and is available in a variety of forms, a variety of technologies, at a wide range of speeds and costs. Internet Access is divided into dial-up and broadband access. The leading broadband provider in the United States is AT&T. South Korea: The Country has an ADSL network and has an average peak internet connection of around 50 megabits per second which is considered world’s number one in internet speed and connectivity. Japan: Japan has one of the best cost to performance ADSL services in the world. Hong Kong: Hong Kong has an average internet peak speed of 54.1 megabits per second and it takes about four minutes to download a full movie. It provides a fast broadband internet speed that ranges between 10 to 1000 megabits per second. The credit goes to the strong government backing. 70% of the entire population are subscribers. Here the content is not blocked and no license is required for you to operate a website. Switzerland: This country has one of the highest broadband and internet penetration rates in the continent. ADSL and VDSL connections are very popular in this country but businesses most rely on the satellite and xDSL connections as they are very affordable. The power of the keyboard warriors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darling 1,107 Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 <3 Switzerland It's true though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpopalypse 618 Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 K-nets ignorance is faster than ours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
김민주 16,324 Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 I want to visit korea just to see how fast my laptop and phone work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimirs15 22,592 Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 *moves to Korea* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokki the Awkward Potato 5,878 Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 time to visit Switzerland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myth 6,602 Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 South Korea consumes porn faster than anyone else. I'm jealous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorky 274 Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 The reason why the are so good at gaming is ..... FASTEST INTERNET SPEED lol Damn they getting me jelly with that high internet connect connection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LunarE 1,319 Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 I'm jealous of South Korea's internet connection. As well as the other countries above mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunnyHill's Comeback 2,080 Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 no wonder they're so good at league of legends and starcraft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayluvjb 411 Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 I want to visit korea just to see how fast my laptop and phone work no wonder they're so good at league of legends and starcraft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weez- 293 Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Slackin it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JessicaRabbit 6,569 Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Is anyone really surprised by the top 3? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BubbleGumPop 14 Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 I'm jealous of South Korea's internet connection. As well as the other countries above mine. Pennsatucky<3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Anonymous* 120 Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 I bet the U.S. is holding out on purpose like they always do. Why should they give us the best when they can charge us an arm and a leg for something that's good enough? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshiner 1,054 Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Far out I hope Australia can get it's shit together and get onto that list. Our internet speeds aren't so good Jealous of those countries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grape Soda 12,004 Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Omg I wanna know what the Internet is like in Korea......I really do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pizza 519 Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 asian countries man........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngwonstarz 279 Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 The reason why the are so good at gaming is ..... FASTEST INTERNET SPEED lol Damn they getting me jelly with that high internet connect connection lol your internet is probably better than mine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basic 727 Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Yet majority of south korea still uses internet explorer lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B612 22,399 Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Lemme move to SK... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kazuma Kiryu 1,823 Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 dem south korea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyS 771 Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 So jealous of their Internet connection... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBeatZ 9,208 Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Gotta agree with Switzerland.. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Jung 19,680 Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Theoretically speaking with SK's internet connection you can download both version of EXO's album in less than 15 seconds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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