Akamai State of the Internet / Connectivity Report

Q3 2016

Akamai’s globally distributed Intelligent Platform™ allows us to gather massive amounts of data on many metrics including Internet connection speeds, network connectivity/availability issues, and IPv6 adoption progress as well as traffic patterns across leading web properties and digital media providers. Each quarter, Akamai publishes the State of the Internet Report based on this data.

This quarter’s report includes data gathered from across the Akamai Intelligent Platform during the second quarter of 2016, covering Internet connection speeds and broadband adoption metrics across both fixed and mobile networks as well as trends seen in this data over time. In addition, the report includes insight into the state of IPv4 exhaustion and IPv6 adoption, Internet events and disruptions that occurred during the quarter, mobile browser usage trends, and observations from Akamai partner Ericsson regarding data and voice traffic growth on mobile networks.

About the Author

Akamai is the global leader in Content Delivery Network (CDN) services, making the Internet fast, reliable and secure for its customers. The company's advanced web performance, mobile performance, cloud security and media delivery solutions are revolutionizing how businesses optimize consumer, enterprise and entertainment experiences for any device, anywhere. The globally distributed Akamai Intelligent Platform™ delivers more than 2 trillion Internet interactions and defends against multiple DDoS and cyber attacks each day.

Akamai is publicly traded (NASDAQ: AKAM) with 2015 annual revenue of $2.2 billion, up 12 percent year-over-year and up 16% adjusted for foreign exchange. Akamai has 6,100+ current employees. Akamai has deployed the most pervasive, highly distributed content delivery network (CDN) with more than 216,000 servers in over 120 countries and within more than 1,500 networks around the world.