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[SECTION] 5 = GEOGRAPHY (APAC)
Global
Rank
Country/Region
Q1 2016
Avg. Mbps
QoQ
Change
YoY
Change
1 South Korea 29.0 8.6% 24%
4 Hong Kong 19.9 19% 19%
7 Japan 18.2 4.6% 20%
13 Singapore 16.5 19% 29%
21 Taiwan 14.8 15% 46%
39 Thailand 10.8 16% 49%
43 New Zealand 10.5 13% 25%
48 Australia 8.8 7.7% 15%
74 Malaysia 6.4 22% 49%
83 Sri Lanka 5.4 13% 12%
89 Vietnam 5.0 31% 59%
94 Indonesia 4.5 16% 110%
100 China 4.3 3.3% 15%
113 Philippines 3.5 10% 24%
114 India 3.5 24% 55%
Figure 23: Average Connection Speed (IPv4) by APAC Country/Region
Global
Rank
Country/Region
Q1 2016
Peak Mbps
QoQ
Change
YoY
Change
1 Singapore 146.9 8.3% 49%
2 Hong Kong 110.3 4.9% 19%
3 Indonesia 110.2 38% 535%
4 South Korea 103.6 8.7% 32%
7 Japan 84.6 2.0% 21%
8 Taiwan 83.1 5.4% 20%
20 Thailand 69.6 9.2% 30%
49 New Zealand 49.8 16% 28%
54 Malaysia 46.3 10% 46%
56 Australia 43.8 12% 6.8%
77 Sri Lanka 35.4 1.5% 14%
78 Vietnam 34.1 8.6% 60%
86 China 31.0 16% 60%
88 Philippines 29.9 11% 47%
104 India 25.5 20% 48%
Figure 24: Average Peak Connection Speed (IPv4) by APAC Country/Region
Thirteen of the fifteen surveyed Asia Pacific countries/regions had
average connection speeds above the 4 Mbps broadband threshold
in the first quarter — up from eleven in the fourth quarter of
2015 — and seven of these exceeded the 10 Mbps threshold — up
from five last quarter. India and the Philippines once again had the
lowest average connection speeds among surveyed countries in the
region, both at 3.5 Mbps.
All 15 surveyed countries/regions in the Asia Pacific region showed
year-over-year growth in observed average connection speeds in
the first quarter. Indonesia, with a 110% gain, was again the only
country to see its average connection speed more than double
compared with the year prior. Increases in the remaining countries/
regions ranged from 12% in Sri Lanka to 59% in Vietnam.
5.2 Asia Pacific Average Peak Connection Speeds (IPv4) /
As seen in Figure 24, the Asia Pacific region continues to lead
the world in average peak connection speeds, with the top eight
global leaders all found in the region. (The countries ranked fifth
and sixth — Macao and Qatar — are also in the region but are
not among our surveyed countries.) In the first quarter of 2016,
Indonesia and South Korea joined global leaders Singapore and
Hong Kong as the four countries/regions in the world with average
peak connection speeds above 100 Mbps, while an additional
three surveyed countries/regions in Asia Pacific saw average peak
speeds above 50 Mbps. All 15 surveyed Asia Pacific countries/
regions posted quarterly gains in average peak speeds during the
first quarter, ranging from 1.5% in Sri Lanka to 38% in Indonesia.
However, the gap between average peak connection speeds in the
top- and bottom-ranked countries/regions in the region increased
from 114 Mbps in the fourth quarter of 2015 to 121 Mbps in the first
quarter of 2016.
Year-over-year changes were consistently positive as well. Australia
again had the smallest gain at 6.8%, while Indonesia again had the
largest at 535%. The remaining countries/regions all posted doubledigit
gains, ranging from 14% in Sri Lanka to 60% in both China
and Vietnam.
Singapore, which already leads the world in peak speeds, continues
to push the speed frontier. After a successful pilot last year, in
February Singtel launched a new 10 Gbps broadband service for
local residences. 29 This could further strengthen Singapore’s sizeable
lead in average peak connection speeds in upcoming quarters.
5.3 Asia Pacific 4 Mbps Broadband Adoption (IPv4) /
In the first quarter of 2016, South Korea once again led the world
(and the Asia Pacific region) in 4 Mbps broadband adoption,
with 97% of its IPv4 addresses connecting to Akamai at average
connection speeds above this threshold. As shown in Figure 25,
all of the 15 surveyed Asia Pacific countries/regions saw quarterly
growth in adoption rates, ranging from 0.4% in South Korea to
38% in India. Seven of the surveyed Asia Pacific countries/regions
enjoyed 4 Mbps broadband adoption rates of 90% or higher, and the
difference in adoption levels between the top- and bottom-ranked
countries/regions in Asia Pacific narrowed from 83 to 79 percentage
points in the first quarter.
Looking at year-over-year changes, all 15 surveyed countries/
regions saw improvements in the first quarter of 2016, although
magnitudes varied widely. Top-ranking South Korea posted the
smallest gain at 1.4%, and seven other countries also had modest
single-digit increases. On the other end of the spectrum, Vietnam
and India again both more than doubled adoption rates compared
with the first quarter of 2015, and Indonesia again led the region in
growth with a tremendous 674% year-over-year increase.
28 / The State of the Internet / Q1 2016