State of the Internet: One-fifth of Canadians connect at 15Mbps or higher

CAMBRIDGE, MA — Canadian Internet users now achieve average connection speeds of 11.6Mbps, with 20% of Canadians currently connecting at speeds of 15Mbps or higher, according to the latest State of the Internet Report from U.S.-based content delivery network services provider Akamai Technologies Inc.In the Americas region, Canada ranks a very close second to the United States when it comes to average connection speeds. In the U.S., the average connection speed is 11.9Mbps, with 22% of U.S. Internet users currently enjoying connection speeds of 15Mbps or higher, according to the Q1 2015 data published in Akamai’s report.To produce its quarterly...