Bulgaria has been placed third among the world's top Internet download speeds with its 1611 KBps average, according to a study released by Pando Networks on Tuesday.
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Based on 27 million downloads by 20 million computers in 224 countries from January through June 2011, the study showed South Korea leading the list with a blazingly fast average speed of 2202KBps, followed by the eastern European nations of Romania (1909KBps) and Bulgaria (1611KBps). In fact, eastern European nations dominated the top of the list with Lithuania in fourth place at 1462KBps, Latvia in fifth at 1377KBps and Ukraine in eighth at 1190KBps. The completion rate for measured downloads is closely matched to average speed, with South Korea again taking top prize at a 94% completion rate and most of the other speedy countries not far behind.
The other end of the list is fairly unsurprising; developing nations in Africa and Asia trail far behind the speeds of those with more mature economies. The Congo has the absolute slowest average speed at 13KBps, followed closely by the Central African Republic at 14KBps and Comoros at 23KBps. Other notable countries studied include Germany at 647KBps, Australia at 348KBps, and China at 245KBps.
Average download speeds also vary based by ISP, and choosing the correct one could be the difference between speedy downloads and frustrating wait times. In the United States, Verizon Internet Services provides the fastest service, averaging 1056KBps due to their widespread FIOS network. In Great Britain, Virgin Media is the fastest choice with average speeds of 612KBps while Dacom Corp. takes the top spot in speedy South Korea with an average of 5151KBps.
"The disparities we found were striking. While, in general, developed economies outpaced the developing world in average download speeds, big names such as the US, UK, France, China and Canada were not even close to being the fastest. Instead, we saw high speeds in markets such as Eastern Europe where focus on infrastructure development and favourable geography promote a higher level of connectivity." said Robert Levitan, CEO of Pando Networks.
The other end of the list is fairly unsurprising; developing nations in Africa and Asia trail far behind the speeds of those with more mature economies. The Congo has the absolute slowest average speed at 13KBps, followed closely by the Central African Republic at 14KBps and Comoros at 23KBps. Other notable countries studied include Germany at 647KBps, Australia at 348KBps, and China at 245KBps.
Average download speeds also vary based by ISP, and choosing the correct one could be the difference between speedy downloads and frustrating wait times. In the United States, Verizon Internet Services provides the fastest service, averaging 1056KBps due to their widespread FIOS network. In Great Britain, Virgin Media is the fastest choice with average speeds of 612KBps while Dacom Corp. takes the top spot in speedy South Korea with an average of 5151KBps.
"The disparities we found were striking. While, in general, developed economies outpaced the developing world in average download speeds, big names such as the US, UK, France, China and Canada were not even close to being the fastest. Instead, we saw high speeds in markets such as Eastern Europe where focus on infrastructure development and favourable geography promote a higher level of connectivity." said Robert Levitan, CEO of Pando Networks.
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