Malaysian broadband speed twice as slow compared to Thailand

The Akamai Technologies Q3 2015 State of the Internet report released today showed that Malaysians might be one of the most globally-connected people but it was not necessarily at a speed they wanted. Based on traffic data in recent reports from Ericsson, in Malaysia about 87% of Internet users already stream videos on a regular basis and this figure is expected to increase by next year. However, current connection speed might not be able to meet the demand for video streaming in the country. For example, the average connection speed in Malaysia is slower than Thailand and Sri Lanka in the region, and barely ahead of Vietnam. Almost two times slower than Thailand, Malaysia at 4.9 Mbps was ranked 73 in a global survey from July to September this year. South Korea had the highest average connection speed in the Asia-Pacific region at 20.5 Mbps, while India had the lowest at 2.5 Mbps. Singapore remained in the top spot for average peak connection speed at 135.4 Mbps, while India had the lowest average peak connection speed at 18.7 Mbps. – Bernama, December 19, 2015.]]>