Akamai State of the Internet

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% year-over-year and up 16% adjusted for foreign exchange. Akamai has 6,100+ current employees, and 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.