Connecticut Ranks #7 in Internet Connectivity Speed, National Data Shows

Connecticut ranks #7 in the nation in Internet connectivity speed, according to a report published by the website StateTech, which provides technology insights for leaders of state and local governments.  The report is based on data compiled by Akamai, a Massachusetts-based web services provider, which gathers data from 180 countries to publish a State of the Internet Report.  Akamai employed its EdgeScape geolocation tool to determine the top  U.S. states with the highest connection speeds.

In the recent report, the average connection speed increased in 43 states and the District of Columbia, during the third quarter of 2012, StateTech reports.  Fast broadband is defined as speeds of 10 megabits per second (Mbps) or faster.  Although the average connection speed declined nearly 10 percent quarter-over-quarter, Delaware, at 10.9 Mbps, leads the way as the state with the highest average connection speed.

Rhode Island saw the smallest increase in connection speed, with 7.2 percent, while the District of Columbia saw the largest increase, with 50 percent. Connecticut, in placing seventh with a speed of 9.10 Mbps, came in just behind its New England neighbors of New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island and Massachusetts, which finished #3 through #6.

Texas was #34, and the three states at the bottom of the list were Kentucky, Alabama and Arkansas, at less than half the speed of Connecticut.

The top 20 Internet speeds across the United States:

Rank	State	Mbps
1.	Delaware	10.88
2.	District of Columbia	10.75
3.	New Hampshire	10.41
4.	Vermont	10.38
5.	Rhode Island	9.13
6.	Massachusetts	9.12
7.	Connecticut	9.10
8.	Utah	9.07
9 .	Washington	8.51
10.	Virginia	8.44
11.	New York	8.25
12.	Pennsylvania	8.07
13.	Indiana	7.94
14.	Oregon	7.86
15.	New Jersey	7.79
16.	California	7.68
17.	Minnesota	7.48
18.	South Dakota	7.46
19.	Wisconsin	7.41
20.	North Carolina	7.41