[1st-mile-nm] Akamai Q1-2017 State of the Internet Report

[Richard Lowenberg]

Akamai's quarterly global State of the Internet report is just out.
It makes a few survey comments about NM, excerpted here.
RL

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>> Across the nation, New Mexico was the only state to see a decline in 
>> 25 Mbps adoption in the first quarter of 2017, as its adoption rate 
>> fell 3.1% (to 7.9% adoption).

Among the 50 gaining states, increases ranged from 2.3% in Idaho (to 
7.5% adoption) to 59% in Montana (to 14% adoption), with 49 states 
enjoying double-digit quarterly growth.

Kentucky and Alaska more than doubled their 25 Mbps adoption rates with 
yearly growth of 166% and 136% respectively (to adoption levels of 11% 
and 12%).

New Mexico was the only state to see single-digit yearly growth, with an 
8% gain, while the remaining states enjoyed increases ranging between 
19% in Utah (to 22% adoption) and 99% in Kansas (to 17% adoption).

Adoption levels for 25 Mbps broadband remain low throughout the nation, 
although they continue to improve.  In the first quarter of 2017, Idaho 
again had the lowest adoption rate in the country at 7.5%, up 2.3% from 
the previous quarter, while New Mexico had the next lowest adoption rate 
at 7.9%.<<

The complete Akamai global report is at: 
https://www.akamai.com/us/en/multimedia/documents/state-of-the-internet/q1-2017-state-of-the-internet-connectivity-report.pdf


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Richard Lowenberg, Executive Director
1st-Mile Institute     505-603-5200
Box 8001, Santa Fe, NM 87504,
rl at 1st-mile.org     www.1st-mile.org
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