'The typical fixed broadband consumer in the U.S. saw average download speeds greater than 50 Mbps for the first time ever during the first six months of 2016, topping out at 54.97 Mbps in June'(Speedtest.net, 2016).
Lets even move forward to Q1 of 2017 and look at world wide speeds-
'In Q1 of 2017:, South Korean internet speeds are again significantly faster than the rest of the world. This is despite a small YoY speed decrease of -1.7%. Average South Korean internet speeds of 28.6Mbps, exceed that of 2nd place Norway by 5.1Mbps' (FastMetrics, 2017).
FastMetrics (2017). Retrieved from https://www.fastmetrics.com/internet-connection-speed-by-country.php#top-10-worldwide United States Speed Test Market Report (2016). Speedtest.net retrieved from http://www.speedtest.net/reports/united-states/2016/
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Just look at the 2016 data for internet speeds...
'The typical fixed broadband consumer in the U.S. saw average download speeds greater than 50 Mbps for the first time ever during the first six months of 2016, topping out at 54.97 Mbps in June'(Speedtest.net, 2016).
Lets even move forward to Q1 of 2017 and look at world wide speeds-
'In Q1 of 2017:, South Korean internet speeds are again significantly faster than the rest of the world. This is despite a small YoY speed decrease of -1.7%.
Average South Korean internet speeds of 28.6Mbps, exceed that of 2nd place Norway by 5.1Mbps' (FastMetrics, 2017).
FastMetrics (2017). Retrieved from https://www.fastmetrics.com/internet-connection-speed-by-country.php#top-10-worldwide
United States Speed Test Market Report (2016). Speedtest.net retrieved from http://www.speedtest.net/reports/united-states/2016/