Akamai issues "State of the Internet" report

"Global connectivity saw big advances in the third quarter, with various undersea cable projects getting underway or nearing completion, the commercial launch of WiMAX services in a number of countries, and the announcement of fiber-to-the-premises services that will bring gigabit-speed connections to subscribers in Japan, the Ukraine, and the Netherlands," Akamai Technologies Inc. of Cambridge said today.

Closer to home, Akamai noted that South Dakota, Maine, and Hawaii nearly doubled their rates of high broadband connectivity.

Those were among the headlines of the third edition of Akamai's quarterly "State of the Internet" report.

According to the company, its quarterly report "provides insight into key Internet statistics such as origin of attack traffic, network outages, and broadband connectivity levels across the globe."

Akamai provides managed services for powering rich media, dynamic transactions, and enterprise applications online.
(By Chris Reidy, Globe staff)