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Japanese blows US speeds out of the water

Updated Dec 19th, 2018 5:51PM EST
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This shouldn’t come as much of a surprise to anyone who has waited with frustration for a page to load or a video to download, but the U.S. has shockingly slow internet speeds. America trails other industrialized nations, in many cases by a large margin, when it comes to bandwidth. The median US download speed is 1.67 Mbits a second. The average Japanese download speed is 61 Mbits a second. Yowza. That’s one heck of a gap. The reasons behind this gap are complex, but the disparity is at least partially due to a lack of competition and subsequent motivation on the part of ISPs to step their game up. While this type of thing won’t cause a mass exodus to Japan, it might call for a re-examination of our country’s networking. A little OC3 love here and there would be much appreciated.

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Josh Karp followed his love of technology since a kid through to the present day. As a Special Correspondent at BGR, and part of the first editorial team, Josh covers press conferences, trade shows and other events around the world. An expert in all things mobile, Josh has more than eighteen years of experience covering the wireless industry.