sourcehttp://www.adihoo.com/index.php/component/k2/item/363-nigeria-take-the-lead-in-african-internet-speeds

According to report by Akamai Technologies Global Internet Platform, Nigeria has successfully overtaken South Africa in terms of Internet speed just in less than 11 years.

In the report it is revealed that the west African Nation has an average connection speed of 322kbps with a peak rate of 5674kbps while South Africa’s average speed is faster at 496kbps, with a peak speed which is almost half that of Nigeria, at 2172kbps.

“All mobile providers had average peak connection speeds above 2 mbps, though last place South African provider, ZA-1 was just above the threshold, losing over 13 per cent from the prior quarter, at 2.2 mbps,” the report stated.

According to Leadership, “in 2011 South Africa was one of only two countries listed in the report with an average peak connection speed below 2 mbps. South Africa had average 442kbps over Nigeria’s 286kbps, however, Nigeria outperformed with peak 4871kbps and average 462mbps per month over South Africa’s 1654kbps and 197mbps.”

The report also noted that speeds across the globe were improving, and that all 117 countries that qualified for inclusion measured an increase in average connection speeds. The gain in average speed however isn’t uniform, as Montenegro grew by 0.2 per cent to 2.8 mbps, while Libya measured a 75 per cent increase to 0.5 mbps.