Les différents statuts d'internet - étude en anglais

Volume 6, Number 2

2nd Quarter , 2013 Report

The State of

the Internet

INcludes INsIght oN mobIle traffIc aNd coNNected deVIces from erIcssoN

Letter From the Editor

IPv6 deployment and adoption is a topic that has been covered in the State of the Internet Report in some fashion

over the last five years, and is an area that is of critical importance to the future of the Internet. It is worth noting

that June 6, 2013 marked the one-year anniversary of the World IPv6 Launch event, itself a follow-on to World IPv6

Day in June 2011. Both events were intended to highlight the importance of IPv6, and to raise its profile among

network service providers, equipment manufacturers, content providers, and others. Based on data published by

APNIC Chief Scientist Geoff Huston at http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130610_world_ipv6_day_a_year_in_the_life/,

it appears that IPv6 support has been making progress around the world, though it still has a long way to go. Key

observations from Mr. Huston’s data include:

• A doubling (from 0.6% to nearly 1.3%) of Internet user systems that prefer IPv6 in a dual-stack situation,

where the same content is available over both IPv4 and IPv6.

• Significant growth in IPv6 deployment as a percentage of national users in countries including Switzerland,

Belgium, Germany, Peru, the Czech Republic and Greece.

• Large increases in the number of IPv6 users in the United States (adding over 4.2 million), Japan (adding

over 2.3 million), and Germany (adding nearly 2 million)

In addition to the ongoing growth of IPv6, efforts continue in many countries around the world to improve the

quality and speed of Internet connectivity available to subscribers, with gigabit initiatives still a key focus. However,

improving connectivity to underserved areas often requires innovative solutions, and in the second quarter, Google

announced trial implementations of two such technologies. In Cape Town, South Africa, a “white space” pilot

program is delivering Internet connectivity over unused radio spectrum between television channels. In New Zealand,

a pilot of “Project Loon” endeavored to connect users to the Internet through high-altitude balloons — Google

envisions a ring of such balloons eventually encircling the Earth. While Google’s efforts are by no means the only

innovative solutions being pursued to improve Internet connectivity and reach, they are high-profile and likely serve

as a harbinger of things to come.

Of course, with a growing number of users online, and as connection speeds improve over time, the importance

of security will grow as well. Botnets have grown beyond leveraging end-user systems to leveraging the massive

bandwidth available through compromised servers running software packages with known vulnerabilities, and

successful phishing attacks have continued to prove that humans remain the weak link in the security chain. In

addition, revelations over the last several months indicate that encrypting communications may not provide

complete privacy of those communications. While there is no silver bullet to address any of these issues in their

entirety, ongoing education of users and administrators alike, the practice of good network hygiene (including

regularly updating/patching systems), and a healthy level of skepticism can help to keep things in check.

As always, you can expect that these topics will be covered in future issues of the State of the Internet Report.

If you have questions, comments, or suggestions regarding the report, connect with us via e-mail at

stateoftheinternet@akamai.com, or on Twitter at @akamai_soti.

– David Belson

SECTION 6: Geography — Asi a Pacific Region 23

6.1 Asia Pacific Average Connection Speeds 23

6.2 Asia Pacific Average Peak Connection Speeds 23

6.3 Asia Pacific High Broadband Connectivity 24

6.4 Asia Pacific Broadband Connectivity 25

SECTION 7: Geography — Europe/Middle East/Africa

(EMEA) 26

7.1 EMEA Average Connection Speeds 26

7.2 EMEA Average Peak Connection Speeds 27

7.3 EMEA High Broadband Connectivity 27

7.4 EMEA Broadband Connectivity 28

SECTION 8: Mobile Connectivity 29

8.1 Connection Speeds on Mobile Networks 29

8.2 Mobile Browser Usage Data 31

8.3 Mobile Traffic Growth as Observed by Ericsson 32

SECTION 9: Internet Events & Disruptions 33

9.1 Sudan 33

9.2 Syria 33

SECTION 10: Appendix 35

SECTION 11: Endnotes 36

Executive Summary 3

SECTION 1: Security 4

1.1 Attack Traffic, Top Originating Countries 4

1.2. Attack Traffic, Top Ports 4

1.3 Observations on DDoS Attacks 5

1.4

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