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New Zealand broadband speeds accelerate

Xinhua, April 1, 2015 Adjust font size:

New Zealand had the highest increase in broadband speeds of any country in the Asia-Pacific region last year, the government announced Wednesday.

New Zealand's average connection speeds rose by almost 59 percent in the past year, according to the Akamai State of the Internet report.

The country's average peak connection speed rose to 34.3 Megabits per second (Mbps) in the December 2014 quarter, Communications Minister Amy Adams said in a statement.

The report also found that the average broadband connection speed rose to 7.3 Mbps from 7.0 Mbps in the previous quarter, representing a 39-percent rise year on year.

The rollout of ultra-fast broadband was helping lift the availability and adoption of high-speed connectivity across New Zealand, said Adams.

"Better connectivity is fundamentally important if more New Zealanders are going to participate in the digital economy," she said.

"Connectivity is vital to homes, schools and businesses around New Zealand and it's critical that we not only increase the spread of connectivity but the speeds in which people can access and share information online." Endi