United States ranked most-connected country in global survey
February 24, 2009
The United States ranked first among 50 countries in a survey of connectivity, measuring a nation's internet availability and usage by governments, businesses and consumers.
The U.S. outpaced all other countries in the study by Leonard Waverman of the London Business School and sponsored by Nokia Siemens Networks, mainly due to the high level of business usage of PCs and e-commerce, according to the scorecard put out by the LECG consultancy.
The penetration of secure internet servers in the U.S. is highest in the world, indicating a high level of e-commerce development. The country scored less well on consumer infrastructure such as broadband penetration, but the U.S. is one of the few countries in which a mainstream operator offers 50 Mbps services.
Although other countries have wider penetration of broadband, the U.S. scores higher on broadband penetration when measured as a proportion of households rather than as connections per 100 people. The report states this is because the average U.S. household size is larger than in many European countries.
Cellular phone usage is extremely high and SMS (text message) usage has begun to grow at a rapid rate. The report gave high marks for U.S. online government services.
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