The global average connection speed for Internet and Broadband increased 20 percent to 4.5 Mbps for the fourth quarter, 2014 while the global average peak connection speed was up 16 percent to 26.9 Mbps. U.S. had average connection speed of 11.1 Mbps, with a peak speed of 49.4 Mbps. Canada had average speed of 10.7 Mbps, while its peak speed was 46.3 Mbps.