Akamai Releases Unique View into 'State of the Internet' for Costa Rica

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SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, Feb. 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Akamai Technologies, Inc., the leading cloud platform for helping enterprises provide secure, high-performing user experiences on any device, anywhere, today released a unique view into the State of the Internet for Costa Rica.  Available at http://www.akamai.com/dl/akamai/q3_2012_costarica_soti_infographic.pdf, the data set compiles Internet connectivity metrics including average connection speed and average peak connection speed, as well as comparisons with other countries in Latin America.

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The data is a subset of Akamai's Third Quarter, 2012 State of the Internet report.  The report includes data gathered from across the Akamai Intelligent Platform about attack traffic, broadband adoption, mobile connectivity and other relevant topics concerning the Internet and its usage, as well as trends seen in this data over time.  

Akamai announced the opening of its new operation center in Costa Rica, which specializes in customer service and technical support, in October of 2012.  The new center is slated to create over 50 jobs through the end of 2014.

To download the figures from the Third Quarter, 2012 State of the Internet report, please visit http://wwwns.akamai.com/soti/soti_q312_figures.zip

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Akamai^® (NASDAQ: AKAM) is the leading cloud platform for helping enterprises provide secure, high-performing user experiences on any device, anywhere. At the core of the Company's solutions is the Akamai Intelligent Platform™ providing extensive reach, coupled with unmatched reliability, security, visibility and expertise. Akamai removes the complexities of connecting the increasingly mobile world, supporting 24/7 consumer demand, and enabling enterprises to securely leverage the cloud. To learn more about how Akamai is accelerating the pace of innovation in a hyperconnected world, please visit www.akamai.com or blogs.akamai.com, and follow @Akamai on Twitter.

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