1. Volume 6, Number 2
The State of
the Internet
2nd Quarter, 2013 executive summary

2. Executive Summary
Akamai’s globally-distributed Intelligent Platform allows us to gather massive amounts
of information on many metrics, including connection speeds, attack traffic, network
connectivity/availability/latency problems, and IPv6 growth/transition progress, as well
as traffic patterns across leading Web sites and digital media providers. Each quarter,
Akamai publishes the State of the Internet Report.
This quarter’s report includes data gathered from across the
Internet and Broadband Adoption
Akamai Intelligent Platform in the second quarter of 2013 about
In the second quarter, Akamai observed a 2.0% increase
attack traffic, broadband adoption, and mobile connectivity, as
in the number of unique IPv4 addresses connecting to the
well as trends seen in this data over time. In addition, this edition
Akamai Intelligent Platform, growing to over 752 million, or
of the report includes insight into attacks for which a group
approximately 18 million more than were seen in the first
known as the Syrian Electronic Army has claimed responsibility,
quarter of 2013. Looking at connection speeds, the global
the states of IPv4 exhaustion and IPv6 adoption, Internet
average connection speed climbed 5.2% to 3.3 Mbps, but the
disruptions that occurred during the quarter and observations
global average peak connection speed increased just 0.1% to
from Akamai partner Ericsson on data and voice traffic growth
18.9 Mbps. At a country level, South Korea had the highest
on mobile networks.
average connection speed at 13.3 Mbps, while Hong Kong
once again remained the region with the highest average peak
Security
During the second quarter of 2013, Akamai observed attack
traffic originating from source IP addresses in 175 unique
countries/regions. Note that our methodology captures the
source IP address of an observed attack and cannot determine
attribution of an attacker. Indonesia grew its share of observed
attack traffic, nearly doubling from the first quarter, growing to
38% and pushing China down to second place, with 33% of
observed attack traffic. Attack traffic from the United States once
again declined, dropping to 6.9%. Attack traffic continued to
become more concentrated, with the top 10 ports seeing 82% of
observed attacks. Thanks to the increased attack traffic seen from
Indonesia, Ports 80 and 443 were the most commonly targeted
ports, accounting for 41% of observed attacks combined. Port
445, the perennial top target, fell from first place for the first time
since the first quarter of 2008, dropping to 15% of observed
attacks. During the second quarter, Akamai’s customers reported
being targeted by 318 DDoS attacks, 54% more than the prior
quarter. Enterprise customers were the most frequently targeted,
connection speed at 65.1 Mbps. Globally, high broadband (>10
Mbps) adoption grew 13% quarter-over-quarter to 14%, and
South Korea remained the country with the highest level of
high broadband adoption, declining slightly to 45%. Global
broadband (>4 Mbps) adoption grew 11% to reach the 50%
mark, with Switzerland remaining in the top spot with 90%
broadband adoption.
Mobile Connectivity
In the second quarter of 2013, average connection speeds on
surveyed mobile network providers ranged from a high of 9.7
Mbps down to a low of 0.5 Mbps. Average peak connection
speeds ranged from 54.9 Mbps down to 2.2 Mbps. Based on
traffic data collected by Ericsson, the volume of mobile data
traffic almost doubled from the second quarter of 2012 to the
second quarter of 2013, and grew 14% between the first and
second quarters of 2013, while mobile voice traffic increased 5%
from the second quarter of 2012 to the second quarter of 2013.
hit by 42% of the reported attacks. In addition, a group known as
Analysis of Akamai IO data collected across the second quarter
the Syrian Electronic Army claimed responsibility for a number of
from a sample of requests to the Akamai Intelligent Platform
attacks launched against high-profile news and media sites.
indicates that for users of devices on cellular networks, slightly
more requests came from Android Webkit-based browsers than
from Apple Mobile Safari, with Webkit accounting for 38% of
requests, and Safari 34%. However, for users of mobile devices
across all networks (not just cellular), Apple Mobile Safari
accounted for just over 54% of requests, with Android Webkit
approximately half that, at over 27% of requests.
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3. What kinds of Web sites/applications are being targeted by DDoS attacks?
Public Sector
17
EMEA
37
Media &
Entertainment
53
Asia Pacific
79
Commerce
91
High Tech
23
Americas
202
Enterprise
134
Q2 2013 DDoS Attacks by Region
Q2 2013 DDoS Attacks by Sector
The number of DDoS attacks reported by customers in Asia nearly tripled in the second quarter, while customers in the Americas
accounted for nearly two-thirds of all attacks reported to Akamai. The number of attacks targeting customers in the Enterprise
sector nearly doubled in the second quarter, with attacks largely concentrated on customers in the Business Services and Financial
Services verticals. However, Web sites and applications in all sectors, across all geographic regions, are potential attack targets.
Have you taken steps to protect your mission critical Web sites and applications from DDoS attacks?
Have you made your Web sites/applications available over IPv6?
200
180
Hits / Second (Thousands)
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
24-Jun
17-Jun
10-Jun
3-Jun
27-May
20-May
13-May
6-May
29-Apr
22-Apr
15-Apr
8-Apr
1-Apr
0
IPv6 Traffic to the Akamai Intelligent Platform, Q2 2013
Peak daily IPv6 request volume on the Akamai Intelligent Platform grew by nearly 40% in the second quarter as an increasing
number of both mobile and fixed users around the world gained native IPv6 connectivity. As available IPv4 address space is
becoming an increasingly scarce resource across the Internet, making content available over IPv6 is becoming increasingly
important. Do you have plans and timelines for IPv6 adoption within your organization? Do you have plans and timelines for
making all of your Web-facing content accessible over IPv6, in addition to IPv4?
To read the full 2nd Quarter, 2013 State of the Internet Report on broadband adoption, connection speeds, Internet penetration, mobile
usage, attack traffic, and more, or to use the associated data visualization tools, go to: www.akamai.com/stateoftheinternet
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4. Acknowledgements
EDITOR: David Belson
CONTRIBUTOR: Michael Smith
CONTRIBUTOR: Svante Bergqvist (Ericsson)
ART DIRECTOR: Brendan O’Hara
CONTRIBUTOR: Martin McKeay
CONTRIBUTOR: Mathias Sintorn (Ericsson)
GRAPHIC DESIGNER: Jason Thornton
CONTRIBUTOR: Martin Levy (Hurricane Electric)
CONTRIBUTOR: Jon Thompson
CONTRIBUTOR: Geoff Huston (APNIC)
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