We hear a lot about a few standout efforts to boost Internet speeds here and there (see “When Will the Rest of Us Get Google Fiber?”). But ultimately, what’s more relevant are broad-based trends, and there’s some good news:
+ Average connection speeds globally increased 29 percent in the past year, to 3.6 megabits per second.
+ Mobile traffic increased by about 10 percent during the third quarter of 2013, and grew by 80 percent year over year.
