U.S. Is Bandwidth King; London The Top City

In America, we like things big, so there's reason to rejoice: The U.S is the world's bandwidth king, with 1.4 Tbps bandwidth and 704 Gbps peak traffic, according to Om Malik's blog. London, though, is the top city, with 1.1 Tbps bandwidth and 439 Gbps peak traffic. Other interesting facts:

* The top Internet route is London-New York, with 320 Gbps bandwidth and 153 Gbps peak traffic.

* The fastest growing region for traffic is Latin America, with 70% average growth.

* The top ISP, rated by autonomous system connectivity is MCI, with 3,102 connections.

* The top ISP rated by number of countries connected is AT&T, with 52 countries.* The cheapest country to buy GigE backbone access is the US of A, where you can buy it at $13 per Mbps per month.

* The highest bandwidth per capita is Denmark, with 38 Kbps per person.

What does all this tell us? Volume drives down price, because the US has the most bandwidth, and the cheapest rates for it. And if you live in Denmark, there may not be a whole lot to do except surf the Web.