The insatiable need for internet speed is continuing to grow, with global internet speeds growing by a remarkable 5 per cent in just four months, according to the latest State of the Internet report released by top-internet boffins Akamai.

The report into the fourth quarter of 2012 examines the uptake of broadband, the rate of mobile connectivity and attack traffic, including the ever growing threat of denial of service attacks.

Not only did the report find that the need for speed is continuing to grow, but the uptake of unique IPv4 addresses is booming, with a 2.4 per cent increase over the quarter.

Despite average Australian speeds languishing at just over 4Mbps, global average peak connection speeds grew by 4.6 per cent to hit 16.6Mbps.

In what will come as a surprise to few, the thirst for ever quicker internet speeds was driven by South Korea, who had the highest average connection speed at 14.0Mbps.

The report found global broadband adoption grew by 2.1 per cent over the quarter, with high broadband, defined as above 10Mbps, grew by 2.7 per cent.

Connection on the go is also booming, with the volume of mobile connectivity growing by a remarkable 28 per cent over the quarter.

The booming mobile demand was driven by the majority Android Webkit, which accounts for 35.3 per cent of the market, followed closely by Apple Mobile Safari, which claimed a 32.6 per cent market share.

The full report can be found here