Japan tops internet speed test

The United States and Russia are ranked 16th and 17th, ahead of Bulgaria but trailing Finland.

When drawing up the ranking, the study did not take into account how widespread broadband use is and how much it costs.

Cisco, which sells routers and switches that direct Web traffic, has benefited from global phone companies and large corporations upgrading their networks to meet growing Internet use.

The top 10 countries in broadband quality:

1. Japan

2. Sweden