In 2005, only 21% of Brazil’s population was connected to the internet. Compare this to the United States at the same time where 68% of the population had an internet connection in their home. At this time, the average connection speed for Brazilian users was between 2 and 8Mbps.
Those providing dedicated servers to focus on the South American market will be glad to know that internet usage rates in South America have shifted greatly in recent years. In the past 10 years, internet connectivity in South America has skyrocketed. In 2010, broadband internet access was available in 88% of Brazilian cities. Now 51% of Brazil’s population has an internet connection and growing, Argentina has 59%, and many other South American countries are showing rapidly expanding internet usage. By 2016, it is expected that 57% of Brazil’s population will have internet. Also of note are the 131 million mobile phone users in Brazil out of a population of roughly 200 million. This represents a significant number of internet visitors coming from Brazil and South America.
With an estimated population of 407 million people in 2015, South America is a rapidly growing market for internet services. This kind of increase in internet usage requires more infrastructure – fiber, data centers and connected devices. This is creating a huge demand for individuals and businesses to utilize dedicated hosts that can quickly and efficiently deliver content to South America.
One of the keys to delivering fast content is dedicated servers that are closely located to where website visitors are located. This is one of the concepts behind the success of content delivery networks.
What’s the solution?
Dedicated servers in a Miami, Florida data center offer the connectivity of a South American located server at the fraction of the cost. This allows you to deliver content to South American users at blazing speeds in one of the world’s most connected cities. ReliableSite’s Miami data center is located extremely close to the internet exchange point for South Florida.
Speed Comparison: Miami dedicated servers vs South America
All ReliableSite dedicated servers are available with up to a 10Gbps port. With 100Mbps ports, you can expect speeds of 10MB/s or higher. On 1Gbps ports, you can expect speeds of 80MB/s or higher. These speeds are dependent on upstream peering and distance. Many of these impressive speeds are not available directly at South American data centers. When surveying top search results for the most popular server providers located directly in South America (of which there are very few companies) the average uplink speed of these data centers was between 10Mbps and 30Mbps.
Dedicated servers hosted with ReliableSite will, on average, deliver connection speeds significantly faster than those offered by South American data centers. It is clear that for content providers serving to the South American market, a Miami dedicated server is the best option for a reliable and fast connection to South America.
Benefits of a Dedicated Server in Miami for South America Content Delivery
- Servers at a fraction of the cost of South American hosted servers
- Superior network capacity and efficiency
- Centrally located to service both North American audiences and South American visitors, reducing the need for servers in both locations
Check out our Miami dedicated servers here and feel free to contact us with any questions you may have.