Internet Speed: 3.1 Mbps downlink; 6.7 Mbps uplink

Population: 700,000

Internet Coverage: 95% of the population

Main Internet Connections: Cable, DSL, Fiber

Main ISPs: Xfinity, Comcast, CenturyLink, Wave

Colocation Datacenters: Digital Realty, Internap, WOW! Technologies, Softlayer

Web Hosting Companies: Puroxy, Rising Net, Ultra Web Hosting

According to Akamai.com, the average Internet downlink speed is 3.1 Mbps and the average uplink speed is 6.7 Mbps.

The current population of Seattle is 700,000. More than 95% of the population has access to the Internet, be it broadband or dial-up.

The main types of Internet services in Seattle are as follows:

– Cable – 98.9% coverage
– DSL – 95.4% coverage
– Fiber – 56.5% coverage

These services are offered by the following Internet Service Providers:

– Xfinity – Cable Internet (94.6% availability)
– Comcast – Cable (over 90% availability)
– Century Link – DSL and Fiber Internet (84.8% availability)
– Wave – Cable (25% availability)

In May 31 2017, Comcast announced that they would launch a new DOCSIS 3.1 gigabit service in Seattle, delivered over existing coaxial cable networks. This service costs $159.99 per month, and is expected to be a fierce competitor for CenturyLink and Tanager Telecom, which already provide gigabit Internet locally.

According to datacentermap.com, there are currently 41 colocation datacenters located in Seattle. Major operators include the following:

– Digital Realty
– Internap
– WOW! Technologies
– Softlayer
– Cogeco
– zColo
– Equini

One of the biggest colocation facilities in Seattle is Digital Realty’s Telx, located on the Intergate Seattle-East campus facility. This datacenter consists of 115,946 square feet of leased floor space, and is certified as seismic level zone 2B. In order to maintain maximum functionality and uptime, Telx also deploys redundant power, as well as state-of-the-art cooling and networking systems. Onsite generators are configured in an N+1 arrangement – the same arrangement goes for the UPS and cooling systems.

Seattle is one of the fastest-growing datacenter markets in the United States thanks to many favorable factors. Called the “Jet City” based on its remarkable history of aircraft manufacturing, Seattle can also easily claim the title of “Cloud City” based on its cluster of million-dollar cloud computing and colocation businesses that have emerged as of late. Some companies that have invested heavily in Seattle are Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Facebook, IBM and Oracle, along with many others. Nowadays, demand for colocation services comes from aerospace, financial, healthcare, technology, and transportation industries. Not only does Seattle boast low costs for electricity and high-performance connectivity options, but it also has the advantage of a great geographical location. With water to the west and mountains to the east, Seattle’s topography generates months of cool, rainy weather, which results in months of free cooling for the datacenter facilities.

The web hosting industry of Seattle is generally very well developed and boasts a cluster of companies that provide hosting services citywide, statewide, as well as nationwide.

The main web hosting providers located in Seattle are as follows:

– Puroxy
– Risingnet
– Ultra Web Hosting

Risingnet and Ultra Web Hosting provide core hosting services, such as Shared, VPS or Dedicated Hosting, while their servers are located in Seattle.

Risingnet’s servers are located in Sabey Datacenter, established in Intergate Seattle. This facility gives access to more than 150 providers of high-bandwidth Internet access, as well as telecom services and fiber providers in a single location.

Both companies offer additional services to supplement your basic hosting package, including website builders, antispam solutions, as well as DDOS protection, for free or for a nominal fee.

On the other hand, Puroxy is headquartered in Seattle, but claims to be an offshore hosting provider; however, this company is not an offshore provider in the traditional sense of the word since they do not ignore the DMCA law. In this respect, their TOS clearly states: “Puroxy is required by law to remove or block access to customer content upon receipt of a proper notice of copyright infringement.”