After a troubled 2020, in which the COVID-19 pandemic triggered web traffic patterns to move and volumes to rise, network operators have actually gone back to business of including bandwidth and engineering their traffic in a more measured way.
Based upon difficult study information collected from lots of local and worldwide network operators all over the world, we conclude that COVID-related growth of web traffic and bandwidth was mainly a one-off phenomenon, which the patterns we had actually been observing in the last few years have actually reasserted themselves.
International web bandwidth and traffic development had actually been slowly slowing in the last few years, however they stay vigorous. IP transit rate decreases continue worldwide, however considerable local distinctions in costs stay.
Web Traffic and Capability
International web bandwidth increased by 23% in 2023, continuing to fall from the pandemic-generated bump of 2020. Overall worldwide web bandwidth now stands at 1,217 Tbps, representing a 4-year CAGR of 28%.
Overall worldwide web bandwidth now stands at 1,217 Tbps, representing a 4-year CAGR of 28%.
COVID bump aside, the rate of development has actually been slowing. Still, we do see a near tripling of bandwidth given that 2019.
Strong capability development shows up throughout areas. As soon as once again, Africa experienced the most quick development of worldwide web bandwidth, growing at a compound yearly rate of 44% in between 2019 and 2023. Asia is a far-off 2nd, increasing at a 32% substance yearly rate over the exact same duration.
International Web Bandwidth Development by Area
Global web traffic development mainly mirrors that of web bandwidth.
Both average and peak worldwide web traffic increased at a compound yearly rate of 30% in between 2019 and 2023– a little above the 28% intensified yearly development rate in bandwidth over the exact same duration.
All the stay-at-home activity related to COVID-19 led to a spike in traffic from 2019-2020. The go back to more regular use patterns over the last number of years has actually led to a significant drop in typical and peak traffic.
Typical traffic development dropped from 46% in between 2019-2020 to 23% in between 2022-2023, while peak traffic development dropped from 45% to 21% over the exact same period.
International average and peak usage rates were basically the same from the year prior to, at about 26% and 44% percent, respectively, in 2022.
In our IP Networks Research Study Service, we evaluate the significance of our robust web capability and traffic information sets. We likewise talk about aspects affecting IP transit prices, and the function private foundation operators play.
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