September 3rd, 2008
Internet traffic up 53% in the last 12 months
According to TeleGeography, international Internet traffic grew 53% between mid-2007 and mid-2008, down from 61% the preceding year. Traffic growth between the US and Latin America was especially fast, surging 112%. Traffic on internet backbones between major cities in the relatively more mature US market rose a modest 47%. For the 2?? consecutive year, total international Internet capacity grew faster than total Internet traffic, leading to lower utilisation levels on many internet backbones. Between 2007 and 2008 average traffic utilisation levels decreased from 31% to 29%, while peak utilisation fell from 44% to 43%.
