Global net traffic in 2005 will be 93 times the volume recorded in 2000, says IDC. This represents a compound annual growth rate of 147% and an internet population of 941 million will drive this huge increase in volume.
“The continued, rapid growth of Internet traffic and the fundamental shift from circuit voice to packet data will drive substantial deployments of optical networking equipment,” said IDC analyst Sterling Perrin
Recently, a MORI poll forecast that 10% of the UK was planning on getting online within the next two years (see 10% Of UK Public Plans To Get Online Within Two Years) and Nielsen//NetRatings reported that a half-billion people worldwide now have internet access at home (see Online Population Continues To Grow).
