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Bandwidth Demand Outpaces Price Declines
Although data traffic has not grown at the astronomical rates forecast by some analysts during the late 1990s, companies' appetites for bandwidth has been immense by any other standard. Aggregate global demand for international bandwidth grew 42 percent in 2004, with the largest gains coming in Asian countries. Yet even relatively modest growth in bandwidth demand will soon deplete the current inventory of unsold circuits on many submarine cables and on some terrestrial network segments. This demand growth will not require additional network construction, however. Thanks to abundant unlit supply on existing networks, most suppliers can respond to demand increases by lighting wavelengths and fiber pairs on an as-needed basis. This incremental approach to regulating spare circuit inventories will contribute to something the bandwidth industry has not seen in over a decade: lit supply and demand coming into balance. To learn more about TeleGeography's International Bandwidth research service, please visit our web site: http://www.telegeography.com/products/ib/ Detailed samples, summaries, and tables of contents can be found by following the links above. For Press inquiries, please contact: |
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