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Global Internet Geography

TeleGeography’s Global Internet Geography is the world’s most comprehensive source of data and analysis about international Internet capacity, traffic, service providers, ASN connectivity, and pricing.

Content highlights

Comprehensive analysis of Internet capacity, traffic, and IP transit pricing
Profiles of 103 Internet backbone operators
International Internet traffic data for 32 major countries and capacity and detailed indicator data for 75 countries
U.S. domestic bandwidth data from 2003-2012 and traffic data from 2008-2012
In-depth analysis of global and regional wholesale Internet pricing trends
Autonomous System Number (ASN) connectivity analysis and rankings of backbone operators’ downstream IP address connectivity by region, country, and ISP

Network Capacity and Traffic

Global Internet Geography provides expert analysis of international Internet backbone capacity and traffic growth and details the growth of the Internet by country, by route, and by city with detailed regional analysis.

Market Structure

Overview of network interconnection and peering trends
Analysis of concentration of international Internet capacity by carrier

Capacity Data

International Internet bandwidth metrics for 195 countries, 2003-2012
Current and historical country-to-country internet bandwidth for 103 countries
Current and historical international Internet bandwidth by region, by route and by city
International Internet capacity growth by region, 2002-2012
50 highest-capacity country-to-country international Internet routes, 2008-2012

International Internet Traffic and Bandwidth Growth, 2008-2012

Capacity Data

Traffic

Peak and average international Internet traffic and network utilization for 50 city-to-city routes, 50 cities, 32 countries and the top 20 U.S. domestic routes
Analysis of network utilization trends and network upgrade policies
Analysis of broadband subscriber growth and traffic by application

IP Transit Service Pricing

Global Internet Geography provides extensive IP transit pricing data and in-depth analysis of wholesale pricing trends.

Current and historical GigE and 10 GigE prices in major cities in North America, Europe, Asia, and Latin America
Analysis of pricing trends by city, by service provider, by port speed, and by committed data rate (CDR)

Median GigE IP Transit Prices in Major Cities, Q2 2005-Q2 2012

IP Transit Service Pricing

ISP Connectivity Analysis and Rankings

Global Internet Geography now includes in-depth analysis of how the world’s networks connect to one another, based on the BGP routing tables that are used to direct traffic across the thousands of networks that are identified by Autonomous System Numbers (ASNs). Our analysis of ASN connectivity includes:

Detailed rankings of backbone operators’ downstream IP address connectivity by region, country, and ISP
Analysis of regional connectivity trends, including dependence on transit and upstream provider shares
Analysis and rankings of largest providers to Fortune 500 companies and by industry vertical

Country and Provider Data

Global Internet Geography provides in-depth profiles of 75 key countries and 103 major Internet backbone operators.

Country profiles detail Internet backbone capacity and usage metrics for 75 countries. Data include:

International Internet backbone capacity and top international routes for 75 countries
International Internet traffic and peak and average capacity utilization levels for 32 countries
Current and historical broadband subscriber and broadband market penetration data for 75 countries

Country ASN profiles detail which international backbone operators provide upstream connectivity to 191 countries and their broadband ISPs. Data include: