Internet traffic has seen a compounded annual growth rate of 30 percent or higher over the last 5 years. It is anticipated that by 2022:
- IP traffic will increase to 396 exabytes per month
- 1/3 of the Internet traffic will be in metropolitan service areas
- More than 28 billion devices and connections will be online
- 48 percent of all connections will be video-capable
The forthcoming release of 5G enabled devices will continue the insatiable demand for bandwidth and network performance through better speeds and reduced latency. We will see new types of traffic generated from connected devices, online gaming platforms, video conferencing platforms, which will result in a massive increase in the number of devices deployed in the network. To keep pace with this growth, network providers need to focus on simple, secure, consistent, and highly automated operations in all areas of the network.
Source 1: Cisco Systems,VNI Global Fixed and Mobile Internet Traffic Forecasts, viewed 15 DEC 2019
URL: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/service-provider/visual-networking-index-vni/index.html
Source 2: Cisco Systems, IOS XR7 Data Sheet, viewed 15 DEC 2019
URL: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/ios-nx-os-software/ios-xr-software/datasheet-c78-743014.html
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