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The price paid by large corporations and ISPs to access the Internet at ultra-high speeds has dropped sharply in the last year, according to new data published in TeleGeography's *Global Internet Geography* research service. The average price for STM-1 (155 Mbps) connectivity to the global Internet has dropped 49 percent in European cities and 55 percent in U.S. cities over the last 12 months. Prices in Asia have declined at a comparable rate, but remain twice as high as those in Europe and the U.S.
Rapid Traffic Growth Brings Additional Revenue
In some cities, traffic may have grown fast enough to offset the effect of price declines on service provider revenues. For example, in Hong Kong, international Internet traffic grew over 350 percent while prices fell 50 percent, leaving room for substantial total revenue growth in the last year. However, in many other cities traffic grew at or below the same rates that prices fell -- indicating a flat market for backbone service providers.
This new data is presented as part of a completely updated *Global Internet Geography* research service, which is available as either an updated annual online subscription or as a 384 page printed report. Our pricing coverage provides thousands of data points and detailed analysis including:
- Historical pricing data: Average 2003 vs 2004 Pricing for E-1, DS-3, and STM-1 for 25 cities worldwide
- Pricing by provider: Analysis of price variations by provider, city, and region
- Database of current prices: Full port and burstable pricing from 1.5 to 1000 Mbps for 30 cities worldwide
In addition to exclusive research on backbone pricing, *Global Internet Geography* provides a comprehensive view of supply and demand for Internet services around the world:
- Traffic by geography: 45 cities, 60 routes, and 45 countries
- Traffic by application: Web/P2P/email/VoIP
- Route bandwidth: 65 countries and 381 routes
- City bandwidth: Top hubs and connectivity by region
- Backbone profiles: 67 detailed profiles with maps
- Backbone rankings: Connectivity rankings of top 50 ISPs
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I think that pretty much blows a hole in every Telkom argument about international bandwidth.
- Colin Alston
[email protected]
"Getting traffic shaping right is easy and can be summed up in one word: Dont." -- George Barnett
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The price paid by large corporations and ISPs to access the Internet at ultra-high speeds has dropped sharply in the last year, according to new data published in TeleGeography's *Global Internet Geography* research service. The average price for STM-1 (155 Mbps) connectivity to the global Internet has dropped 49 percent in European cities and 55 percent in U.S. cities over the last 12 months. Prices in Asia have declined at a comparable rate, but remain twice as high as those in Europe and the U.S.
Rapid Traffic Growth Brings Additional Revenue
In some cities, traffic may have grown fast enough to offset the effect of price declines on service provider revenues. For example, in Hong Kong, international Internet traffic grew over 350 percent while prices fell 50 percent, leaving room for substantial total revenue growth in the last year. However, in many other cities traffic grew at or below the same rates that prices fell -- indicating a flat market for backbone service providers.
This new data is presented as part of a completely updated *Global Internet Geography* research service, which is available as either an updated annual online subscription or as a 384 page printed report. Our pricing coverage provides thousands of data points and detailed analysis including:
- Historical pricing data: Average 2003 vs 2004 Pricing for E-1, DS-3, and STM-1 for 25 cities worldwide
- Pricing by provider: Analysis of price variations by provider, city, and region
- Database of current prices: Full port and burstable pricing from 1.5 to 1000 Mbps for 30 cities worldwide
In addition to exclusive research on backbone pricing, *Global Internet Geography* provides a comprehensive view of supply and demand for Internet services around the world:
- Traffic by geography: 45 cities, 60 routes, and 45 countries
- Traffic by application: Web/P2P/email/VoIP
- Route bandwidth: 65 countries and 381 routes
- City bandwidth: Top hubs and connectivity by region
- Backbone profiles: 67 detailed profiles with maps
- Backbone rankings: Connectivity rankings of top 50 ISPs
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I think that pretty much blows a hole in every Telkom argument about international bandwidth.
- Colin Alston
[email protected]
"Getting traffic shaping right is easy and can be summed up in one word: Dont." -- George Barnett
