Recession Not Hurting Global Connectivity

A new report (pdf) from the research firm Telegeography notes that despite the downturn, global bandwidth is enjoying a boom:

International bandwidth demand growth has actually accelerated over the past two years, reaching 65 percent in 2007 and 64 percent in 2008. Demand growth has been strongest on links to African, Asian, Latin American, and Middle Eastern countries, which experienced compound annual growth rates in excess of 69 percent between 2002 and 2008.

They go on to note that 41 submarine cables to carry voice, Internet and private network data across oceans will be built between now and 2011, more than was built during the dot-com era bubble.

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