The internet is made up of thousands of public and private networks around the world. And since it came to life in 1984, more than 4.7 zettabytes of IP traffic have flowed across it. That\u2019s the same as all the movies ever made crossing global IP networks in less than a minute.<\/p>\n
Yet the new Visual Networking Index (VNI) by Cisco predicts that is just the beginning. By 2022, more IP traffic will cross global networks than in all prior \u2018internet years\u2019 combined up to the end of 2016. In other words, more traffic will be created in 2022 than in the 32 years since the internet started. Where will that traffic come from? All of us, our machines and the way we use the internet. By 2022, 60 percent of the global population will be internet users. More than 28 billion devices and connections will be online. And video will make up 82 percent of all IP traffic.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe size and complexity of the internet continues to grow in ways that many could not have imagined. Since we first started the VNI Forecast in 2005, traffic has increased 56-fold, amassing a 36 percent CAGR with more people, devices and applications accessing IP networks,\u201d said Jonathan Davidson, senior vice president and general manager, Service Provider Business, Cisco. \u201cGlobal service providers are focused on transforming their networks to better manage and route traffic, while delivering premium experiences. Our ongoing research helps us gain and share valuable insights into technology and architectural transitions our customers must make to succeed.\u201d<\/p>\n
Key predictions for 2022<\/p>\n
Cisco\u2019s VNI looks at the impact that users, devices and other trends will have on global IP networks over a five-year period. From 2017 to 2022, Cisco predicts:<\/p>\n
Global IP traffic will more than triple
\nGlobal IP traffic is expected to reach 396 exabytes per month by 2022, up from 122 exabytes per month in 2017. That\u2019s 4.8 zettabytes of traffic per year by 2022.
\nBy 2022, the busiest hour of internet traffic will be six times more active than the average. Busy hour internet traffic will grow by nearly five times (37 percent CAGR) from 2017 to 2022, reaching 7.2 petabytes1per second by 2022. In comparison, average internet traffic will grow by nearly four times (30 percent CAGR) over the same period to reach 1 petabyte by 2022.
\n1 A petabyte is equal to 1,000 terabytes or one million gigabytes.<\/p>\n
Global internet users will make up 60 percent of the world\u2019s population
\nThere will be 4.8 billion internet users by 2022. That\u2019s up from 3.4 billion in 2017 or 45 percent of the world\u2019s population.
\nGlobal networked devices and connections will reach 28.5 billion
\nBy 2022, there will be 28.5 billion fixed and mobile personal devices and connections, up from 18 billion in 2017\u2014or 3.6 networked devices\/connections per person, from 2.4 per person.
\nMore than half of all devices and connections will be machine-to-machine by 2022, up from 34 percent in 2017. That\u2019s 14.6 billion connections from smart speakers, fixtures, devices and everything else, up from 6.1 billion.
\nGlobal broadband, Wi-Fi and mobile speeds will double or more
\nAverage global fixed broadband speeds will nearly double from 39.0 Mbps to 75.4 Mbps.
\nAverage global Wi-Fi connection speeds will more than double from 24.4 Mbps to 54.0 Mbps.
\nAverage global mobile connection speeds will more than triple from 8.7 Mbps to 28.5 Mbps.
\nVideo, gaming and multimedia will make up more than 85 percent of all traffic
\nIP video traffic will quadruple by 2022. As a result, it will make up an even larger percentage of total IP traffic than before\u2014up to 82 percent from 75 percent.
\nGaming traffic is expected to grow nine-fold from 2017 to 2022. It will represent four percent of overall IP traffic in 2022.
\nVirtual and augmented reality traffic will skyrocket as more consumers and businesses use the technologies. By 2022, virtual and augmented reality traffic will reach 4.02 exabytes\/month, up from 0.33 exabytes\/month in 2017.
\nRegional IP traffic growth details (2017 \u2013 2022)<\/p>\n
APAC: 173 exabytes\/month by 2022, 32 percent CAGR, four-times growth
\nNorth America: 108 exabytes\/month by 2022, 21 percent CAGR, three-times growth
\nWestern Europe: 50 exabytes\/month 2022, 22 percent CAGR, three-times growth
\nCentral & Eastern Europe: 25 exabytes\/month by 2022, 26 percent CAGR, three-times growth
\nMiddle East and Africa: 21 exabytes\/month by 2022, 41 percent CAGR, six-times growth
\nLatin America: 19 exabytes\/month by 2022, 21 percent CAGR, three-times growth
\nCisco Complete VNI Forecast
\nThe Cisco Complete VNI\u2122 Forecast includes global, regional, and country-level projections and trends associated with fixed and mobile networks. The full report includes additional information and analysis on IoT by industry vertical, IPv6 adoption, traffic growth by application, traffic patterns, cord cutting implications, Wi-Fi hotspots, broadband network performance and network security issues.<\/p>\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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