The AMS-IX is one of the largest Internet hubs in the world. The statistics on the traffic they manage can be viewed on their website on a daily basis. The recent graphs reveal how Internet has become part of our life.
This graph demonstrates that consumers dominate Internet traffic, not businesses.The peak is in the evening.
The yearly graph shows a marked increase of traffic, starting in the summer at the same time the credit crisis was erupting in full force. In 6-7 months time a jump from 400 Gbps peak to nearly 650 Gbps peak. KPN told me they see a similar increase in traffic in their core network.
One possible explanation, other than people searching in the Internet for more information? More spare time to watch Youtube movies because work pressure eases off with the reduction in economic activity…….
