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Global Internet Geography
(GIG) is a unique resource for tracking the diffusion of the international Internet. Whether you need to know the location of the largest Internet hubs, the most trafficked Internet routes, or the network profile of the best-connected international backbones, GIG is the only source of reliable information.
Built on years of research by TeleGeography's team of experts and the cooperation of hundreds of ISPs worldwide, GIG combines the latest international IP bandwidth, pricing, and traffic data sets with concise analysis on network growth and competition. The result is an essential tool for carriers, hardware/software vendors, and industry analysts seeking real data and objective insights on market opportunities and competitive challenges. Our latest updates and improvements to this research service include:
- Traffic by geography: Peak and average utilization for 45 cities, 60 routes, and 45 countries
- Traffic by application: Global traffic and trends by application type
- Transit pricing: The latest CDR-tiered pricing for 30 cities worldwide, from 1.5 to 1000 Mbps
- Route bandwidth: Route-by-route international backbone bandwidth for 65 countries and 381 routes
- City bandwidth: Connectivity by route and in aggregate for each region's top hubs
- Backbone profiles: Detailed analysis and maps on the 67 largest global ISPs
- Backbone rankings: Connectivity rankings for the world's top 50 ISPs back to 1999
Network Supply: Backbones and Hubs
The international Internet is composed of private cross-border IP links deployed by over 450 ISPs worldwide. Their network architectures, when combined and scaled to capacity, draw a compelling map of how the global Internet functions. These maps?and the underlying data?are the key indicators to Internet supply. Our maps, statistics, and commentary answer critical questions on the spread and concentration of the international Internet:
- Which are the best connected cities? Which hubs are growing fastest?
- Which countries will need more bandwidth in the future?
- Which routes and regions have seen slower growth?
- How do Internet backbone deployments match the geography of fiber networks?
Network Competition: Carriers and Pricing
Our analysis also extends to the companies which operate the international Internet and the overall market structure:
- How concentrated is Internet bandwidth among the large providers?
- Which providers are the most interconnected?
- What are the physical and financial factors affecting connectivity?
- How are wholesale Internet access, transit, and VPN services offered?
- How much do these services cost? How do prices compare by provider and city?
Network Demand: International Traffic
The Internet accounts for the vast majority of bandwidth usage among the world's fiber networks, but little information exists on how much traffic moves over these backbones?until now. TeleGeography's new Internet traffic research analyzes the peak and average utilization of international Internet capacity based on route-by-route statistics collected directly from 50 major backbone operators. Our coverage includes:
- The most trafficked routes by region
- Global and regional traffic growth trends and forecasts
- Traffic by application type (Web/P2P/Email/VoIP)
Country Profiles and ISP Directory
GIG contains updated profiles for 65 countries, including key statistics on top Internet routes, traffic, and users. The online edition also features access to historical data for use in your own forecasting models (this is not available in print due to space limitations).
We also examine 67 major Internet providers in detail, providing:
- Clear, easy-to-read network maps
- Descriptions of network and service offerings
- Contact names and titles
In addition to in-depth profiles of the largest international ISPs, GIG also features an updated and expanded Global Internet Backbone Provider Directory, which provides essential information on over 300 major Internet backbone providers worldwide.
Global Internet Geography (GIG) is a unique resource for tracking the diffusion of the international Internet. 
