US Internet Traffic to More Than Double in 5 Years, Says USTelecom Analysis of Cisco Data

U.S. internet traffic is projected to continue "explosive growth," rising "two-and-a-half times over the next five years," according to a USTelecom analysis Monday of annual IP traffic data in a Cisco index, blogged Patrick Brogan, the association's vice president-industry analysis. "A massive shift toward online consumer video is the primary driver of traffic growth. Other factors explaining the projected growth include increased mobile data traffic, continued broadband adoption, faster broadband connection speeds, new IoT "technologies, and other applications such as virtual reality, cloud services and data analytics," he wrote.