We are Broadband.
Perspectives on a Flexible Framework
for Global Internet Growth
Walter B. McCormick, Jr.
President & CEO
United States Telecom Association
Presentation to ETNO-ITU Workshop
19 April 2012
Brussels, Belgium
USTelecom Represents Broadband Providers
• Members include more than 100 companies, spanning small rural
to multinational competitors: AT&T and Verizon
• Offer voice, video, Internet service
• Invest tens of billions annually, supporting 11 million ICT jobs
• Transitioning from switched-voice service to IP-based broadband
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‘88 Framework Fostered Exponential Growth of Global Internet
Estimated Global Internet Protocol (IP) Traffic, 1988-2010 (Petabytes per Year)
300,000
1988
2010
250,000
• ITR revisions adopted, Melbourne,
Australia
• Global traffic is equivalent to 55
billion DVDs
• 1.2 million times traffic since U.S.
privatization began in 1994
200,000
• International connectivity for data
services and flexible framework pave
way for Internet growth
244,754
• Approximately 3% of total Internet
traffic voice
176,227
150,000
119,137
100,000
77,171
47,902
50,000
0.003 0.006 0.012 0.02
0.05
0.11
0.21
2.2
23
64
146
9,407
336 1,002 2,359 4,858
29,107
17,722
0
1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Source: Cisco Visual Networking Index (VNI) and USTelecom Analysis.
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Under ’88 Framework Internet No Longer Primarily U.S. Phenomenon
Estimated Global Internet Protocol (IP) Traffic and U.S. Share, 1988-2010 (Petabytes per Year)
1990
99%
244,754
1995
87%
United States Share
of Global IP Traffic
176,227
2000
119,137
43%
2010
2005
25%
77,171
31%
47,902
Global IP Traffic
(Petabytes per Year)
0.003 0.006 0.012 0.02
0.05
0.11
0.21
2.2
23
64
146
9,407
336 1,002 2,359 4,858
29,107
17,722
1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Source: Cisco Visual Networking Index (VNI) and USTelecom Analysis. 2005 and later U.S. data were revised. Pre 2005 data were not revised and are estimated by applying
pre 2005 growth rates to revised 2005 data.
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Internet Backbone Is Becoming More International
RenesysTM Global Internet Provider Rankings, 2008 - 2011
January 2008 Ranking – Top 13
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Sprint
Level 3
Verizon
NTT
Global Crossing
Savvis
AT&T
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
TeliaSonera
Tata
Cogent
Qwest
Tiscali
China Telecom
Year End 2011 Ranking – Top 13
1. Level 3
8. Cogent
2. Global Crossing
9. Verizon
3. NTT
10. Sparkle (T. Italia)
4. Sprint
11. China Telecom
5. TeliaSonera
12. AT&T
6. Tinet
13. Savvis
7. Tata
Source: RenesysTM. http://www.renesys.com/blog/2012/02/a-bakers-dozen-2011-edition.shtml#more. Absolute scores are not meaningful; relative shifts are.
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