We love information,
and each month we
work with the world’s
finest visualisers
to explain trends that
really matter. Here,
we show why London
and New York are the
world’s most
connected cities
Europe
10,318 Gbps
United States and Canada
infoporn #1
Now that’s a
w i r e d world
This map represents the size of internet
connections between the planet’s
major cities – so do try not to exceed your
continent’s 10,318 Gbps limit, please...
4,979 Gbps
Asia-Pacific
2,174 Gbps 1,207Gbps 74 Gbps
Latin America & Caribbean
2006
2007
2008
■ it’s an unequal world
Internet backbone capacity varies from region to region.
The international internet capacity connected to Africa is
a fraction of the capacity connected to Europe and other
regions. But new bandwidth growth to Africa is poised to
soar, as new submarine cables are laid near both coasts.
7
2005
$246
2006
$149
$119 $55
São Paulo
Singapore
Moscow
London
New York
2007
$161
$22
$94
2008
$37
■ broadband’s getting cheaper everywhere
Internet backbones are global but capacity prices are local,
determined by competition, available capacity and the cost
of regional transport capacity to a city. While the median
monthly price per Mbps for a GigE port differs greatly
between cities, price differences have narrowed.
$11
Each line = price per
Mbps per month
for a GigE transit port
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