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Understanding the demand growth for digital connectivity

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  • van der Vorst, Tommy
  • Brennenraedts, Reg

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While connectivity supply is growing exponentially, likely as a result of developments in the semiconductor industry, research on connectivity has mostly focused on the demand side. Such approach is however unable to account for the introduction of unforeseen ser-vices, which is also supply-driven. In this study we seek to validate the existence of a 'residual' of unexplained growth and quantify it as the difference between supply of con-nectivity and demand from existing service category. The hypothesis is confirmed: an increasing fraction of internet traffic volume expected at high levels of aggregation (i.e. an internet exchange) is unexplained by existing service category growth.

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  • van der Vorst, Tommy & Brennenraedts, Reg, 2018. "Understanding the demand growth for digital connectivity," 22nd ITS Biennial Conference, Seoul 2018. Beyond the boundaries: Challenges for business, policy and society 190350, International Telecommunications Society (ITS).
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    1. Strube Martins, Sonia & Wernick, Christian, 2019. "Regional differences in residential demand for very high bandwidth broadband internet in 2025," 30th European Regional ITS Conference, Helsinki 2019 205198, International Telecommunications Society (ITS).

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    digital connectivity; bandwidth; internet traffic; exponential growth;
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