Growth of the Internet
The work
| Authors | Kerry G. Coffman; Andrew M. Odlyzko |
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| Type | incollection |
| Year | 2002 |
| Citekey | coffman2002growth |
Where it appeared
| Published in | Optical Fiber Telecommunications IVB: Systems and Impairments |
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| Publisher | Academic Press |
| Pages | 17--56 |
Identifiers
| ISBN | 0-12-395173-9 |
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Related
| Distinct from | kaminow2002optical |
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Abstract
The Internet is the main cause of the recent explosion of activity in optical fiber telecommunications. The high growth rates observed on the Internet, and the popular perception that growth rates were even higher, led to an upsurge in research, development, and investment in telecommunications. The telecom crash of 2000 occurred when investors realized that transmission capacity in place and under construction greatly exceeded actual traffic demand. This chapter discusses the growth of the Internet and compares it with that of other communication services. It also presents speculations about future developments. Internet traffic is growing, approximately doubling each year. There are reasonable arguments that it will continue to grow at this rate for the rest of this decade. If this happens, then in a few years we may have a rough balance between supply and demand.
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| How it got here | import via bibtex |
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| Added | 2026-08-17 00:00 UTC |
| Approved by | a person 2026-08-18 09:51 UTC |
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Cite it as
@incollection{coffman2002growth,
title = {Growth of the Internet},
author = {Kerry G. Coffman and Andrew M. Odlyzko},
year = {2002},
booktitle = {Optical Fiber Telecommunications IVB: Systems and Impairments},
pages = {17--56},
publisher = {Academic Press},
isbn = {0-12-395173-9},
}
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