DATA CENTRE PREDICTIONS
UK BUSINESSES
CONTINUE TO
INVEST IN IT
INFRASTRUCTURE AT
THE DIGITAL EDGE
Equinix has launched
its third annual Global
Interconnection Index
(GXI Vol. 3), which
predicts private
connectivity between
businesses will grow by
51% globally and exceed a
total bandwidth capacity
of more than 13,300 Tbps.
T
he latest Global Interconnection
Index (GXI), an annual market
study published by Equinix,
predicts private connectivity at the Edge
will grow by 51% compound annual
growth rate (CAGR) and exceed a total
bandwidth capacity of more than 13,300
Tbps, equivalent to 53 zettabytes of data
exchanged annually.
This is enough to support every person
on earth simultaneously downloading a
complete season of Game of Thrones in
ultra-high definition resolution in less than
a single day.
The GXI market study finds
interconnection bandwidth – the capacity
for direct and private traffic exchange
between key business partners – is an
essential component to digital business
and validates that to compete in the
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