Cisco Sees 2.5 Web Connections for Every Person on Earth
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The number of Internet connections will reach 18.9 billion by 2016, up from 10.3 billion in 2011, driven by a proliferation of smartphones, tablets and other handheld devices, according to an annual survey by Cisco Systems Inc.
The number of connections works out to almost 2.5 for each person on Earth in 2016. India is expected to have the fastest rate of Internet traffic growth, followed by Brazil and South Africa, the survey found.