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Internet Users in India to Double by 2021: Cisco Visual Networking Index (VNI)Cisco VNI Forecasts that there will be 829 million total Internet users (59% of population) in 2021, up from 373 million (28% of population) in 2016 | ||
New Delhi, Delhi, India Digital transformation will continue to drive IP traffic in India with the projected increase in Internet users from 373 million in 2016 to 829 million or 59 percent of the Indian population in 2021[1]. In addition, there will be 2.0 billion networked devices in 2021, up from 1.4 billion in 2016 and the overall IP traffic is expected to grow 4-fold from 2016 to 2021, a compound annual growth rate of 30% and reach 6.5 Exabytes of data per month in 2021, up from 1.7 Exabytes per month in 2016, according to today’s release of the Cisco Visual Networking Index™ (VNI) Complete Forecast.
According to the report, M2M connections will represent 22 percent of the total 2 billion devices and connections and will account for five percent of IP traffic by 2021. Advancements in IoT applications such as smart meters, package tracking, digital health monitors and a host of other next-generation M2M services is driving this incremental growth - nearly 21 percent increase in the next five years.
Video will continue to dominate IP traffic and overall Internet traffic growth - representing 76 percent of all Internet traffic in 2021, up from 57 percent in 2016. India will reach 84 billion Internet video minutes per month by 2021, which is one hundred and sixty thousand years of video per month, or about thirty two thousand video minutes every second.
“Mobile networks, devices and connections in India are not only getting smarter in their computing capabilities but are also evolving from lower-generation network connectivity (2G) to higher-generation network connectivity (3G, 3.5G, and 4G or LTE). Combining device capabilities with faster, higher bandwidth and more intelligent networks is leading to wide adoption of high bandwidth data, video and advanced multimedia applications that contribute to increased mobile and Wi-Fi traffic” said Sanjay Kaul, Managing Director, Service Provider Business, Cisco India & SAARC.
He added “We are witnessing a burgeoning rise in usage of mobile applications and connectivity by end users. The need for optimized bandwidth management, network automation, e2e security and ultimately network monetization through cost efficient data production is fuelling the growth of network automation, mass market 4G deployments and adoption, soon to be followed with 4.5G and 5G. Service providers around the world are busy architecting their networks to be more autonomous and capable of handling high bandwidth to help them meet the growing end-users demand for more bandwidth, higher security and faster connectivity on the move. Many providers have also started field trials for 5G and are gearing towards rolling out 5G deployments towards the end of the VNI forecast period.”
India Internet Growth and Trends 1. Increase in Internet Users, devices & connection
2. Increase in IP Traffic & Internet Traffic
3. Increase in Per capita Usage
4. Internet users & Faster Broadband Speed
5. Increase in Mobile, Internet Video
6. Increase in Networked Devices
7. Growth in Internet video & gaming traffic
Key Findings & Milestones from Global Traffic Projections and Service Adoption Trends
1. Strong Growth in IP & Internet Traffic
2. Average DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attacks size increasing steadily and approaching 1.2 Gpbs— enough to take most organizations completely offline
3. Globally, total public W-Fi hotspots (including homespots) will grow 6-fold from 2016 to 2021 from 94 million in 2016 to 541.6 million by 2021.
4. By 2021, more than half (56 percent) of connected flat panel TV sets will be 4K up from 15% in 2016
5. Cord-Cutting household traffic is 86 percent higher
6. Global Enterprise SD-WAN Traffic
Regional IP Traffic Growth Details
Cisco VNI Methodology The Cisco VNI™ Global IP Traffic and Service Adoption Forecasts for 2016 to 2021 rely upon independent analyst forecasts and real-world network usage data. Upon this foundation are layered Cisco's own estimates for global IP traffic and service adoption. A detailed methodology description is included in the complete report. Over its 11-year history, Cisco® VNI research has become a highly regarded measure of the Internet's growth. National governments, network regulators, academic researchers, telecommunications companies, technology experts and industry/business press and analysts rely on the annual study to help plan for the digital future.
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7.8 billion people by 2021, source: Population Division of the Dept. of Economic & Social Affairs of the United Nations
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