“After a tumultuous 2020, in which the COVID-19 pandemic caused internet traffic patterns to shift and volumes to surge, network operators have returned to the business of adding bandwidth and engineering their traffic in a more measured manner,” say researchers at Telegeography.
Connectivity suppliers have said that the immediate shift to “work from home” and “learn from home” pulled forward some demand, meaning subscription growth that might have taken a year happened in a couple of months.
Telegeography estimates suggest traffic growth also has returned to more typical levels.
What might take some time to decipher is whether the remote work gains (subscriptions, for example) will presiste on a permanent basis or whether an eventual return to the office and schools might actually lead to some reduction of demand for home connections.
It is too early to tell.
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