Since 2009 There Was A 500% Increase In Internet Traffic.

[Wexnident]

I have no idea how you would even connect the various data storage/cloud storage the world needs towards blockchain. I mean, it's not even a speedy connection, which is required by most of us today. No, It doesn't bring 50mbps towards your usage of the net. It doesn't magically help you bring the problem of speed requirement to a stop. There's actually a lot of process involved with it, and simply using it anywhere is not applicable. Crypto uses blockchain because it is the perfect measure for it. The blockchain can use the internet to spread around various usages for it, but blockchain cannot be the internet.

[clickerz]

The increase in traffic is mostly due to countries now developing and starting to have stable electricity and phone lines. The creation of the smartphone also played a big part. Even people who can't afford a desktop would be able to go online and engage.

I can't see ways blockchain would help with this currently. From my understanding, with blockchain everyone "hosts". Imagine all that we do on the internet now, how much size that would take.

I agree smart phone comprises the larger group of online user traffic IMHO. You don't need to have a pc to go online, but a simple , cheap android phone will do. It means also that more people are getting hook online, which is fast changing the way we live. It changes work as you can telecommute now, more are becoming Homebase,it changes the conventional way we transact business.

[slarsum]

The increase in traffic is mostly due to countries now developing and starting to have stable electricity and phone lines. The creation of the smartphone also played a big part. Even people who can't afford a desktop would be able to go online and engage.

I can't see ways blockchain would help with this currently. From my understanding, with blockchain everyone "hosts". Imagine all that we do on the internet now, how much size that would take.

I agree smart phone comprises the larger group of online user traffic IMHO. You don't need to have a pc to go online, but a simple , cheap android phone will do. It means also that more people are getting hook online, which is fast changing the way we live. It changes work as you can telecommute now, more are becoming Homebase,it changes the conventional way we transact business.

And i think this is to show that in the coming more years, blockchain maybe the future of transaction. |Most transactions now consists of online options. I once saw an article that tackles how blockchain can be the new bank in the 2030's. So i think now is a good learn and take advancements with the technology.

[Questat]

We like to see adoption right and in order to see adoption grow we should see people to have more access on the internet.
This article says a lot of good news for the future of crypto, first step for adoption is government acceptance and regulation, then people will start using and they can learn and access it because of the internet availability.

[Leonardo7]

The world is still been connected to the internet, as some nations of the world don't have a good access to the internet and when they manage to have, it's usually slow and extremely expensive, depriving many of this populace the chance to use and share data. The continent of Africa, for example, has a poor internet connection in most of her nations yet there is a struggle to migrate to the new age, so we expect more and more growth in internet users in the coming years. Without the internet, a smart business may just cripple and fold up due to the inability to compete with their competitors.

[davinchi]

I can kinda understand the 7 devices connected in a house hold, I mean if you are 3 people, each with one computer and one phone that is 6 devices already, add in a television or an ipad whatever and you will have yourself 7 easily.

However, I am not entirely sure with 6.5 devices per person and how we can get that, even if I have a computer, a laptop, a mobile phone, an ipad and ps4 that makes it 5 and that is stretching to maximum, add in my TV and that would be 6 at best, and that is me trying to add in every possible thing I can connect to internet and we are talking about more than that on AVERAGE.

In any case the world being connected to internet is a marvelous thing, remember in 80's how financial world and politics all tried to do what they are doing in secrecy and only thing we could learn info was from newspapers and television which was (and still is) owned by rich people, now we have internet and stuff like twitter where we actually get all sides of the stories and learn and react accordingly.

[imstillthebest]

so what is the connection with this to crypto   ?  i was just speed reading on what is written on the first page but i havent see the word crypto or blockchain , or if it was on the full article provided on the link  .  

i was only expecting that youl say that crypto can also end up just like internet where its users can also increase in the future   . why not  ? crypto and internet are both useful so the demand will remain growing for others that havent used it  or only just discovered it lately .

[merchantofzeny]

The increase in traffic is mostly due to countries now developing and starting to have stable electricity and phone lines. The creation of the smartphone also played a big part. Even people who can't afford a desktop would be able to go online and engage.

I can't see ways blockchain would help with this currently. From my understanding, with blockchain everyone "hosts". Imagine all that we do on the internet now, how much size that would take.

I agree smart phone comprises the larger group of online user traffic IMHO. You don't need to have a pc to go online, but a simple , cheap android phone will do. It means also that more people are getting hook online, which is fast changing the way we live. It changes work as you can telecommute now, more are becoming Homebase,it changes the conventional way we transact business.

I've seen this personally. I'm from the generation that had "dumb phones" and we had to go to internet cafes to do our research. Now pretty much the only thing people here go to cafes for is play games if their PCs are not that good for gaming.

But even that is starting to dwindle as many mobile games gain more popularity. I believe they are now also included in esports tournaments, which used to be only PC and console events. I wouldn't be surprised if a large increase in traffic is due to kids spending alot of time playing on their phones.

[panganib999]

Blockchain isn't responsible for possible expansions of cloud storage though. Even if it is, It wouldn't do the job any better than the current internet service providers the world currently has. We're talking about speed here, and Blockchain, with the many processes it actually needs to finish a block, would never hold a candle against the other ISP's.

I've seen this personally. I'm from the generation that had "dumb phones" and we had to go to internet cafes to do our research. Now pretty much the only thing people here go to cafes for is play games if their PCs are not that good for gaming.

But even that is starting to dwindle as many mobile games gain more popularity. I believe they are now also included in esports tournaments, which used to be only PC and console events. I wouldn't be surprised if a large increase in traffic is due to kids spending alot of time playing on their phones.

Especially with the portability of Smart Phone, which is the best feature of it compared to Pc's. It really brings the concept of gaming anywhere tbh. Just that, it's immersion is kind of lacking compared to PC which is nothing really new.

so what is the connection with this to crypto   ?  i was just speed reading on what is written on the first page but i havent see the word crypto or blockchain , or if it was on the full article provided on the link  . 

i was only expecting that youl say that crypto can also end up just like internet where its users can also increase in the future   . why not  ? crypto and internet are both useful so the demand will remain growing for others that havent used it  or only just discovered it lately .

Nothing tbh. Just that the article/companies are connecting it to blockchain somehow for a reason I don't really understand. Kinda forcing it to be in the news you know?

[TheCoinGrabber]

People want more internet and more cloud storage. We don’t use floppy disks, cd ROMs or even external hard drives to store our data anymore. Data is heavy, precious and entrusted to large centralized data centers. With all this demand these centers can’t cope. Users can’t access their data with simultaneous efficiency. outstripping growth blockchain companies are looking to provide an answer

And how exactly can blockchain help with this? I don't know about the "internet" but for cloud storage, wouldn't that require servers to actually hold the files for you? Since blockchain is about the data being shared across users does this mean everyone gets a copy of my file? That would be a burden to them.

Or would it be like when compressing files into RAR and setting to split into multiple parts? That's the only way I can think this will work. Like send a 1gb file to the "cloud" and it get split into 1mb copies if there were 1000 people in the network.

[beerlover]

Blockchain technology in data services are totally different than centralized ones not in speed or anything else but more like safety.

I mean you can still hack a centralized data because it is consisting in just one place whereas in blockchain systems data is shared into thousands of pieces in everyone's computer, that way you know you are not getting "hacked" for your information. If iphone for example used blockchain technology, we wouldn't had the icloud hack. Same idea for corruption as well, lets assume there is a huge fire in a big data center, that would destroy many information unless there is a backup somewhere else.

In blockchain you get a subpar product for sure, however you get a safer product as well, it is like typewriter versus computer, of course you prefer computer but you know typewriter is more sturdy and computer is more needy, doesn't change your preference of computer but that is somewhere on your mind.

[vintages]

The cause of the 500% increase in internet traffic is simple: more people are becoming more aware of the right use and need of the Internet. This simply has nothing to do with Bitcoin nor blockchain technology. Do you know the amount of people that started using mobile phone then especially in underdeveloped countries? Its is the adaption of 'technology'.
Even if the the blockchain technology didn't emerge, there will still be this same growth in internet traffic.

[ene1980]

People want more internet and more cloud storage. We don’t use floppy disks, cd ROMs or even external hard drives to store our data anymore. Data is heavy, precious and entrusted to large centralized data centers. With all this demand these centers can’t cope. Users can’t access their data with simultaneous efficiency. outstripping growth blockchain companies are looking to provide an answer

To be frank i am not sure which country you are from as i am connected to a high speed fiber optic connection for a very long time and i do not want my connection to be linked to a blockchain as i want my privacy as i do not want all my connecting peers to be timestamped so that someone can verify what i am accessing, right now i know how the internet works and i know how i can have my privacy but to link every connection to a timestamp is not a cool way to access things as i privy my privacy and i am not sure what these things have to do with internet speed and blockchain.

[Karmakid]

This is a huge increase in terms of traffic because it simply means that the people are now going into full digital than before. Almost everything are now in the internet; businesses, information through articles, videos etc. Internet is now a huge part and it is now a need rather than a want and it shows a huge positive sign for the cryptocurrency itself to prosper in the near future because of the increasing number of users of the internet.

[dothebeats]

Internet is internet, and the mechanism it has is completely different from blockchain, so I don't understand why the latter needs to be integrated within the internet.

We've come a long way from transmitting data from point A to point B using the internet. Starting with the huge undersea cables laid on the ocean floor as a framework on the 1850s to the fiber optic cables we have right now which transmits data faster with little to none of the data lost along the way. Satellites, for one, also helped in accommodating the world's need for internet connectivity. Elon Musk's Starlink project may prove to be one of the world's cheapest and most competitive broadband provider today, so there's that, too. We have crammed every possible data we can to the most efficient way possible to ensure that we are transmitting them almost immediately, and receiving them on the other end with no data lost and also, quickly. I'm pretty sure we're up to par with the world's demand for internet, and it shows.

I still don't think the blockchain has a substantial application when it comes to internet access. You just need to get information from point A to point B when you use internet, and if you want a secured connection, get it encrypted and your problem is solved. For cloud storage? Sure, blockchain can work, but then again you would need a centralized system to handle whose account is which and maintains the cloud, otherwise you're better off sealing those files that you have on the comfort of your own physical storage spaces.

[abhiseshakana]

I have no idea why people put word blockchain in everything, it looks like blockchain is a magic word that's used instead of Abracadabra, I wouldn't even be surprised if magicians say Blockchain while doing tricks. I think that increase mostly comes from former Soviet Republics because in these countries, a lot of people don't had access on PC and internet, there was DSL in most of these countries for a long time and we can say that fiber is new for them.
Also in some countries internet is expensive but at the same time there is a huge bandwidth usage because of pirate websites (multiple upload of different movies, games and etc for each website).

Due to the fact that the blockchain application is indeed very broad and can be utilized in several education sectors, citing UNCTAD publications. In Estonia, the government uses a blockchain to manage citizens' identities with the aim of helping validate individual identities. The government offers a blockchain-based digital identity card, which makes it easy for citizens to check public facilities, finance and even pay taxes. In Ghana, Georgia, and Switzerland, blockchain technology is used for land and building registration processes to make it easier for governments to validate property transactions.

WFP (Worl Food Program) also uses blockchain technology for humanitarian assistance projects to distribute money and food assistance in Jordan and Syria, with the aim of reducing overhead costs, increasing security and accelerating aid in remote areas.

https://unctad.org/en/PublicationsLibrary/tir2018_en.pdf
https://unctad.org/en/PublicationsLibrary/der2019_en.pdf

The increase in internet traffic, in my opinion, is caused by:

- Innovation of technology spreads to other sectors, starting with internet innovation spreading to the development of smartphone technology.
- Through improving digital platforms there is a combination of technology, which accelerates the pace of technological growth.
- The cost of the internet is getting cheaper, as evidenced by the cheap price of smartphones, so that poor people can also have it.
- Internet connectivity and digitalization are a good combination of bringing up the mobile internet which provides wider opportunities for everyone to connect with each other.

[awik p]

This is a huge increase in terms of traffic because it simply means that the people are now going into full digital than before. Almost everything are now in the internet; businesses, information through articles, videos etc. Internet is now a huge part and it is now a need rather than a want and it shows a huge positive sign for the cryptocurrency itself to prosper in the near future because of the increasing number of users of the internet.

now the internet is a basic need for everyone, where every day activities cannot be separated from the role of the internet, let alone the marketing world where it is believed to be more effective in reaching wider customers. therefore do not be surprised if the development of the internet becomes an absolute development to be followed

[merchantofzeny]

I've seen this personally. I'm from the generation that had "dumb phones" and we had to go to internet cafes to do our research. Now pretty much the only thing people here go to cafes for is play games if their PCs are not that good for gaming.

But even that is starting to dwindle as many mobile games gain more popularity. I believe they are now also included in esports tournaments, which used to be only PC and console events. I wouldn't be surprised if a large increase in traffic is due to kids spending alot of time playing on their phones.

Especially with the portability of Smart Phone, which is the best feature of it compared to Pc's. It really brings the concept of gaming anywhere tbh. Just that, it's immersion is kind of lacking compared to PC which is nothing really new.

Mobile phones can have one advantage over PC's, VR games are very easy on phones, you can just plop the phone on even a Google Cardboard, no new hardware needed. Almost everything these days require internet and phones can pretty much do everything save for the most demanding task. You can do most of your office work on mobile. I even see some artist do much of the process on their iPads.

[huige007]

The increase in traffic is mostly due to countries now developing and starting to have stable electricity and phone lines. The creation of the smartphone also played a big part. Even people who can't afford a desktop would be able to go online and engage.

I can't see ways blockchain would help with this currently. From my understanding, with blockchain everyone "hosts". Imagine all that we do on the internet now, how much size that would take.

I agree smart phone comprises the larger group of online user traffic IMHO. You don't need to have a pc to go online, but a simple , cheap android phone will do. It means also that more people are getting hook online, which is fast changing the way we live. It changes work as you can telecommute now, more are becoming Homebase,it changes the conventional way we transact business.

This is why there are majority of the banks which provide customers with online banking facility just because they want to carry all in their cell phones. People don’t appreciate visiting banks and probably this is because they like doing all online. Crypto is that is why adored by people. They can handle it easily from cell phones apart from mining. Yes a simple android works great for just buying and selling of coins.

[sana54210]

Hmm! Any small thing, Blockchain Blockchain. You do know Blockchain isn’t that efficient, right?. Decentralized data storage systems are cool. It is quite easy to talk about how blockchain is going to solve this problem or any other problem. But how viable is it? Does it have to be with blockchain? Many times, no.

Agreed. Peoples usually try to compare any thing with blockchain these days.
Yes, I agree that blockchain might be the solution to many things but why to related blockchain with anything we find on the internet?

Blockchain has minimum relation with internet growth. Blockchain runs on Internet so I think Blockchain depends on Internet and instead of Internet depending on Blockchain. If we consider the population growth from 2009 to 2019, it has grown to some extend and hence it is common that the Internet too would be on the ascending graph. The more peoples, the more the Gadgets would be and the more gadgets exist, the more they would consume Internet. It is as simple.