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Research Area Broadband Traffic
Total annual MB of data traffic exceeded 866.7 billion MB, up 123% from 388 billion MB in 2010
The number of wireless-enabled laptops, netbooks, and wireless broadband modems reported on carriers’ networks as of December 2011 was 20.1 million
– up 48.6% from 13.6 million as of December 2010.
The total estimated number of wireless customer connections in the United States at year-end reached 331.6 million
– an increase of more than 20 million from the year-end 2010 connection figure of 311.0 million.
Each day, 22 Million Hours of Old TV Shows and Movies are Watched on Netflix
22 million hours of old TV shows and movies are watched on Netflix. That’s how many hours of movies are watched in theatres in 3 days.
Each day, 250 Million Photos are Uploaded to Facebook.
250 million photos are uploaded to Facebook. If printed, the stack would be as tall as 80 Eiffel Tower.
Each day, 532 Million Facebook Statuses are Updated.
Each day, 532 Million Facebook Statuses are Updated.
iPhone Sales Outpace the Human Population
iPhone Sales Outpace the Human Population. Number of iPhones sold: 378,000. Number of babies born: 371,000.
Each day, 1288 New Apps to Download.
1288 new apps to download. And more than 35 million apps are downloaded.
Each day, 18.7 Million Hours of Music is Streamed on Pandora
18.7 million hours of music is streamed on Pandora. If a computer started streaming Pandora in year 1 AD, it’d still be streaming now.
864,000 Hours of Video are Uploaded to Youtube
Each day, 864,000 hours of video are uploaded to Youtube.
