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Internet data usage surges 120%, equivalent to 81 hours of video a month – Sandvine

WATERLOO -  Mean monthly web data usage has spiked by 120% from 23GB to 51GB in the past year on North American fixed line networks reports Sandvine (51GB is equivalent to 81 hours of video). The world leader of mobile data consumption is Asia with a mean monthly usage of 659 MB, up 10% in the last six months. Sandvine’s Internet traffic trends report "Global Internet Phenomena Report 2H2012 " is based on data from a selection of Sandvine's 200-plus customers spanning North America, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Caribbean and Latin America and Asia-Pacific. "There is only one digital...