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Industry: Email Alert RSS FeedBritish Christmas Internet usage up 50% on 2002 figures - according to London Internet Exchange - Brief Article
Telecomworldwire, Dec 30, 2003
TELECOMWORLDWIRE-30 December 2003-British Christmas Internet usage up 50% on 2002 figures(C)1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com
The London Internet Exchange (LINX), which manages over 90% of the UK's Internet traffic, has announced that British Internet usage peaked at 22 Gbit/second on Christmas Day compared to 15 Gbit/second last Christmas.
An increase in online gift shopping, the sending of Christmas e-card greetings and an upturn in routine business Internet usage over the Christmas season are said to responsible for the increase in traffic.
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Peak figures during Christmas in 2001 were 8 Gbit/second on Christmas Day meaning that traffic has increased almost three-fold in the last two years.
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