Internet getting less US-centered

Internet traffic continues to shift away from a US-centric pattern and toward intra-regional flows, according to the Probe Group's End of Year Wrap-Up and Traffic Update. In Europe, more and more traffic is terminating in Europe, and "African and Middle Eastern transit connections [are gravitating] towards Europe, replacing direct connections to the US... 'By 2008, Europe will have the busiest routes for IP traffic,' [says Allan Tumolillo, Probe Group COO]. 'North America will drop to third, behind Asia.' As bandwidth providers emerge from the days of overbuilding, they would be wise to examine this regional shift as they hunt for network acquisitions," noted a Probe Group news release.