The ever-expanding frontier of the Internet is driving an information explosion – however, technology research group, Gartner, suggests that data access may well be curbed within the next 4-5 years.<\/p>\n
Speaking at an event in Fourways on Thursday (February 23, 2012) Steve Prentice, Group VP at Gartner, noted rising dependence on the Internet and mobile communications.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are more mobile phones in the world than people,\u201d he said, adding that more mobile phones are being produced than toothbrushes.<\/p>\n
According to Gartner, Global IP traffic is doubling every two years, while mobile data traffic is doubling every year. In 2012, the Internet is expected to be 75 times larger than it was a decade ago.<\/p>\n
With more than one billion web pages, and two billion unique users worldwide, \u201cwe are now moving towards the internet of things,\u201d Prentice said.<\/p>\n
He continued saying that, within that sphere, \u201cInternet growth is expanding data horizons, but that future will start to bite in about 4-5 years\u2019 time.\u201d<\/p>\n
Users may increasingly have to start paying for content, he continued, saying that \u201cthis ubiquitous access may end up turning into a ‘splinternet’.\u201d<\/p>\n
With the rise of mobile devices being used to access the Internet, Gartner cautioned that providers may turn around and begin to limit access to certain content.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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