Over the last couple of years, Service Providers have been facing challenges addressing the exponential traffic growth of their networks given a flat Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) figure. Market research shows that traffic has and will see a compounded annual growth rate of 30 percent or higher with more devices connected, and more content being consumed. Services like video, gaming, virtual/ augmented reality, etc. will create a huge surge in traffic demands that will have a direct impact on Infrastructure. It is estimated that a service provider will need to move 11 times more traffic per$1 of infrastructure investment in 2022 when compared to what it was in 2012.
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