Networks

• HUBS AND SPOKES - GLOBAL INTERNET PRIMER 
  IN THE BEGINNING ARPANET NCC (Network Control Center) lived at BBN.  Real people with a real phone number to call for network-related problems.
• BROADBAND BANDWITH discussion by the Educatonal CyberPlayGround
• About Social Networks
• SOCIAL NETWORK TOOLS
• Twitter and Social Networking - Business How To Resources
• Net-Neutrality Internet Pioneers Discuss Net Neutrality 2009
• About PORTS What are they? Which ones are used for trojans?
• The Internet Protocol Journal (IPJ) is published quarterly by Cisco Systems. The journal is not intended to promote any specific products or services, but rather is intended to serve as an informational and educational resource for engineering professionals involved in the design, development, and operation of public and private internets and intranets. The journal carries tutorial articles ("What is...?") as well as implementation / operation articles ("How to..."). It provides readers with technology and standardization updates for all levels of the protocol stack and serves as a forum for discussion of all aspects of internetworking. Internet Protocal Journal subscription information

Resources

• The Cook Report has been published since 1992 by the former Director of the US Congress OffiIt monitors the increasing convergence between voice and data networks as it follows the technologies that are being used by the next generation telcos. ce of Technology Assessment of the NREN.
• "Measurement Studies of End-to-End Congestion Control in the Internet" where we are trying to track information from measurement studies about how end-to-end congestion control is actually doing in the Internet.
• MAWI working group Traffic Archive
• Monitor the link traffic for both average and peak rates, FIND link congestion and duration.

HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE ON THE NET?

*The following lists the top ten language in use on the Internet, and how rapidly they grew from 2000 to 2005.
Given how little the .com boomers paid attention to the fact the Internet had already reached 50% of the United States back when, I should warn you that NONE of the listings below can double the percentage again once they have gotten close to 50% penetration!
I know this seems obvious, but somehow all those billionaires in the .com boom figured out a way to miss it, went down in flames!

Take English, for example:

At a 28% penetration level, even if you managed to get every one of the English speaking people in the world on the Internet from 2005-2010, the next such study could NOT show two more doublings of this percentage. . .at 25% you will just barely theoretically be able to double twice more, but that's only theoretically.

China, at just over 9% could double only three more times, but a fourth doubling would be impossible. . .however, just ONE double from now will likely put Chinese ahead of English as the default language of the most Internet users.

Chinese Doubling
 9%
18%
36%
72%

Even Dutch, at only 1.5% of the world, can never double again, as their penetration is already well over 50%, as are various Scandinavian languages that have high penetration but too low a population to make such charts.

The Top Ten Languages Used in the Web
(Number of Users of the Internet by Language)
972,828,001  World Internet Users, All Languages 100% 
% of all World Internet Users 6,420,102,722       

World Population Estimate for All Languages

• 15.2% Internet Penetration of All Language
• 169.5%  Internet Growth For All Languages (2000 - 2005)
• 310,743,832  Internet Users, English Language

31.9% English % of all World Internet Users
1,107,807,851  World Population Estimate for English Language
6,420,102,722  World Population Estimate for All Languages
28.1%    Internet Penetration of English Language
126.6%    Internet Growth For English Language (2000 - 2005)
124,301,513  Internet Users, Chinese Language
12.8%   Chinese % of all World Internet Users
1,329,801,131   World Population Estimate for Chinese Language
6,420,102,722   World Population Estimate for All Languages
9.3%   Internet Penetration of Chinese Language
284.8%  Internet Growth For Chinese Language (2000 - 2005)
78,050,000 World Internet Users, Japanese Language
8.0%   Japanese % of all World Internet Users
128,137,485  World Population Estimate for Japanese Language

6,420,102,722        World Population Estimate for All Languages
60.9%      Internet Penetration of Japanese Language
65.8%       Internet Growth For Japanese Language (2000 - 2005)

62,959,431       World Internet Users, Spanish Language
6.5%       Spanish % of all World Internet Users
6,420,102,722        World Population Estimate for All Languages
389,587,559       World Population Estimate for Spanish Language
16.2%       Internet Penetration of Spanish Language
159.7%       Internet Growth For Spanish Language (2000 - 2005)

40,124,900   World Internet Users, French Language
4.1%   French % of all World Internet Users
374,555,140  World Population Estimate for French Language
6,420,102,722  World Population Estimate for All Languages
10.7%  Internet Penetration of French Language
228.9%  Internet Growth For French Language (2000 - 2005)

32,570,000  World Internet Users, Korean Language
3.3%       Korean % of all World Internet Users
73,044,495  World Population Estimate for Korean Language
6,420,102,722  World Population Estimate for All Languages
44.6%  Internet Penetration of Korean Language
228.9%   Internet Growth For Korean Language (2000 - 2005)

28,870,000       World Internet Users, Italian Language
3.0%   Italian % of all World Internet Users
58,608,565  World Population Estimate for Italian Language
6,420,102,722  World Population Estimate for All Languages
49.3%   Internet Penetration of Italian Language
118.7%  Internet Growth For Italian Language (2000 - 2005)

28,792,000 World Internet Users, Portuguese Language
3.0%       Italian % of all World Internet Users
227,628,673     World Population Estimate for Italian Language
6,420,102,722  World Population Estimate for All Languages
12.6%   Internet Penetration of Italian Language
280.0%   Internet Growth For Italian Language (2000 - 2005)

14,655,328 World Internet Users, Dutch Language
1.5%       Dutch % of all World Internet Users
24,685,673  World Population Estimate for Dutch Language
6,420,102,722 World Population Estimate for All Languages
59.5%  Internet Penetration of Dutch Language
171.2%   Internet Growth For Dutch Language (2000 - 2005)

776,280,399       World Internet Users, Top Ten Languages
79.8%   Top Ten % of all World Internet Users
3,809,997,729       World Population Estimate for Top Ten Languages
6,420,102,722       World Population Estimate for All Languages
20.4%        Internet Penetration of Top Ten Languages
138.3%       Internet Growth For Top Ten Languages (2000 - 2005)
196,547,602       World Internet Users, Other Languages
20.2%       Other Language % of all World Internet Users
2,610,104,993      World Population Estimate for Other Languages
6,420,102,722        World Population Estimate for All Languages
7.5%        Internet Penetration of Other Languages
459.0%       Internet Growth For Other Language (2000 - 2005)
(*)  NOTES: (1) Internet Top Ten Languages Usage Stats were updated on November  30,  2005. (2) Internet Penetration is the ratio between the sum  of  Internet  users  speaking a language and the total population estimate  that  speaks  that  referred  language.  (3) The most recent Internet    usage   information   comes   from   data   published   by Nielsen//NetRatings,  International Telecommunications Union, Computer Industry  Almanac,  and  other  reliable sources. (4) World population information   comes  from  the  world  gazetteer  web  site.  (5)  For definitions and navigation help, see the Site Surfing Guide. (6) Stats may  be cited, stating the source and establishing an active link back to  Internet  World  Stats.  )Copyright 2005, Miniwatts International, Ltd. All rights reserved.

Examples for data interpretation:
-  There  are  62,959,431  Spanish speaking people using the Internet, this represents 6.5 % of all the Internet users.
-  Out  of  the  estimated  389,587,559  world  population that speaks Spanish, 16.2 % use the Internet.
-  The  number of Spanish Speaking Internet Users has grown 159.7 % in the last five years (2000-2005).

2005 United States
296,208,476  Population  (Est. 2005)
203,576,811  Internet Users
68.7%        % Population (Penetration)
90.8 %       % Users in North America
113.5 %      % Use Growth ( 2000-2005 )

 

2010 United States
307,212,123  Population  (Est. 2010)
234,372,000 Internet Users

76.3 %        % Population (Penetration)
90.8 %       % Users in North America
145.8 %   % Use Growth ( 2000-2009 )

NOTES:
(1) Internet Usage and Population Statistics for North America were updated on November 21, 2005.
(2) CLICK on country names to see detailed data for individual countries and regions.
(3) Population numbers are based on data contained in world gazetteer.
(4) The most recent usage comes mainly from data published by Nielsen//NetRatings, ITU , and other local sources.
(5) Data on this site may be cited, giving due credit and establishing an active link back to Internet World Stats .
(6) For definitions and help, see the site surfing guide. )Copyright 2005, Miniwatts International, Ltd. All rights
reserved.

Also From: http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats.htm

Listing by Continent, in alphabetica order:
World Internet Statistics
6,420,102,722       World Population (Est. 2005)
Current World Population
[Available Weekly in PT1b of the Project Gutenberg Newsletter]
100%      Population % of World
972,828,001      Internet Usage
15.2%      % Population (Penetration)
100.0%      Usage % of World
169.5%      Usage Growth 2000-2005

Africa Internet Statistics
896,721,874      Africa Population (Est. 2005)
14.0%      Africa's Population % of World
23,917,500      African Internet Usage
2.7%      % African Population (Penetration)
2.5%      African Usage % of World
429.8%      African Usage Growth 2000-2005

Asia Internet Statistics
3,622,994,130      Asian Population (Est. 2005)
56.4%      Asian Population % of World
332,590,713      Asian Internet Usage
9.2%      % Asian Population (Penetration)
34.2%      Asian Usage % of World
191.0%      Asian Usage Growth 2000-2005

Europe Internet Statistics
804,574,696      European Population (Est. 2005)
12.5%      European Population % of World
285,408,118      European Internet Usage
35.5%      % European Population (Penetration)
29.3%      European Usage % of World
171.6%      European Usage Growth 2000-2005

Middle East Internet Statistics
187,258,006  Middle Eastern Population (Est. 2005)
2.9%  Middle Eastern Population % of World
16,163,500 Middle Eastern Internet Usage
8.6%      % Middle Eastern Population (Penetration)
1.7%      Middle Eastern Usage % of World
392.1%      Middle Eastern Usage Growth 2000-2005

North America Internet Statistics
328,387,059  North American Population (Est. 2005)
5.1%     North American Population % of World
224,103,811     North American Internet Usage
68.2%      % North American Population (Penetration)
23.0%      North American Usage % of World
107.3%      North American Usage Growth 2000-2005

Latin America/Caribbean Internet Statistics
546,723,509   Latin America/Caribbean Population (Est. 2005)
8.5%   Latin America/Caribbean Population % of World
72,953,597    Latin America/Caribbean Internet Usage
13.3%    % Latin America/Caribbean Population (Penetration)
7.5%    Latin America/Caribbean Usage % of World
303.8%    Latin America/Caribbean Usage Growth 2000-2005

Oceania / Australia Internet Statistics
33,443,448     Oceanian / Australian Population (Est. 2005)
0.5%     Oceanian / Australian Population % of World
17,690,762     Oceanian / Australian Internet Usage
52.9%      % Oceanian / Australian Population (Penetration)
1.8%      Oceanian / Australian Usage % of World
132.2%      Oceanian / Australian Usage Growth 2000-2005

NOTES:
(1) Internet Usage and World Population Statistics were updated on November 21, 2005.
(2) CLICK on each world region for detailed regional information.
(3) Demographic (Population) numbers are based on data contained in the world-gazetteer website.
(4) Internet usage information comes from data published by Nielsen//NetRatings, by the International Telecommunications Union, by local NICs, and by other other reliable sources.
(5) For definitions, disclaimer, and navigation help, see the Site Surfing Guide.
(6) Information from this site may be cited, giving due credit and establishing an active link back to www.internetworldstats.com.