TeleGeography: Recession is having minimal effect on Internet growth - FierceTelecom

The Internet continues to thumb its nose at the current recession. According to new data from TeleGeography, international Internet traffic grew 79 percent in 2009, up from a 61 percent growth rate in 2008.

Leading this year's Internet growth so far have been emerging markets such as Eastern Europe, South Asia and the Middle East, where Internet traffic hit the 100 percent growth mark. But established markets also fared well, as Internet traffic in both the U.S. and Canada grew 59 percent this year...