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The central projection of the Global Internet Map 2006 shows the international internet bandwidth and is scaled by capacity. The map also shows country code top level internet domains (ccTLDs) and country dialing codes on color-coded tags, indicating the number of internet hosts per 10,000 people. Each country is color-coded according to the extent of international internet bandwidth available. The maps of central projection and international bandwidth usage per country were prepared by TeleGeography.
Routing
For the sake of reference, the figure below shows major international traffic routes with at least 9 Gbps of aggregate capacity and the submarine cable map. Domestic routes are omitted. The source is TeleGeography research.
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International routes, | Submarine cable map |
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The trace route results show that generally China is directly connected with its neighbouring countries. The exceptional cases are that of the links with Vietnam and Thailand. In case of Vietnam, the traffic is routed via United Kingdom and Hong Kong, where as in case of Thailand, the traffic flows either via Hong Kong and Japan or directly.
China to China: Direct
China to Japan: China-> Japan
China to Thailand: China->Hong Kong->Japan->Thailand OR China -> Thailand
China to Indonesia: China-> Indonesia
China to Singapore: China ->Hong Kong->Japan->Singapore
China to Malaysia: China->Hong Kong->Malaysia
China to Korea: China-> Korea
China to Vietnam: China->Hong Kong-> United Kingdom->Hong Kong-> Vietnam
Looking at the trace routes from Japan to its neighbours, it is observed that traffic either flows directly or via United States, unlike China where most of the traffic to the same countries flowed via Hong Kong.
Japan to Japan: Direct
Japan to China: Japan -> United States (New York) ->Hong Kong ->china> China OR Japan->China
Japan to Vietnam: Japan -> Vietnam
Japan to Korea: Japan -> United States(Colorado) -> Korea Korea
Japan to Thailand: Japan -> United States(New York) -> Canada -> Thailand
Japan to Malaysia: Japan -> United States(Colorado) -> Malaysia
Japan to Singapore: Japan -> Singapore
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Korea to Korea: Direct
Korea to China: Korea -> United States->Hong Kong OR Korea -> China
Korea to Thailand: Korea ->United States (Colorado -> Canada (Quebec) ->Thailand
Korea to Singapore: Korea -> United States(Colorado) -> Singapore
Korea to Japan: Korea -> Japan
Korea to Philippines: Korea -> Germany->Hong Kong->Philippines
Korea to Vietnam: Korea -> United Kingdom-> Hong Kong -> Vietnam
The figure below shows major international traffic routes with at least 9 Gbps of aggregate capacity. Domestic routes are omitted. The source is TeleGeography research.
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International routes,
data as of mid-2005.
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Taiwan to China: Taiwan -> China
Taiwan to Korea: Taiwan -> United States -> Japan -> Korea
Comparison with Human Development Indices
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