Traffic on fixed-line broadband networks in Europe will surge over the next four years, according to new research from Analysys Mason.

Data usage has risen by a rate of around 30 to 35 per cent a year worldwide over the past decade and the study predicted that traffic in western Europe is set to rise at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 42 per cent from 2012 to 2017.

This trend looks to be even more marked in central and eastern Europe, where traffic will increase at a CAGR of about 50 per cent over the study period, Analysys Mason claimed.

In many countries, fixed internet traffic growth is expected to outpace the upturn in mobile data usage - and is already doing so in many predominantly middle to high-income nations.

Across western Europe, Analysys Mason explained that mobile data traffic growth has been lower than expected as many users are instead turning to fixed broadband and Wi-Fi.

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