Apologies to those who have seen this already. Cheers, Phil (p.jones@ukerna.ac.uk) Forwarded message:
From pwj Sat Nov 5 15:04:48 1994 From: pwj Message-Id: <9411051508.AA03059@felix.ukerna.ac.uk> Subject: Re: Press Release on Host Counts To: amr@org.isoc (Tony Rutkowski) Date: Sat, 5 Nov 1994 15:08:04 +0000 (GMT) Cc: isoc-trustees@org.isoc, isoc-advisory-council@org.isoc, circ@uk.ac.ukerna, ripe-list@net.ripe, kalin@nl.rare In-Reply-To: <9411041012.aa21594@linus.isoc.org> from "Tony Rutkowski" at Nov 4, 94 10:16:04 am Content-Type: text Content-Length: 1256
Tony:
You probably would not know, but this press release coincides with the third anniversary of the launch of the JANET IP service in November 1991, incredible though that recent date may seem.
The growth of the Internet may seem less spectacular in western Europe than elsewhere, so I thought I'd mention the above fact, and comment (from memory) that the .uk and the .de domains are the top two country domains in terms of hostcount ... followed by substantial other contributions from nearby. ... and most growing rapidly, of course. (I never tire of pointing out that .uk is far bigger than .us ... :-)
.uk has just burst through the 200,000 barrier, with of course a substantial number being connected to other (e.g. commercial) IP networks. 200k represents more than 10% more than .de, and based on about two thirds the population. Also, 50+ JANET customers are connected at speeds of 25mbps and more, with upgrades for others being imminient, so there are a fair few bits flying around.
I'm sure the RIPE NCC and the Terena secretariat will be delighted to help you with information on the European part of the Internet if you need it.
Queries welcome.
Best wishes,
Phil Jones (Network Services Manager, UKERNA) (p.jones@ukerna.ac.uk)