Technology-driven disruption is familiar to all of us, but what happened over the last year—and is still going on—is a much more profound disruption caused by the Covid-19 virus. In this world, technology is not the disruptor, but it is certainly proving to be a major part of the solution. The internet, in particular, has lived up to its promise as a global network—with the cloud providing the other element necessary for a truly online business, study and social environment.

Internet traffic figures tell the story: since Covid, the move to work, study and interact from home has increased the average international internet traffic by 48%. In response, global internet bandwidth grew by 35% last year.