Metro New York is entering a bandwidth super-cycle. Streaming has now surpassed broadcast and cable as the dominant viewing format¹, U.S. residential broadband usage continues to climb², and 5G densification is pushing sustained growth in mobile traffic³. At the same time, AI workloads and inter-cloud transfers are driving low-latency capacity requirements between Manhattan and Northern New Jersey.
This growth is concentrated around the region’s core interconnection corridor — 60 Hudson (NYC) ⇆ 165 Halsey (NJ) — where media, hyperscalers, finance, and carriers all converge.
Why Demand Is Accelerating
- Streaming dominance → sustained evening peaks¹
- Home broadband growth → heavier metro aggregation²
- 5G expansion → fiberized backhaul & fronthaul³
- International traffic surge → tripled since 2020⁶
- Event spikes → record-breaking live sports streams⁸ ⁹
What This Means for Network Planning
By 2034, operators should expect:
- 3× to 5× protected cross-Hudson capacity requirements
- Multiple physically diverse river crossings
- Infrastructure hardened for flood and event-driven surges
- Ultra-low-latency adjacency between major interconnection hubs
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