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The use of encryption on the internet has been growing for years. The majority of that growth has come from the use of SSL/TLS for encrypting web and streaming protocols (which are used for the vast majority of traffic on the internet). But over the past few years, the use of VPN services has begun to steadily rise as more consumers seek to shield their...

Many network administrators cringe when they hear "Patch Tuesday" or "New IOS Update," because they know a flood of traffic will hit their network, bearing a startling resemblance to a large-scale DDoS attack. Well, "Marketplace" (my category designation) traffic was 2.65% of downstream traffic this year, and the biggest component of that traffic is from...

Last year, we reported that we saw an uptick in file sharing for the first time in several years. Since we had changed the way that we do the Global Internet Phenomena Report, specifically from a much larger sample size, it was hard to compare apples to apples to provide hard proof. Well, this year we have it, and a big driver was exactly what you would...

The 2019 Global Internet Phenomena Report is almost in the bag, so it is time to start the pre-report series of blogs where I "leak" data out from the report — we might even call this the "Hidden Cam Show," where I expose data for the whole world to see! The Internet Phenomena data this year is even more interesting than last year (at least to me) and...

I am working feverishly on the next Global Internet Phenomena Report! As I'm looking through the data, I thought that I would reach out and see if there are any requests for specific data to be featured in the report or the next spotlight?

A major challenge for network operators is maintaining accurate and granular visibility into the traffic on their network. Sandvine releases new versions of our application signatures regularly to support network operators who offer integrated over-the-top (OTT) services and optimized delivery of OTT content. These services have a higher level of urgency...

Everything about business services is mission critical. There's no room for downtime, unresponsive support, or rigid offerings that won't tailor to individual business needs.

Networks today are more complex than ever before. User expectations are higher than they have ever been. But most network operators lack the right visibility into what is happening on their network to determine how they are really performing from the perspective of the user, and if their investment is paying off.

Today marks the release of the 2019 Mobile Internet Phenomena Report. There are a number of highlights in this edition of the report, which is exclusively focused on mobile networks (where the Global Report covered all traffic). 

The 2019 Mobile Internet Phenomena Report has a new section this year measuring application engagement. This metric, which Sandvine tracks in many of our deployments, answers the question, "What percentage of my subscribers use Application X?" Some of the engagement numbers are pretty astonishing (maybe in a good way, maybe in a bad way).