The COVID-19 worldwide stay-at-home orders have created unprecedented internet changes that continue to shift as the crisis continues. The biggest shift is that enterprise, education, and public WiFi traffic have now...
By Cam Cullen, VP of Global Marketing August 28, 2019
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...
By Cam Cullen, VP of Global Marketing August 27, 2019
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...
Topics: Bittorrent, File sharing, Streaming video, Global internet phenomena, Game of thrones, Hbo, Kodi
By Cam Cullen, VP of Global Marketing August 26, 2019
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...
Topics: Netflix, Video streaming, Streaming video, Global internet phenomena, Hbo
By Cam Cullen, VP of Global Marketing August 12, 2019
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?
By Veroljub Mihajlovic, Product Marketing Manager May 6, 2019
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...
Topics: Ott, Analytics, Active network intelligence, Api
By Dan Geiger, Senior Director, Corporate Communications and Partner Marketing March 21, 2019
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.
Topics: Network optimization, Best practices
By Veroljub Mihajlovic, Product Marketing Manager March 6, 2019
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.
Topics: Analytics, Deep insights, Active network intelligence
By Cam Cullen, VP of Global Marketing February 18, 2019
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).
Topics: Youtube, Mobile internet phenomena
By Cam Cullen, VP of Global Marketing February 15, 2019
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).
Topics: Youtube, Facebook, Crashlytics, Mobile internet phenomena, Doubleclick, Instagram
By Cam Cullen, VP of Global Marketing February 14, 2019
This is some data that is NOT in the upcoming 2019 Mobile Internet Phenomena Report. This post focuses on a subject near and dear to my heart — gaming! We did a spotlight in the last Global Internet Phenomena Report, and the gaming data from region to region was pretty varied; this isn't the case for the Mobile Report.
Topics: Pokemon go, Mobile internet phenomena, Pubg, Fortnite