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Original Post: https://www.lightreading.com/big-tech/apparently-metaverse-will-run-just-fine-on-5g/a/d-id/784016

A new post from Facebook owner Meta makes a pretty noteworthy claim: "5G infrastructure will allow the metaverse, in time, to deliver AR [augmented reality] mobile experiences of real value to society and there is no evidence that additional...

Original Article: https://www.decodedmagazine.com/netflix-eats-up-15-of-global-downstream-traffic-almost-as-youtube-and-tiktok-combined/

Original Article: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/10/no-networks-no-google-telcos-urge-eu-to-charge-big-tech-for-internet.html

Original Article: https://www.cnbctv18.com/photos/technology/netflix-is-responsible-for-15-of-global-internet-traffic-consumption-16080101-6.htm

Original Article: https://www.fiercewireless.com/wireless/its-not-fair-cry-orange-dt-telefonica-vodafone-about-hyperscaler-traffic

BARCELONA — Orange’s CEO Christel Heydemann made a splash at Mobile World Congress this week in a keynote on the first day of the event. She addressed “fair use,” a hot topic in Europe among four big telecom operators.Basically,...

Original Article: https://www.nextplatform.com/2023/02/28/the-path-to-800-gigabit-ethernet-revealed/

It’s a universal and immutable truth that data volumes continue to ramp up at eye-wateringly high rates. Published in January 2023, Sandvine’s 2023 Global Internet Phenomena Report, suggests that international Internet traffic volume increased 23 percent in...

Original Article: https://www.politico.eu/article/telecom-netflix-tiktok-youtube-fair-share-why-telcos-are-going-at-war-with-big-tech/

Original Article: https://www.ncta.com/whats-new/broadband-stats-global-internet-trends

Original Article: https://www.telefonica.com/en/communication-room/blog/the-unsurmountable-cost-of-otts-traffic-for-europe/

Delivering OTT traffic over EU telecom networks results in €36 bn to €40 bn annual cost to telecom providers. OTTs contributing to these costs could help meet growing demand, boost EU GDP and employment, and advance to achieve EU's...