Video has long been pegged as the biggest driver of global internet traffic, but in terms of mobile, one video service has risen high above the rest.
Read MoreBy Sandvine May 6, 2020
World Intellectual Property Day 2020 was April 26. While the world is grappling with COVID-19, homebound Americans are spending extra time enjoying movies, TV shows and music offered by commercial streaming services. Yet many Americans don’t stop to think that the almost unimaginable abundance of creative content they are consuming would not be available...
Topics: Video streaming, Sandvine, Global internet phenomena, Internet, Iptv, Video piracy, Covid 19
By Sandvine April 30, 2020
Topics: Video streaming, Sandvine, Global internet phenomena, Internet, Iptv, Video piracy, Covid 19
By Sandvine March 22, 2020
European Commissioner for the Internal Market Thierry Breton has been on the phone to Netflix CEO Reed Hastings to officially request the streaming service slow down downloads.
Topics: Netflix, Video streaming, Sandvine, Telecoms, Global internet phenomena, Internet, Covid 19
By Sandvine March 22, 2020
A top European Union official called on Netflix and other streaming-video services to reduce video quality to standard-definition format — forgoing HD for now — so that internet networks don’t get overloaded during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Topics: Europe, Netflix, Video streaming, Sandvine, Telecoms, Global internet phenomena, Internet, Covid 19
By Sandvine March 22, 2020
Netflix will reduce streaming quality in Europe for at least the next month to prevent the internet collapsing under the strain of unprecedented usage due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Topics: Europe, Netflix, Video streaming, Sandvine, Telecoms, Global internet phenomena, Internet, Covid 19
By Sandvine September 13, 2019
Video makes up over 60% of the total downstream volume of traffic on the internet, a new report claims.
Read MoreTopics: Netflix, Video streaming, Global internet phenomena