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Video accounts for 6% of African mobile web traffic

In Africa streaming video now accounts for 6% of downstream traffic on mobile networks, according to new research by broadband network solutions firm Sandvine. The African internet usage report notes that mobile video accounts for significantly less downstream traffic than in North America and Europe where it accounts for more than 30%. In terms of […]

Netflix now second biggest driver of UK web traffic

Netflix has become the second largest driver of traffic on fixed access networks in the UK and Ireland and is likely to overtake YouTube in the next year, according to new research by broadband network solutions firm Sandvine. In its Global Internet Phenomena Report 1H2014, Sandvine said that during peak evening hours, Netflix accounted for […]

Netflix and YouTube account for majority of web traffic

Netflix and YouTube now account for more than 50% of downstream traffic on fixed networks in North America, according to a new research by broadband network solutions firm Sandvine. The Global Internet Phenomena Report 2H2013 claims that Netflix now accounts for 31.6% of downstream traffic in North America, with YouTube accounting for 18.6%. In the […]

YouTube accounts for 24% of European web traffic

YouTube makes up 24.25% of all downstream internet traffic in Europe, with file sharing is tipped to decline due to the rise of legal OTT video services, according to a new report. The Sandvine Global Intenet Phenomena Report claims that among the European countries examined, web users had a thirst for streaming audio and video, […]