Aterlo Networks wants to put a Netflix cache in your router
Satellite internet subscribers often can’t use Netflix at all for fear of exceeding their data caps. Nightshift wants to change that.
Muy bien: Netflix more than doubles traffic share in LatAm
Netflix had a hard time when it launched in Latin America three years ago, but now, it’s seeing some solid growth, according to new Sandvine data.
Twitch is bigger than HBO Go, according to Sandvine’s traffic data
U.S. internet viewers watch more videos of gamers battling each other online than streams of HBO’s online service, according to new data from Sandvine.
New traffic data shows: Netflix and YouTube rule online video, Hulu and Amazon barely register
Netflix continues to be by far the biggest source for residential internet traffic in North America, and the company is starting to have an impact on Europe’s ISPs as well.
Video isn’t breaking the internet: The industry giants are
Video isn’t breaking the web, the way that the web’s biggest players are trying to optimize their costs at the expense of the best consumer experience is.
Having problems with your Netflix? You can blame Verizon
Verizon is locked in a head-butting battle with Cogent Communications, a large bandwidth provider. The cause for these issues: Netflix, one of Internet’s killer applications that has been growing its share of the network. Bad news for Verizon customers: Netflix may not work as well.
Sandvine report confirms: video makes bandwidth hogs of us all
Video has long been the driving force behind our growth in broadband traffic. The latest Sandvine report shows us that’s still the case and offers clues on how ISPs may cope.
Based on network traffic alone, Netflix handily beats Amazon, HBO & Hulu
Netflix accounts for 33 percent of all of North America’s peak residential downstream traffic, which makes it much bigger than any of its direct competitors: Based on those traffic numbers alone, Netflix sees more than 60 times as much usage as HBO Go.
Here’s what the Internet looked like on the East Coast during Sandy
The Internet can handle several million people staying home to watch Netflix and telecommuting, according to Sandvine. The deep packet inspection company noted that traffic was up 114 percent on Monday as people stayed home to await Hurricane Sandy.
Forget video chat: The front camera on my smartphone is a mirror
The growing number of handsets that have front-facing cameras may mean that another common device becomes less necessary — the mirror that many women carry around in their purses. After all, why pull out a compact when your smartphone can show you exactly what you look like.