Will Netflix Streaming Cause A Bandwidth Meltdown?
Viewers cant get enough Netflix streaming
The effects of the internet tv boom on broadband useage is still an unknown metric, however a new report from Sandvine shows that Netflix streaming eats up a massive 20% of US bandwidth during primetime.
The Netflix CEO was reported as saying they now regard themselves as a streaming company, as opposed to DVD rental. Netflix also stream to pretty much every mobile and household tv connected device which puts a heavy load on during primetime.With every major media company turning to online streaming, this could lead to problems in the future.
The Sandvine report called Fall 2010 Internet Phenomena surveyed approx 300 million Sandvine subscribers worldwide looking at traffic from the US, Latin America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. It shows that streaming from Netflix eats up around 20% of US bandwidth useage in the US during the 8-10pm primetime period.
It is not just a US problem though, as the report shows. Monthly internet consumption in the US is 4GB per household, but in Asia it reaches 12GB. The average US users internet connection is active is around 3 hours, opposed to 5.5 hours in Asia.
Of course, the findings are not too alarming so long as the infrastructure can cope. Free and paid online streaming is growing massively in popularity, according to the report, “real-time communications” portals such as Youtube, Hulu etc. represented 42.7% of US Internet traffic this year, compared to 29.5% in 2009.
With the big companies such as AT&T and Sky already capping useage for customers, this could this represent a bigger problem in time? Probably, which will inevitably have to be paid for by you.
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Kelly … You ‘re an idiot.
Why is it i have troble streaming Netflix to my Sony Blue Ray DVD every FRIDAY and SATURDAY night? Daytime and Week nights, NO PROBLEM? Are NETFLIX Servers overloaded? What is the real problem because I don’t think its my connection or device. I know it’s not my connection because I’m entering this as I’m watching my frequently stoping Netflix movie and my connection is FINE. It has taken 3 hours to watch an 1 1/2 hr movie.
Does anyone else have this PROBLEM?
Sorry, but Susan is right. You’re an idiot.
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