Video was found to be almost 58% of the total downstream volume of traffic on the internet as per the 1H 2018 Global Internet Phenomena Report by network intelligence solutions provider, Sandvine. The report highlighted how applications are consuming the worlds internet bandwidth. This edition reports on total volume of traffic for more than 5300 distinct […]
Video was found to be almost 58% of the total downstream volume of traffic on the internet as per the 1H 2018 Global Internet Phenomena Report by network intelligence solutions provider, Sandvine. The report highlighted how applications are consuming the worlds internet bandwidth. This edition reports on total volume of traffic for more than 5300 distinct application signatures that are part of the Sandvine solutions, and highlights the trends that are driving bandwidth consumption worldwide.
Among the findings of this report, Netflix is 15% of the total downstream volume of traffic across the entire internet. More than 50% of internet traffic is encrypted, and TLS 1.3 adoption is growing. Gaming is becoming a significant force in traffic volume as gaming downloads, Twitch streaming, and professional gaming go mainstream. BitTorrent is almost 22% of total upstream volume of traffic, and over 31% in EMEA alone. Alphabet/Google applications make up over 40% of the total internet connections in APAC.
Commenting on the report, Lyn Cantor, President and CEO at Sandvine, said: Our business model is based on being the best telco network data analytics company and providing our customers with use cases to understand, optimise, and manage subscriber quality of experience. Our goal with this report is to inform the global community on the Internet Phenomena we live in every day, and to expose challenges and opportunities to build a more collaborative eco-system, improving the connected experiences for subscribers.
