Slow international streaming

[Anony-mousse]

On axxess through smartdnsproxy and getflix. Is it just me?

 

[Zurg]

Hmmm I wonder if ISPs are under strain from everybody working from home.

 

[dualmeister]

Hmmm I wonder if ISPs are under strain from everybody working from home binging on Netflix instead of working.

Fixed.

 

[Zurg]

Fixed.

I mean you get my point right? Having more people at home using their connections continuously can't be doing any good

 

[dualmeister]

I mean you get my point right? Having more people at home using their connections continuously can't be doing any good

Yip. Plus kids at home streaming to

 

[dualmeister]

On the shoulders of giants: recent changes in Internet traffic

Last Friday evening, the US President announced a State of Emergency in the United States. Not so long after, our US data centers served 20% more traffic than usual.

In Milan (MXP-IX), the Exchange point shows a 40% increase on Wednesday, 9th of March 2020, the day of the quarantine:

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