Are Video Streaming Services Eating Up All the Bandwidth?

As more users cut the cord, and the overall user base of the Internet expands, it will soon be impossible to ignore the demand for better bandwidth.

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According to new figures from Sandvine, the Internet is becoming increasingly dominated by video streaming services. Netflix accounts for nearly 35 percent of downstream traffic, YouTube accounts for almost 14 percent, while HTTP website traffic only accounted for about 12 percent of all downstream traffic. Twitch, the video game streaming service, is making remarkable gains.

The dominant thinking is that streaming services like Netflix and YouTube are putting strain on the infrastructure of the Internet, but it’s more likely that they’re the primary reason for expanding bandwidth.

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