Does Europe Have Enough Bandwidth to Handle the Netflix Strain?

Some speculate low speeds could hobble rollout

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It's been established that the French in particular are skeptical about Netflix's upcoming continental rollout. But will French cinephiles even be able to stream their favorite Louis Malle films once the service shows up?

Doubters worry that Netflix video traffic will crash European servers, especially in France and Germany, where Netflix plans to begin offering streaming video this month.

According to Ookla’s Net Index, neither country is among the top 20 with the fastest download speeds.

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