Daily Sabah logo

Politics
Diplomacy Legislation War On Terror EU Affairs Elections News Analysis
TÜRKİYE
Istanbul Education Investigations Minorities Expat Corner Diaspora
World
Mid-East Europe Americas Asia Pacific Africa Syrian Crisis Islamophobia
Business
Automotive Economy Energy Finance Tourism Tech Defense Transportation News Analysis
Lifestyle
Health Environment Travel Food Fashion Science Religion History Feature Expat Corner
Arts
Cinema Music Events Portrait Reviews Performing Arts
Sports
Football Basketball Motorsports Tennis
Opinion
Columns Op-Ed Reader's Corner Editorial
PHOTO GALLERY
JOBS ABOUT US RSS PRIVACY CONTACT US
© Turkuvaz Haberleşme ve Yayıncılık 2023

Daily Sabah logo

عربي
  • Politics
    • Diplomacy
    • Legislation
    • War On Terror
    • EU Affairs
    • Elections
    • News Analysis
  • TÜRKİYE
    • Istanbul
    • Education
    • Investigations
    • Minorities
    • Expat Corner
    • Diaspora
  • World
    • Mid-East
    • Europe
    • Americas
    • Asia Pacific
    • Africa
    • Syrian Crisis
    • Islamophobia
  • Business
    • Automotive
    • Economy
    • Energy
    • Finance
    • Tourism
    • Tech
    • Defense
    • Transportation
    • News Analysis
  • Lifestyle
    • Health
    • Environment
    • Travel
    • Food
    • Fashion
    • Science
    • Religion
    • History
    • Feature
    • Expat Corner
  • Arts
    • Cinema
    • Music
    • Events
    • Portrait
    • Reviews
    • Performing Arts
  • Sports
    • Football
    • Basketball
    • Motorsports
    • Tennis
  • Gallery
  • Opinion
    • Columns
    • Op-Ed
    • Reader's Corner
    • Editorial
  • TV
  • Business
  • Automotive
  • Economy
  • Energy
  • Finance
  • Tourism
  • Tech
  • Defense
  • Transportation
  • News Analysis

Internet under strain from overuse amid COVID-19 curfews, EU says

by DAILY SABAH

ISTANBUL Mar 24, 2020 - 2:14 pm GMT+3
Reuters Photo
Reuters Photo
by DAILY SABAH Mar 24, 2020 2:14 pm
RECOMMENDED
A phone screen displays a Facebook logo with the official portrait of former US President Donald Trump in the background in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., May 4, 2021. (AFP Photo)

Meta says soon to reinstate Trump's Facebook, Instagram accounts

donald-trump

The European Union expressed its growing concern at the overuse of the internet as more people work remotely and watch TV series and movies online while staying at home amid coronavirus curfews.

Thierry Breton, a member of the EU Commission responsible for Internal Market, called on the leading companies of the industry to think about what can be done to reduce broadband use.

EU officials said they would work with a regulator that monitors electronic communications in the bloc to create a special reporting mechanism to monitor internet traffic and respond to bandwidth usage problems.

Swiss telecom operator and internet service provider Swisscom pointed out the possible effects of internet overloading due to the crisis caused by the new coronavirus.

According to the statement, on the first day of the curfew, an enormous increase was recorded in the load on the infrastructure. The volume in the fixed network has increased while calls via the mobile network have risen three times higher than on normal days.

The Swiss government announced that it is considering shutting down sites such as Netflix that provide real-time data streaming.

The streaming giants Netflix and YouTube immediately reacted to the growing concerns and announced they will cut bitrates in Europe to help ease the load on bandwidth usage.

Accordingly, for the next 30 days, YouTube will stream videos with standard definition (SD) rather than high definition (HD).

Netflix plans to scale back on data usage by a quarter. The company announced that it would make adjustments to video quality according to the device, local internet network and contract. Some users' video quality will decrease, while other users will not experience any changes in the quality.

“We estimate that this will reduce Netflix traffic on European networks by around 25% while also ensuring a good quality service for our members," a Netflix spokesperson said in a statement.

According to the newspaper Les Echos, the French government asked Disney to postpone the launching of its real-time data streaming service via Disney Plus that was supposed to go live in some European countries on March 31.

Amazon’s spokesman said that the company has also begun efforts to reduce streaming bitrates on its Prime Video service in order to help mitigate network congestion.

RECOMMENDED
A phone screen displays a Facebook logo with the official portrait of former US President Donald Trump in the background in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., May 4, 2021. (AFP Photo)

Meta says soon to reinstate Trump's Facebook, Instagram accounts

donald-trump
  • shortlink copied
  • RELATED TOPICS
    fight-against-terrorism DEUTSCHE-BANK US-LIBYA-RELATIONS
    KEYWORDS
    covid-19 outbreak coronavirus internet european union
    The Daily Sabah Newsletter
    Keep up to date with what’s happening in Turkey, it’s region and the world.
    You can unsubscribe at any time. By signing up you are agreeing to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
    Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states’ early diplomatic maneuvering occurred in the broader context of the nations’ strategic interests and should not be confused with unequivocal support for Russia. (Shutterstock Photo)

    Gulf states changing the face of Ukraine war

    gulf-states
    U.S. Vice President Mike Pence (R) speaks during a news conference, as U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (L) looks on, at the U.S. Embassy in Ankara, Türkiye, Oct. 17, 2019. (Reuters File Photo)

    Pompeo's statements 'exaggeration, delusive': FM Çavuşoğlu

    türkiye-us-relations

    Türkiye says pointless to restore NATO dialogue with Sweden, Finland

    nato-membership

    Far-right politician Paludan to burn Quran in Denmark

    ISLAMOPHOBIA
    No Image
    Home to birds and fish: Hong Kong's Lut Chau, wetlands at risk
    PHOTOGALLERY
    • POLITICS
    • Diplomacy
    • Legislation
    • War On Terror
    • EU Affairs
    • News Analysis
    • TÜRKİYE
    • Istanbul
    • Education
    • Investigations
    • Minorities
    • Diaspora
    • World
    • Mid-East
    • Europe
    • Americas
    • Asia Pacific
    • Africa
    • Syrian Crisis
    • İslamophobia
    • Business
    • Automotive
    • Economy
    • Energy
    • Finance
    • Tourism
    • Tech
    • Defense
    • Transportation
    • News Analysis
    • Lifestyle
    • Health
    • Environment
    • Travel
    • Food
    • Fashion
    • Science
    • Religion
    • History
    • Feature
    • Expat Corner
    • Arts
    • Cinema
    • Music
    • Events
    • Portrait
    • Performing Arts
    • Reviews
    • Sports
    • Football
    • Basketball
    • Motorsports
    • Tennis
    • Opinion
    • Columns
    • Op-Ed
    • Reader's Corner
    • Editorial
    • Photo gallery
    • Jobs
    • privacy
    • about us
    • contact us
    • RSS
    © Turkuvaz Haberleşme ve Yayıncılık 2021