Applications with Largest Share of North American Upstream Traffic From Fixed Access Networks

Applications with Largest Share of North American Upstream Traffic From Fixed Access Networks

Proof Point

BitTorrent represented largest share of North American upstream traffic from fixed access networks in 2016, followed by online video streaming platforms Youtube and Netflix

Applications with Largest Share of North American Upstream Traffic From Fixed Access Networks

2016 (percentage)

Proof Point Findings

  • Upstream Traffic – Data sent from computer or network to the cloud
  • Traffic Leader – BitTorrent led upstream traffic since 2013 and continued to grow share, reaching 18.37% in 2016
  • Increasing Video Upstream Traffic – Online video streaming platforms retained significant share of upstream traffic, such as Youtube (13.13%) and Netflix (10.33%), as volume of content being uploaded by both producers and consumers continued to increase
  • Key Growth Drivers – Include proliferation of video streaming platforms, continuously advancing home and mobile network connectivity, growing consumer preference for on-demand access to content, and increasing trend of sharing online content

Accelerator
Content Creation, Sharing and Consumption, Networks and Connectivity

Sector
Media and Entertainment

Source

Date Last Updated
June 20, 2017

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