Coronavirus / Increased pressure on telecom companies due to high demand for Internet, Netflix and Amazon Prime will reduce traffic by 25%
new Delhi. Video streaming company Netflix said on Tuesday that it would reduce traffic on telecom networks by 25 percent while maintaining quality of service in India. This is being done in the wake of increased congestion of users on the network amid Corona virus epidemic. Companies such as Amazon Prime Video are also temporarily reducing bit rates to reduce pressure on the telecommunications network infrastructure. Depending on the bit rate it shows how much data is being transferred. Please tell that due to coronavirus, Indians are forced to stay at home. Some of them are dealing with office work from home and some are spending holidays completely. Due to this, the demand for antnet in India has increased.
What to say about netflix
Netflix vice president (content delivery) Ken Florence said in an email statement, “In view of the crisis, we have developed a way to reduce Netflix’s traffic on the telecom network by 25 percent while maintaining our quality of service.” So consumers will continue to get the quality that comes with their plan. He said that this would give great relief to the congested network and this measure would be implemented in India for the next 30 days. Explain that the company has taken similar measures in Europe. The company has more than 167 million users globally.
What did amazon prime say
According to an Amazon Prime Video spokesperson, many people are at home full time due to the corona virus. In such a situation, we support telecom companies to ensure proper management of the increased demand for internet. He said that the company has started reducing the bitrate of its video streaming in India.
Telecom service providers organization demanded
The pressure on the network has increased due to increase in demand for video content due to the movement of people due to Corona virus. The Cellular Operators Association of India, an association of telecom service providers, wrote a letter to the government asking for forums such as Netflix and Amazon Prime Video to reduce bitrate, so that the pressure on network infrastructure to continue doing critical work in the current times Can be reduced.
