IDG Contributor Network: Streaming dominates web traffic as torrenting declines sharply, study says
The web content genre of Real-Time Entertainment, which is basically streamed audio and video, currently makes up more than 70% of downstream traffic on North American fixed networks in the evening.
That's up from less than 35% five years ago, according to network policy company Sandvine's recent report on web traffic. The study used data collected in September and October 2015 from ISPs that voluntarily participate in Sandvine's research.
Netflix
As one might guess, the study identified Netflix as the leading source of this traffic.
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