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Here's How Much Netflix Dominates Apple, Facebook, Amazon And YouTube In Internet Traffic
Wednesday, January 20, 2016 - 5:09pm | 371Earlier this week, Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) said that in 2015 its share of peak download internet traffic in North America rose to 37 percent – up from 35 percent in 2014. According to Sandvine data, Netflix's share of traffic data in North America more than doubles that of...
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Comcast's Proposed Data Cap Could Impact Cord-Cutters
Thursday, May 15, 2014 - 12:07pm | 587Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) said Wednesday that it could begin capping monthly data for all customers within the next five years. Cord-cutters, consumers who give up cable and satellite subscriptions for less expensive streaming options, use a lot of data. All of this points to a potential problem...
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Facebook's Biggest Threat to Apple, Samsung and Twitter is…
Tuesday, June 5, 2012 - 10:54am | 467More than 50% of smartphone users do something every hour that could impact the future of tech manufacturers and social media sites everywhere. They communicate with Facebook (NASDAQ: FB). That's according to Sandvine's chief executive, Dave Caputo. "We are finding that 50-percent of smart phones...
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Netflix Sucks…Our Bandwidth Dry
Friday, October 28, 2011 - 9:32am | 577The streaming video giant may have lost 800K subscribers, but that hasn't stopped its remaining users from devouring a ridiculous amount of bandwidth. At roughly two gigs for an HD movie stream, it's no surprise that Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) consumes 32.69% of U.S. bandwidth at peak times. The news...