Argentina · Terrestrial Backbones30/03/2020

Network capacity to respond to growing increase in traffic is "potentially" infinite

This was confirmed to Convergencialatina by Horacio Martínez, president of Datco and Silica Networks. Silica is currently using 8 channels of 100 Gbps on the most loaded cables: only 5% of the total maximum capacity. It could light up to 1.6 Terabytes of speed (200 Gbps per 80 channels) and still be commercially viable.

Globales · Mobile · Fixed Broadband20/03/2020

The global technology sector tests alternatives to avoid the perfect storm

The European Commission asked Netflix to restrict HD streaming, and the platform agreed to do so in the region for the next 30 days, thereby reducing Netflix's traffic by 25%. It is the strongest signal in recent days after the intensification of teleworking in quarantined countries. In Latin America, IP traffic increased between 25% and 40% in the last week.

Regional · Submarine Cables20/03/2020

In Latin America IP traffic increased between 25% and 40% in the last week

Regional · Internet & OTT · Economy19/03/2020

The technological challenge behind the pandemic: mass telework pushes the entire economy into digital transformation

Latin America today begins a new day of home confinement, as prevention against the advance of the coronavirus. Governments started asking users for prudence, but excessive consumption has become part of the quarantine and now they are putting pressure on operators to activate reinforcement plans and avoid network congestion.SMEs that had not advanced in digitalization face remote work with difficulties, while the demand for collaboration and productivity tools increases exponentially.

Argentina · Internet & OTT19/03/2020

New habits against coronavirus in Argentina cause historical increases in traffic and consumption in networks

Internet traffic increased by 25% in the first days of social isolation, said the Internet traffic increased by 25% in the first days of social isolation, said the Cámara Argentina de Internet (Cabase) (Argentine Internet Chamber) to Convergencialatina. Sion, a broadband provider across the country, also saw a 25% increase in traffic in the first days of empty offices and classrooms. Luis Quinelli, its CEO, commented that "the consumption curve changed": if before the peaks occurred at night, now they begin to be verified from 11 in the morning and continue for the rest of the day.