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<span style="font-size:20px;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial;line-height:110%">OPLIN 4Cast #691: Unprecedented spike in residential internet demand</span><br>
<span style="font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(102,102,102);font-style:italic;font-family:arial">March 25th, 2020</span></p>
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Over the course of two weeks, Ohio library internet traffic dropped from daily peaks over 8 Gigabits per second down to brief spikes that barely top 1 Gig (<a href="https://oplin.org/db-handouts/corebandwidth.png" target="_blank">a picture</a>). But while OPLIN's bandwidth use took a dive, other companies are struggling to keep up with the surge in demand. Boosted by free trials, <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/arielshapiro/2020/03/23/exclusive-disney-sees-huge-subscription-spike-as-homebound-audiences-clamor-for-content/" target="_blank">streaming services saw a big spike in sign-ups last week</a>. In Europe and Asia, where the pandemic is more advanced, companies are taking steps. Will we see those same measures in the U.S.?
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</li><li style="text-align:justify;font-size:16px;font-family:arial;line-height:110%"><a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-facebook-idUSKBN2190VH" target="_blank">Facebook to cut video streaming quality in virus-hit Europe</a> [<em>Reuters</em>] "Streaming video can account for two-thirds of traffic on fixed and mobile networks."</li>
<li style="text-align:justify;font-size:16px;font-family:arial;line-height:110%"><a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/03/netflix-and-youtube-cut-streaming-quality-in-europe-to-handle-pandemic/" target="_blank">Netflix, YouTube cut video quality in Europe after pressure from EU official</a> [<em>Ars Technica</em>] "Users can still manually adjust the quality of any video they watch on a computer, TV, or mobile device. Making 480p [DVD quality] the default would still reduce overall broadband-data usage significantly, even if many users switch to higher resolutions."</li>
<li style="text-align:justify;font-size:16px;font-family:arial;line-height:110%"><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2020/03/24/game-downloads-will-be-throttled-to-manage-internet-congestion/" target="_blank">Game downloads will be throttled to manage internet congestion</a> [<em>TechCrunch</em>] "Don’t worry, though, it won’t affect your ping."</li>
<li style="text-align:justify;font-size:16px;font-family:arial;line-height:110%"><a href="https://www.zdnet.com/article/fcc-open-up-more-spectrum-to-keep-mobile-phones-working-during-coronavirus-pandemic/" target="_blank">FCC opens up more spectrum to keep mobile phones working during coronavirus pandemic</a> [<em>ZDNet</em>] "You may be worried about there being enough internet to go around thanks to the coronavirus pushing us into our homes, but mobile phones are also facing a potential bandwidth shortage."</li>
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<p style="text-align:left;font-size:20px;font-family:arial;line-height:110%"><small><strong><em>From the <a href="http://ohioweblibrary.org" target="_blank">Ohio Web Library</a>:</em></strong></small><br>
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<li>Calabrese, Michael. “<a href="https://proxy.oplin.org:2111/login.aspx?direct=true&db=cph&AN=96018855&site=ehost-live" target="_blank">Solving the ‘Spectrum Crunch’ Unlicensed Spectrum on a High-Fiber Diet</a>.” <em>Computer & Internet Lawyer</em>, vol. 31, no. 6, June 2014, pp. 15–28. </li>
<li>McPherson, Doug. “<a href="https://proxy.oplin.org:2111/login.aspx?direct=true&db=buh&AN=129248974&site=ehost-live" target="_blank">Video Streaming Sees 450% Jump; High-Quality Content Driving the Trend</a>.” <em>Response</em>, vol. 26, no. 7, Apr. 2018, p. 6.</li>
<li>Perez, Matt. “<a href="https://proxy.oplin.org:2111/login.aspx?direct=true&db=buh&AN=142205353&site=ehost-live" target="_blank">AT&T Becomes First To Lift Fees For Going Over Data Caps Ahead Of Coronavirus Quarantines</a>.” <em>Forbes.Com</em>, Mar. 2020, p. N.PAG.</li>
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