Tag: netflix
Verizon’s Accidental Mea Culpa
Level 3 wrote about Verizon’s accidental admission that it is deliberately constraining capacity from Netflix network providers. And in fact, Verizon admits as much because they conveniently show one direction across our network with a peak utilization of 34%; almost exactly what I explained in my last blog post. I can confirm once again that…
Netflix and YouTube lead the online video race, leaving Amazon and Hulu far behind
Joshua Brustein reports on Businessweek the dominance of Netflix and YouTube in the online video industry. Video always dominates these traffic surveys because of the vast amount of information required. Last year, for instance, Netflix and YouTube made up 47.8 percent of total downstream traffic what people are consuming rather than creating. This year the…