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By zikalify
Virgin Media says Call of Duty update caused busiest day on record
by Paul Hill
Virgin Media, a UK broadband provider, has revealed that an update for Call of Duty: Warzone caused the network to experience its busiest day on record with the average user consuming over 20GB of data on February 25. It said that the latest lockdown saw its five million customers download 3.1GB more data each day compared to the first lockdown suggesting people had embraced home working and learning.
Virgin Media said that February 25 set records on its network in terms of how much data is downloaded on average per user. The average customer downloaded 20.77GB on the day which is nearly 3.5GB more than the previous record which was set last year.
Commenting on the findings, Virgin Media’s Chief Technology and Information Officer Jeanie York said:
It was noted that upstream traffic was most active on weekday afternoons. Upstream traffic is generated through activities such as video calling, sending emails, and uploading documents - all necessary activities for those who are working from home. Before the pandemic, the evenings were typically the busiest time of day because people would be gaming and getting online after returning from home.
Compared to the first lockdown, afternoon upstream traffic was up 35% in the third lockdown. Virgin Media said that this suggests that households are now better equipped to perform remote work and education. As an example of people adapting to remote education, Asda and Vodafone partnered up earlier this year to provide children with an internet-connected laptop if they did not already have one.
In terms of download traffic, this has increased too. Customers were recorded downloading an extra 7.4GB of data per day in the first two months of this year compared to the same time last year before the first lockdown began.
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By zikalify
Virgin Media trials 400 Gbps prototype technology
by Paul Hill
Virgin Media has announced the successful trial of Infinera’s XR Optics technology. The prototype technology can be plugged into Virgin Media’s existing fibre network to boost transfer speeds to a huge 400 Gbps in a single fibre. Technology has come a long way since 2019 when Virgin Media trialed 10 Gbps fibre home broadband in Cambridgeshire and new developments will open up possibilities concerning the technologies of tomorrow.
Discussing the use of the technology, Infinera’s Chief Innovation Officer and Co-founder Dave Welch said:
Explaining exactly how the new technology works, Virgin Media explained that fibre optic networks send data from one point to another using electrical switches and transceivers. In the trial, the traditional transceivers were swapped out for Infinera’s technology which splits a single fibre optic cable into many connections which each take a share of the capacity allowing for multi-gigabit speeds.
The company said that this technology will help support the growing demand for data whether it’s coming from high-quality video streaming, remote working, or immersive entertainment such as virtual and augmented reality. It also said that the technology can be used to carry 5G traffic to and from mobile phone masts.
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By zikalify
Sky Mobile reveals how much data was saved due to lockdown
by Paul Hill
The Mobile Virtual Network Operator, Sky Mobile, has revealed that £174 million worth of data has been saved among its customers due to lifestyle changes brought around by lockdowns in response to the coronavirus pandemic. It’s unsurprising that mobile data has dropped significantly due to people staying home and using their broadband connection more but it’s nice that Sky Mobile has been able to quantify the use reduction.
Customers that have continued to pay for their mobile usage over the last year have not lost access to the 55 million GBs of data that have been saved, instead, it’s stored in Piggybank for up to three years so many customers will have a lot of data to burn through once restrictions are lifted. Sky Mobile said that on average, customers have saved 43 GB of data which works out to about £136 of savings per person.
Commenting on the news, Paul Sweeney, Managing Director of Sky Mobile, said:
According to the firm, customers in Scotland saved the most data reaching 7.7 million GBs and saving £24 million. London came second with customers saving 4 million GBs of data which was worth £13 million.
While not one of the main providers in the UK, the service does have 2 million customers and it offers some interesting features including Piggybank and the recently announced ability to share spare data with those who may need it.
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By Copernic
LIII BitTorrent Client 0.1.1.4
by Razvan Serea
LIII BitTorrent Client is a open-source BitTorrent client capable of downloading torrents with minimal impact on the system's resources. The software distinguishes itself from the competition with a minimalistic, no-nonsense interface and easily accessible options. Along with the standard features, LIII BitTorrent Client offers convenient downloads managing, flexible settings, etc. It is also possible to open torrents from URLs or magnet links. You can use it to download any and all Torrent files you find around the web at speeds as fast as any other BitTorrent client, if not faster.
Changes in v0.1.1.4:
Display how much DHT nodes LIII is connected to, "[DHT: xxx nodes]" in the program title bar Colored status column Download: LIII BitTorrent Client 0.1.1.4 | 9.7 MB (Open Source)
Download: LIII BitTorrent Client Portable | 12.1 MB
View: LIII BitTorrent Client Home Page | Project Page @GitHub
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By zikalify
UK's Supreme Court says Uber drivers are employees
by Paul Hill
The UK's Supreme Court has ruled that a group of Uber drivers, 25 in all, who took Uber to an employment tribunal, are to be considered employees of the firm rather than self-employed. For the time being, the employed status only applies to this group who brought the case but it could have a wider impact on the gig economy where people essentially perform piece work without other benefits that employees enjoy such as sick pay.
The case, which was finally settled today by the UK’s Supreme Court, has been going on for around five years now. It was initially played out at a London employment tribunal which found that the drivers were entitled to paid holidays and rest breaks but Uber appealed the decision so the case progressively went through higher and higher courts.
Britain’s 60,000 Uber drivers will not see any change to their employment status for quite a while yet, among the 25 who brought the case, details about their employment will need to be worked out over the next several months, it could even be the case that another employment tribunal hearing is needed to work out how much money is owed to the drivers.
Commenting on the results, judge George Leggatt said:
Uber has faced calls to make drivers employees in other countries too; Californians recently voted to keep gig economy drivers as contractors rather than employees after Uber and Lyft poured more than $200 million into a campaign to keep the existing regime.
Source: UK Supreme Court via Reuters
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