The EU has called on streaming services such as Netflix and YouTube to limit their services in order to prevent the continent’s broadband networks from crashing as tens of millions of people start working from home. Until now, telecoms companies have been bullish that internet infrastructure can withstand the drastic change in online behaviour brought about by the coronavirus outbreak. The EU said streaming platforms should consider offering only standard definition, rather than high-definition, programmes and users should be responsible about their data consumption. Read More...
The EU has called on streaming services such as Netflix and YouTube to limit their services in order to prevent the continent’s broadband networks from crashing as tens of millions of people start working from home. Until now, telecoms companies have been bullish that internet infrastructure can withstand the drastic change in online behaviour brought about by the coronavirus outbreak. The EU said streaming platforms should consider offering only standard definition, rather than high-definition, programmes and users should be responsible about their data consumption.
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