Virgin Media Saw Another Data Usage Record in March

Virgin Media Eire‘s complete house broadband utilization throughout March 2021 hit 200,000,000GB. March 2021’s complete utilization is over twice that of March 2020. The broadband supplier cited working and learning from house in addition to the uptick in video streaming as causes for the large determine. Gaming is the opposite main issue talked about within the press launch with Name of Obligation‘s Warzone Season 2 Reloaded‘s ridiculous 50GB replace being singled out.

It’s no shock that broadband utilization has skyrocketed because the starting of the pandemic. Occasions like two console launches and the Christmas media binge would drive information utilization on their very own however the added homebirding in the course of the COVID-19 emergency has solely compounded such an increase. The research exhibits that particular person customers (versus a family) is utilizing a median of round 18GB per day, up from 7GB per day in the identical interval final 12 months.

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Paul Higgins, Vice President of Industrial at Virgin Media stated: “Our clients reliance on a superfast but dependable broadband connection is extra vital than ever with it taking part in a significant function in folks’s capacity to work, relaxation and play while staying linked at house. March was one among our busiest months on document with over 200 million Gigabytes used on our community alone.”

The rollout of Virgin’s 1Gb broadband throughout Eire solely helped players and non-gamers alike to achieve that document determine.

Higgins added: “With on-line gaming and digital recreation shops turning into increasingly widespread with our clients as a technique to keep linked with associates and obtain the newest titles and updates, it’s no shock to see such an enormous spike in our broadband utilization off the again of the newest Name of Obligation Warzone replace on March 31^st simply gone. Seen as one of the crucial widespread on-line gaming titles proper now, any time a serious replace lands, our customers are fast to obtain it. With our superfast house broadband and award-winning in-home Wi-Fi*, we provide them nice high quality connectivity and reliability, making certain these vital gaming updates are downloaded faster than ever and so they’re prepared to leap again into the motion with their associates.”