Good Friday was the busiest day ever on the Chorus network with the average user chewing through the equivalent data of two high-definition movies. In addition, the "rush-hour" traffic, network traffic in the busiest 60-minute period of the day, grew by almost 50 per cent in the past year. This is exacerbated by changes in the way people are using the internet, in particular watching online TV," he said. The rush-hour peaks between 8.30pm and 9.30pm each day, Kurt said. "To ensure a superb experience on the Chorus network, whatever the time of day, we manage capacity to keep the network congestion-free.

Source: New Zealand Herald April 19, 2017 01:52 UTC