This year, network usage on Christmas Day was nearly double that of last year – 181PB compared with 96PB. The chart includes the accumulative total of data usage for each day, in five-hour intervals. After Boxing Day, the second and third busiest days for UK broadband this year were Saturday, November 14 (209 PB) and Saturday, August 15 (195.9PB). But another factor thought to be driving the big jump in broadband usage is gamers downloading large updates for video games and their consoles. Openreach is currently on a mission to upgrade the nation's biggest broadband network through its £12 billion full fibre programme.

Source: Daily Mail December 29, 2020 17:21 UTC