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Led by Netflix, streaming jumps to 70% of peak North American traffic: Sandvine report

WATERLOO - Streaming video and audio now accounts for over 70% of North American downstream traffic in the peak evening hours, up from 35% just five years ago, according to data from Sandvine.In its latest Global Internet Phenomena Report: Africa, Middle East, and North America report, Sandvine found that the top three sources of video traffic on fixed access networks in North America were Netflix (37.1%), YouTube (17.9%), and Amazon Video (3.1%).  All three saw an increase in traffic share over the levels observed earlier in the year.Other highlights from the report include:- BitTorrent continues to see a decline in...