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Covid-19: European mobile operators share data for coronavirus fight
Mobile carriers are sharing data with the health authorities in Italy, Germany and Austria, helping to fight coronavirus by monitoring whether people are complying with curbs on movement while at the same time respecting Europe's privacy laws.
Netflix to cut streaming video bit rates in Europe, aiming to reduce bandwidth by 25%
Netflix agreed to temporarily reduce bandwidth used by its streaming service in Europe, saying it will cut video bit rates for the next 30 days at the behest of the European Union to ease the load on Internet networks in the region.
EU warns telcos against throttling Internet giants as data traffic spikes
The European Commission has warned Europe's telecoms providers not to block content platforms in an attempt to prevent internet gridlock caused by house-bound Europeans teleworking or video streaming due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Amazon, Netflix cut Europe’s stream quality to ease networks
Amazon.com Inc’s Prime Video will follow Netflix Inc and YouTube’s lead in reducing the speed of its streams across Europe to ensure networks can handle increased usage amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Covid-19: Facebook to cut video streaming quality in virus-hit Europe
Facebook will downgrade video streaming quality on its platform and on Instagram in Europe, the latest US tech giant to respond to an EU call to stave off Internet gridlock as thousands work from home due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Facebook lowers video quality in Latin America, following Europe
Facebook Inc will lower video streaming quality on its platform and on Instagram in Latin America to ease network congestion in a region that is starting to feel the grip of the coronavirus.
Netflix, Facebook to cut data traffic in India to ease network congestion
Streaming service Netflix Inc and social media giant Facebook Inc said on March 24 they would reduce the amount of data their services use to ease congested telecoms networks in India.
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In a sign of just how bewildering a pandemic of this magnitude has been for investors, they’re turning to social media and transport data to see if citizens are taking the threat of the virus seriously.
Game companies go off-peak to reduce bandwidth usage
Sony, Ubisoft and Xbox are among those limiting their Internet footprint at a time when online services are in increased demand.
Covid-19: Virus lockdown prompts South Africa to boost mobile spectrum
South Africa is rushing to boost radio spectrum for its main telecommunications companies to avoid a network breakdown as Africa’s most industrialised nation prepares for a three-week lockdown to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
