Covid-19: Homebound workers close to overwhelming Internet junctions

Nokia’s analytics service, dubbed Deepfield, found a 300% surge in remote-conferencing programs like Zoom and Skype in the US compared with the previous week. Video games, meanwhile, soared 400%. — Reuters

With so many workers videoconferencing from home – while their children stream videos and play Fortnite – the Internet is creaking at the seams, according to Nokia Oyj.

The junctions between different Internet networks are close to being overwhelmed, the Finnish telecom equipment company said in a weekly report seen by Bloomberg News.