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Online streaming traffic sees 55% overall surge amid lockdown, says report

There was an overall traffic increase of 73 per cent on weekdays and 65 per cent on weekends, said the 'State of Internet Traffic Trend' report by ACT Fibernet

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India now has 504 million active Internet users, out of which about 14 per cent are in the age bracket of 5-11 years, according to a new report from the Internet and Mobile Association of India. Photo: Reuters

BS Web TeamIANS New Delhi and Bengaluru
The internet peak traffic in India saw a 40 per cent rise in March and there was a significant spike in downloads and uploads per user owing to high volume of work and streaming content across all major cities, including Tier-II markets, says a new report.
While the average downloads increased by 66 per cent per user per month, the average uploads surged at 37 per cent per user per month, according to 'State of Internet Traffic Trend' report by ACT Fibernet, one of India's largest wired Internet Service Provider.
The data are based on overall traffic data measured from February to April

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