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LAPTOP Editor-in-Chief Mark Spoonauer on the bandwidth capabilities of the U.S. networks.
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I got too big numbers -- -- right now that may be is they really elevate him on -- believe them according to analysis the pharma sand -- and a traffic to Netflix makes of approximately 13 of the bandwidth used in North America 13 that's Netflix one company.
And it AT&T their investing fourteen billion dollars in wireless and -- -- networks that's billion with a B.
Big bets on increasing the speed of your arm line experience and the bandwidth capacity.
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Who is used by one company Netflix.
Right is that right and what does it mean.
Well based on the results of the study and -- been poring over the results if it does seem to be fairly accurate and I think it's because.
People load.
Unlimited video that they can get for a monthly price in this case eight dollars a month and even though there's competing services.
And that same study Amazon was around 1% and Hulu was in the same ballpark so despite the fact that Netflix increased their prices about a year ago and there is that backlash because people want him to get the desk.
And the unlimited Internet for the same price they.
The Smartphone bandwidth capacity OK not yet.
A pet and the reason is -- because on the mobile side YouTube is actually the biggest mover right now there about 30% follow along with a caveat I'm gonna Smartphone.
I'm using YouTube mall than amusing Netflix which makes sense because a lot of people if you think about the the usage habits.
People who were on their phones and on the go a lot of it this contents snack right to -- -- -- 32 to think that Netflix will be used more on Smartphones and and do the transfer over to mobile.
Eventually especially as it if you talk about that AT&T investment with a four GL TE speeds in order to watch a full.
Video like a movie or TV show you need to have really good and -- And the reason why they're investing -- that is because you don't want those by offering delays if you're crucial plot point you don't want to see like dot dot dot dot front right so.
I think over time you're gonna see more long form video content including Netflix about these are gonna expand -- -- the networks exact that's what AT&T spending fourteen billion on yes and they're behind in the race you know between men and Verizon and our own tests -- we've found that Verizon's network to be a lot more reliable so I'm in the -- -- -- and the freehold New Jersey and I'm just amazed that I'm getting -- which is their fastest speeds.
And the suburbs whereas with felt guilty on AT&T there only -- idiom eighty markets so it's eighty vs 400.
Which is why AT&T is making such a big investment they have to catch up.
So it should you think's a good investment and it would going to be using mobile bandwidth in years ahead.
Yeah because we want to watch anything anywhere any time that includes mobile.
So we've got do we have to therefore expand rapidly and big time -- net what capacity.
We do in and a lot of the carriers are begging to it to free up additional spectrum for that very purpose.
And and I think that Verizon and its -- is also investing heavily that's why you have.
T-Mobile and and people coming in investing in them and all these mergers happening on the good investment yeah.
Gonna pay for it in the future is bright and every rank as a country compared to other countries with their and -- -- But actually we're doing fairly well compared with other parts of of the world opinion in Europe for example adultery is just getting off the ground -- Korea is definitely ahead in terms of some of the handsets that they have.
But we in terms -- speeds were.
-- often far ahead of a lot of other countries out there so that's something that we.
Can be proud of the just sort of us I mean like you're serious contents snacking because I think that's really what people do that if you dip astronomy and -- -- -- and if you -- Germany's leading elected an incredible you're responsible for this -- lack of -- -- -- -- -- And I want you come back again because we like people to explain to all the people like myself one that is going on that we forget that up happy -- Monica I'll be back.
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