Since March 1, 2020, peak traffic on the Comcast fixed networks is up 32 percent overall and up 60 percent in some areas, Comcast says. There is a slight shift in the evening downstream peak that typically is 9 p.m.
Since the stay-in-place orders started to hit, the evening peak has moved to between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m., while upstream peak traffic is moving from 9 p.m. to between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. in most cities, Comcast says.
If we read that last statistic correctly, it might imply that upstream traffic is highly variable, day to day. It might also imply that upstream traffic reaches a high level at 8 a.m. and then stays there until 6 p.m. There is not enough detail in the Comcast report to make that determination.
Another report suggests the peak hour for upstream traffic is between 3 p.m. and 4 p,m,
Gaming downloads are up 50 percent, more for new releases. Streaming and web usatge is up 38 percent.
On the mobile network, 4G data usage actually is down 10 percent, with a 24 percent increase in mobile device connection to Wi-Fi. That makes sense if people are not traveling outside the home, and instead are connecting to their home Wi-Fi networks.
VoIP and video conferencing usage is up 212 percent while use of virtual private networks is up 40 percent.
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