Reduce Bandwidth Use

Johnny Evans calls for reductions in bandwidth use . Evans says that with so many workers and children staying home to blunt the impact of the virus, bandwidth usage is soaring. He cites restrictions that are going into place in Europe.

In my own experience this week, it took three days for a short Zoom video to process, and when I started to view it, the picture froze after ninety seconds.

-DD

Mobile Apps vs. Mobile Website

Fredric Paul observes that responsive web sites consume less data than installing mobile apps.

-DD

Internet Speed Increments and Worker Productivity

Patrick Nelson reports on research by Bart de Langhe and Stefano Puntoni, which indicates that small percentage increases in internet bandwidth have minimal inpact on worker productivity .

-DD

Net Neutrality and Bandwidth

Steven Patterson sounds an alarm about the network speeds in the United States if net neutrality becomes a thing of the past. He provides links to a U.S. Government report by Internet2.edu which calls for more network capacity, and references Akamai's State of the Internet Report, which shows rapid bandwidth increases in other nations.

-DD

Measuring Bandwidth

Mark Gibbs reports on four free software tools for checking network bandwidth. Lee Badman offers a similar article focused on the wireless user, "10 Free and Low-Cost Mobile Wireless Tools."

-DD

Bandwidth

Andy Gottlieb notes that bandwidth needs are increasing each year due to new communication modalities.

-DD