With residential broadband usage soaring during the current health crisis, OpenVault has launched a new solutions suite that is designed to help service providers cope with two critical needs: maintaining subscribers’ satisfaction and reducing their face-to-face interactions with operators’ support staff.

With a few more weeks of data on COVID-19's impact on broadband networks, we're starting to get measurable numbers related to the increased usage due to more telecommuters and students being home-bound.

With many people in the US restricted to their homes and working remotely, as well as watching streaming TV channels rather than socializing outside of their families, internet access has been increasing.  On March 19 OpenVault said they had data indicating that business hours broadband consumption has risen by more than 41% and that March is on track to outpace the previous monthly record.

As Americans move encase to conduct their work, schooling and overall social interaction at home via the internet, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, residential broadband usage is soaring.

As Americans move encase to conduct their work, schooling and overall social interaction at home via the internet, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, residential broadband usage is soaring.

Business hours broadband consumption has risen by more than 41% and overall usage in March is on track to outpace the previous monthly record as the country adjusts to life with the COVID-19 coronavirus, according to OpenVault, a leading provider of technology solutions and industry analytics for broadband operators.

Median monthly usage by broadband subscribers in 2020 is on a trajectory to surpass 250 GB for the first time, according to the Q4 2019 OVBI (OpenVault Broadband Industry) report, which notes that a 24.4% increase in average provisioned speed, from 103.1 Mbps to 128.3 Mbps, in 2019 was slightly outpaced by a 27.3% increase in average consumption, from 270.2 GB to 344 GB.

Median monthly usage by broadband subscribers in 2020 is on a trajectory to surpass 250 GB for the first time, according to the Q4 2019 OVBI (OpenVault Broadband Industry) report issued today by OpenVault, a leading provider of technology solutions and industry analytics for broadband operators.

Unlimited data plans for heavy users can double monthly expenses ~ 

James Wright never worried about staying under his data cap. Then he bought a 4K TV and started binge-watching Netflix in ultra high-definition. The picture quality was impressive, but it gobbled up so much bandwidth that his internet provider, Comcast Corp., warned that he had exceeded his monthly data limit and would need to pay more.