According to the recent Sandvine Global Internet Phenomena Report, there is an increase in 1TB per Month of power users. The most popular bandwidth-intensive applications include TikTok, XBOX Live Video, Microsoft Outlook 365, Netflix, PS4 Games downloads, Discord, Twitch, and BitTorrent. To ensure the QoS of important traffic types, such as healthcare, smart cities, and logistics, new sophisticated traffic classifiers need to be developed, seeking micro trends in their traffic patterns. Together with application-aware optimization and network slicing, they will ensure the reservation of resources for crucial connections, regardless of this tremendous overall traffic growth.
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