Virgin Media’s latest announcement that it has performed a trial of community acceleration expertise that might pave the best way to multi-gigabit broadband speeds seems to be well timed, with the corporate simply releasing analysis knowledge exhibiting the massive influence that sustained lockdown measures are having on the UK’s web habits.

The examine, which comes because the nation approaches the primary anniversary of the primary lockdown, reveals that the nation’s urge for food for knowledge continues to develop, with prospects utilizing their broadband extra intensively than ever.

Based mostly on evaluation of greater than 5 million broadband prospects, the examine discovered that Virgin Media broadband prospects throughout January and February revealed a marked shift in behaviour, with weekday afternoons turning into the busiest time of day for upstream visitors for the primary time ever.

Obtain visitors on Virgin Media’s community reached new file ranges on Thursday 25 February as avid