Bandwidth Hogs Putting Strain on Cable Networks

WASHINGTON, September 12, 2024 – Bandwidth hogs, users consuming more than 5 terabytes of data per month, increasingly contribute to congestion issues on shared cable networks, degrading the quality of service for other subscribers. 

While this group remains relatively small, the number of subscribers consuming 5 TB or more per month has grown rapidly, up by 77% since last year according to a recent OpenVault study.

In a webinar on Thursday, OpenVault CEO Mark Trudeau emphasized the outsized impact these power users have on network performance.