16th February, 2023: TalkTalk saw its highest ever data usage peak last night (15 February), overtaking the previous recorded spike in December 2022. At around 21.12, TalkTalk customers were using a combined 10.25 Tbps.
Season 2 of the popular Call of Duty video games was released at 6pm, followed by an Amazon Prime match between top-of-the-table Arsenal and Manchester City. At 8pm, Chelsea suffered a 1-0 defeat to Borussia Dortmund in the last-16 stage of the Champions League.
Demand on the network has been increasing year-on-year. The latest usage peak is the highest ever demand seen on the TalkTalk network and is equivalent to delivering 427.08 hours of HD video per second.
Phil Haslam, Chief Technology Officer, said: “Our network forecasting team is continually looking ahead to ensure we have the right capacity and resilience across the network to exceed our customers’ demand to download or stream. And last night was no different – the growth of our network over our 20-year history has been huge and shows the demand for connectivity has never been higher.”
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