The Xbox Series X | S, while the PS5 has been officially available since Thursday. The consoles are more powerful, but also better adapted to the connection to the network and have a real impact on Internet traffic.
So most of the operators prepare their networks for demand. In most cases permanently connected to the internet, These two consoles will lead to a significant increase in traffic by downloading games and updates in a relatively short time. Therefore the network has to adapt. This is especially what Orange stated Figaroby Laurent Perrier, Head of Supervision:
We mobilize additional teams to monitor the networks and check that nothing is interfering with their proper functioning when we expect extraordinary events like these. We have to constantly anticipate. They don’t increase the capacity of a network overnight.
Our colleagues explain that too These peaks are inherently exceptionaland that they come to be grafted to one continuous increase in traffic. Therefore, the infrastructures are constantly evolving and making it possible to anticipate special events like the introduction of new consoles, especially since then The proportion of dematerialized people is tending to increase and operations must run smoothly.
By MalloDelic, Journalist igamesnews.com
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