Use of fixed-line internet hiked in Ramadan by 12%, NTRA
Egypt’s consumption of fixed-line internet hiked during the Holy Muslim of Ramadan by 12%, driving up rates recorded since the nationwide curfew was imposed a few months ago to 99%, according to the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA).
Additionally, consumption of mobile internet spiked by 17%, driving up rates recorded since the curfew started to 35%.
Internet usage during Ramadan was fueled mostly by clients accessing learning websites backed by both ministries of education and higher education..
Visits to these websites surged by 19% during Ramadan, boosting rates of accessing educational sites to 395% since the curfew was first put in place, NTRA’s report added.
Video streaming also increased by 292% during the Holy month, bolstering rates to 315% since the curfew was first installed.
Visits to Zoom video communications app shot up by 3456% with Telegram coming second, as it recorded a 1100% increase.
Also, Shahid, a streaming mogul working under MBC Group,saw up to 157% increase in number of views.
Additionally, visits to online gaming applications hiked by 75%, with Tik Tok application seeing up to 24% spike in usage. The latter uploads video clips shot by users.
Visits to Youtube increased by 115.
Among social media and instant messaging applications, Snapchat recorded the highest usage increase of 67%. In the meantime, Facebook saw up to 44% hike, as accessing Whatsapp increased by 27%, and Instagram by 12%.
International calls increased by 4% during Ramadan, driving up rates by 7% since the start of the nationwide curfew.
On the other hand, local calls sank by 10% during Ramadan, driving down usage rates by 7% since the curfew kicked off.
Peak hours decreased by 1 hour to reach 14 hours in the third week of May, as compared with 15 hours in the third week of April.
Nevertheless, peak hours remains higher by two folds than the second week of March.
NTRA is monitoring daily consumption and collaborates with Egypt’s four service providers in order to meet any sudden rise in consumption, the report noted.
