The coronavirus outbreak has increased its effects considerably in recent days. The best thing to do against this virus is to stay at home, but too many people are at home right now, and most of the people in the house spend almost all of the day using the internet. Many people in America and Europe are worried that their internet speed will drop because other people use more internet. Speedtest did a study on this issue. The company discussed how the coronavirus outbreak affects networks and the resulting problems. The published report contains only information about mobile internet and Wi-Fi. Speedtest said there was a slight drop in internet speed last week. According to the data in Speedtest’s report, compared to the 2nd week of March and the 3rd week of both in mobile and Wi-Fi, there was a relatively low decrease in download speed last week. Mobile and Wi-Fi speed graph of countries in North America: It is worth noting that last week’s internet speed is not lower than the internet speed used in the holiday period in December. The situation in Europe is not very different, but with one exception. Netherlands’ mobile internet speed has increased unlike other countries. Mobile and Wi-Fi speed graph of European countries While this is the case in Europe, it is a little different in Asian countries. For example, there is a marked increase in internet speed this month after the fall in January, as China is slowly getting rid of the coronavirus effect. Many operators, such as Verizon and AT&T, have started work to increase their internet capacity. In addition, Apple TV +, Disney +, YouTube and Netflix platforms slightly reduced the quality of the video offered due to the impact of coronavirus on the internet.
