Latency insights
Active Queue Management (AQM): the key to reducing latency
The battle for network speed and capacity is on in home networks. For smooth videoconferencing and online gaming services, low latency is key. Streaming and download services require high bandwidth. All that competition for speed and capacity puts your network quality under serious pressure. Active Queue Management (AQM) to the...
Is low latency the holy grail to fantastic user experience?
Experts agree that latency optimization is essential to improve today’s end-user experience. For a long time there wasn’t much emphasis on this aspect as latency was either not important for the application (e.g. downloading movies from the internet) or remedied through additional bandwidth. However, let’s be honest: we’ve all done...
Scoring a whopping 100% in Download and Upload Data Tests: How we helped PYUR to reduce latency dramatically and increase the user experience of their customers as confirmed by last year’s Zafaco rankings!
PYUR is the brand of Tele Columbus, one of Germany’s leading fiber network operators which offers high-speed internet including telephony and digital TV services. With more than 3 million homes, PYUR corresponds to a national market share of around 1.7%. We’re happy to say PYUR has been a long-time client...
Low Latency Series Part 2: What is Low Latency DOCSIS and why?
Internet has grown tremendous the last 20 years. It provides possibilities we couldn’t even think of 20 years ago. The more possibilities the internet provided; the more bandwidth was needed. Evolution from dialup internet to DSL and cable internet and fibre made this all possible. But an increase in bandwidth...
