Sandvine: Netflix Reaches Almost 10% of Peak Downstream traffic in Austria and France

Sandvine released its ".. latest Global Internet Phenomena Report focusing on Asia-Pacific and Europe. The report is based on data from a selection of Sandvine’s 250-plus communications service provider (CSP) customers .. and contains findings from both fixed and mobile networks: 

• Netflix is making gains in the new European markets they entered late last year, with the service now accounting for almost 10% of peak downstream traffic in Austria and France
   
• Apple Music, bolstered by a three month free trial, has surpassed Spotify as the leading music streaming service on mobile networks in Australia and New Zealand
   
• YouTube is the top mobile application in both Europe and Asia-Pacific, making it the global leader in mobile traffic
   
• Online gaming continues to drive traffic on fixed networks with Twitch and Steam now top-10 applications for the first time in Europe and Asia-Pacific respectively
   
• A prediction that Filesharing traffic share has peaked in Asia-Pacific and will begin to see significant declines as more over-the-top (OTT) video services expand to the region
   
• On a European airline, the three most popular applications by bandwidth are Facebook, general Web Browsing, and Apple’s iMessage

See "Sandvine Report: Netflix And Apple Music Making International Gains" - here.

DT to Offer Zero-Rate Video Calls, Messaging, File sharing and Music Services

Does Deutsche Telekom execute its "two-sided business model" - in which an OTT service provider pays for QoS (here and here)? Will Net Neutrality still be relevant when the EU will complete all its studies and consultations?

The German carrier does not wait and announced recently (during IFA 2012, Berlin) two new services for its local subscribers:

• joyn - "Service available to Telekom customers from December, Chat and send files free of charge on all smartphone tariffs, Integrated in many smartphones in the future and available immediately as a free app for iOS and Android .. The Chat and Send File functions are free of charge for Deutsche Telekom customers who already have a calling plan that includes a data or text message flat rate. In contrast to other messenger services, the volume of data used is not deducted from the volume included in the flat rate".
   
• Spotify - "As of October 2012, customers will be able to listen to more than 18 million music titles via their mobile phone, tablet and PC - both online offline. What's more, the online usage of the Spotify streaming service will not have any impact on the data volume specified in the respective Deutsche Telekom tariff". 

Niek Jan van Damme (DT), Gerrit Meier (Spotify) and
Dr. Ingo Hofacker (DT) during the joint press conference at IFA  

See "Deutsche Telekom launches joyn communication service" - here and "Here's the music: Deutsche Telekom offers unlimited music streaming with Spotify" - here.