Summary: As stay-at-home orders came down from governments around the world, questions arose about whether the Internet would be able to handle the load from hoards of remote workers, online schooling, and an increase in the consumption of streaming services from people stuck at home.<br> Today’s Heavy Networking looks at the impact of Covid-19 on Internet usage and capacity with two guests with front-row views: <a href="https://twitter.com/neilmcrae" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Neil McRae</a>, Senior Leader at British Telecom and a board member of the London Internet Exchange; and <a href="https://twitter.com/dtemkin" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dave Temkin</a>, VP of Infrastructure at Netflix and founder of Community IX.<br> We discuss:<br> <br> * Changing traffic patterns<br> * Differences between average and peak traffic and why that matters<br> * Why enterprise traffic is less of a factor than you might expect<br> * Potential areas of concern<br> * The role of human collaboration in running the global Internet<br> * The impact on mobile networks and 5G<br> * More<br> <br> Sponsor: ITProTV<br> Grow your IT career with online IT training from <a href="https://go.itpro.tv/packetpushers" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">ITProTV</a>. From CompTIA, Cisco, and Microsoft, ITProTV has over 4,000 hours of training. Stream courses live or on demand on your favorite device. Get a 7-day free trial and 30% off all plans at <a href="https://go.itpro.tv/packetpushers" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">ITPro.tv/packetpushers</a> and use the code PACKETPUSHERS at checkout.<br> Show Links:<br> <a href="https://twitter.com/dtemkin" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dave Temkin on Twitter</a><br> <a href="https://twitter.com/neilmcrae" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Neil McRae on Twitter</a><br> <a href="https://labs.ripe.net/Members/becha/internet-measurements-in-the-time-of-corona" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Internet Usage Measurements in the Time of Corona</a> – RIPE Labs<br> <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1OyKbXMkHCWt21LsGn3BS7rsJqRDS1lCqhkWkbKSpgmc/edit#slide=id.g71e7c6559f_0_0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Global Network Traffic (COVID-19)</a> – Google Slides<br>
