Following In the footsteps of UPC has also the Belgian Telenet bittorrentverkeer for a part nipped in the bud. Figures published by Measurement Lab reveals that the isp already from 2008 a third of the torrentverkeer delayed. Belgacom did that, to a lesser extent.
Figures from Measurement Lab, which with the tool, Glasnost can be traced or providers bittorrentverkeer slow down, it turns out that Telenet torrentverkeer certainly the last year has afgenepen. On the peak was almost half of the traffic slowed down. Only in the second quarter of 2009 for an unknown reason a slight decline.
The Belgian isp confirms the allegation against ZDnet. According to the provider avoids the delay that a small group of downloaders, the network quality for the rest of the users are affected. That is apart from a number of traffic-shaping-tests that Telenet earlier this year it ran. When limiteerde the provider torrentverkeer by certain customers to see how the isp traffic in the future to optimally manage. Among more users GoT complained then about the slow connection during peak times.
Telenet is not alone; Belgacom also limited the torrentverkeer. In the figures is, however, less pronounced. Except in Belgium, the movement in Germany and the Netherlands is greatly reduced. So, UPC, a sister company of Telenet, the torrentverkeer in 2009 to 40 percent nipped in the bud, was recently on the basis of Measurement Lab published. Ultimately, the kabelaar his policies, after criticism from, among others, the Consumers association and the OPTA.
