WC 2018 impact on network yet

Hi,

With every operators looking at high quality HD video stream, anyone feeling the impact for WC 2018 yet ?

It's too early. For now only minor changes (e.g. 2 hours ago, when local team had their first match we saw levels of traffic slightly higher then usual for that time of the day, but lower than usual prime-time). We expect things to change later in the competition.

People stream HD Video in the Water Closet? I don't think my 80" HDTV would fit in there!

I don't think they do that, but they are more and more to receive regular TV via OTT STBs. And sport events, which attract viewers, are better candidates for higher definition (those days 4K) than regular tv programs (some of them still SD, some "regular HD"). So when everybody will watch the local favourite's match (important ones), we do expect traffic levels to be higher than usual.

I took and uber today, the driver was streaming a match on his phone in the
suction cup mount.

Hands free, so it's technically legal...

With every operators looking at high quality HD video stream, anyone
feeling the impact for WC 2018 yet ?

I took and uber today, the driver was streaming a match on his phone in the
suction cup mount.

Hands free, so it's technically legal…

It wouldn’t be here. Videos other than reversing cameras are illegal to
watch while driving. I suspect that there is a similar rule where you are.
If there isn’t there is always the distracted driving coverall laws as well.