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Broadband provider Squirrel Internet has today revealed that they’re expecting a 30% increase in network traffic on release day (19th November) for new video game GTA VI and will be keeping capacity at twice the daily peak to ensure the large file size (c.212GB) can be downloaded easily.
“There’s plenty of capacity available on the Squirrel network, with 100G direct fibre connections to the likes of Amazon, Akamai and Microsoft – which generally serve content such as game downloads on behalf of publishers,” said Daniel Beyzade, CEO of Squirrel Internet.
Squirrel said they also benefit from flexible network capacity through its connections to London’s LINX and LONAP internet exchanges, allowing it to scale its capacity to meet changing demand. Other broadband ISPs across the sector are taking similar measures. The pro-loading of GTA6 began earlier this week and has already caused traffic increases at some other providers.