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上网需求激增,美国网络运营商严阵以待

上网需求激增,美国网络运营商严阵以待

Aaron Pressman 2020-03-17
人们担心网络阻塞会让许多人无法完成工作,而且即使在疫情爆发之前,许多人的网络状况也不好。

新型冠状病毒疫情导致员工和学生不得不在家办公和学习,许多人担心这会导致网络阻塞。为了消除人们的担忧,电信业巨头纷纷表示没有出现网络流量激增的情况。

经营有线和无线网络的威瑞森(Verizon)表示,自疫情爆发以来没有发现“流量使用量大幅增长”,但公司已经做好了充分准备,以应对可能出现的流量增加的情况。威瑞森首席技术官凯尔·马莱迪在一份声明中表示:“我们把每一天当做下雪天一样运营网络。虽然我们并不确定在家办公的人数增加几百万会对网络流量使用模式产生哪些影响,但我们已经做好准备,能够在必要的情况下解决需求变化。”

另外,美国电话电报公司(AT&T)表示,在受新冠疫情影响最大的城市,个别无线蜂窝基站的需求反而有所下降。该公司称,整体上其网络的“运行状况依旧良好”。

过去几天,美国许多大公司和高校都封闭了建筑,并要求人们远程办公。例如,本周,谷歌、Facebook和亚马逊等公司都宣布大部分员工应该在家办公。

这些变化,包括数百万人需要开视频会议或者上网络课程的可能性,引起了联邦通讯委员会委员杰西卡·罗森沃尔等人的担忧。人们担心网络阻塞会让许多人无法完成工作,而且许多人即使在疫情爆发之前也没有足够的网络连接。

至少到目前为止,网络阻塞问题还没有出现。

关于长远打算,威瑞森上周四对华尔街宣布,公司今年将投入175亿至185亿美元改善网络,为大批人在家办公产生的潜在网络需求做好准备,比目标范围增加了5亿美元。但美国电话电报公司并未宣布调整2020年200亿美元的资本支出计划。

该公司还针对自己的员工采取了措施,鼓励纽约、旧金山等多个地区的员工在家办公。如果员工出现新冠肺炎症状,正在进行自我隔离,或者最近刚刚从高风险国家返回,又或者需在家看护受疫情影响的子女,该网络运营商还为这些员工提供了带薪休假。

美国政府称,因新型冠状病毒导致的疫情在美国已经感染数千人,但有专家认为,病毒携带者的人数远高于这个数字,只是他们还没有接受检测。(财富中文网)

译者:Biz

新型冠状病毒疫情导致员工和学生不得不在家办公和学习,许多人担心这会导致网络阻塞。为了消除人们的担忧,电信业巨头纷纷表示没有出现网络流量激增的情况。

经营有线和无线网络的威瑞森(Verizon)表示,自疫情爆发以来没有发现“流量使用量大幅增长”,但公司已经做好了充分准备,以应对可能出现的流量增加的情况。威瑞森首席技术官凯尔·马莱迪在一份声明中表示:“我们把每一天当做下雪天一样运营网络。虽然我们并不确定在家办公的人数增加几百万会对网络流量使用模式产生哪些影响,但我们已经做好准备,能够在必要的情况下解决需求变化。”

另外,美国电话电报公司(AT&T)表示,在受新冠疫情影响最大的城市,个别无线蜂窝基站的需求反而有所下降。该公司称,整体上其网络的“运行状况依旧良好”。

过去几天,美国许多大公司和高校都封闭了建筑,并要求人们远程办公。例如,本周,谷歌、Facebook和亚马逊等公司都宣布大部分员工应该在家办公。

这些变化,包括数百万人需要开视频会议或者上网络课程的可能性,引起了联邦通讯委员会委员杰西卡·罗森沃尔等人的担忧。人们担心网络阻塞会让许多人无法完成工作,而且许多人即使在疫情爆发之前也没有足够的网络连接。

至少到目前为止,网络阻塞问题还没有出现。

关于长远打算,威瑞森上周四对华尔街宣布,公司今年将投入175亿至185亿美元改善网络,为大批人在家办公产生的潜在网络需求做好准备,比目标范围增加了5亿美元。但美国电话电报公司并未宣布调整2020年200亿美元的资本支出计划。

该公司还针对自己的员工采取了措施,鼓励纽约、旧金山等多个地区的员工在家办公。如果员工出现新冠肺炎症状,正在进行自我隔离,或者最近刚刚从高风险国家返回,又或者需在家看护受疫情影响的子女,该网络运营商还为这些员工提供了带薪休假。

美国政府称,因新型冠状病毒导致的疫情在美国已经感染数千人,但有专家认为,病毒携带者的人数远高于这个数字,只是他们还没有接受检测。(财富中文网)

译者:Biz

Big telecommunications companies say there has been no surge in Internet traffic, countering concerns that employees and students forced to work from home due to the novel coronavirus outbreak would cause online gridlock.

Verizon, which runs both wired and wireless networks, said it had not seen a "measurable increase in data usage" since the outbreak but that it was prepared to handle potential increases. “Verizon operates its networks every day as though it’s a snow day," Kyle Malady, Verizon’s chief technology officer, said in a statement. "While it is not clear yet how having millions of additional people working from home will impact usage patterns, we are ready to address changes in demand, if needed.”

Meanwhile, AT&T said it has actually seen reduced demand at some wireless cell sites in cities where the coronavirus outbreak has had the largest impact. Overall, AT&T said its network "continues to perform well."

Over the past few days, many large U.S. companies and universities have closed their buildings and asked people to work remotely. This week, for example, Google, Facebook, and Amazon announced that most workers should stop coming into the office.

The shift, including the possibility of millions of people using video streaming for meetings and classes, prompted Federal Communications Commission commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel, among others, to raise concerns. The Internet, they feared, could become congested, making it impossible for some people to get any work done. They also worried that some people didn't have adequate connectivity even before the outbreak.

So far, at least, congestion problems have not appeared.

Longer term, Verizon told Wall Street on Thursday that it would spend $17.5 billion to $18.5 billion this year on improving its network, a $500 million increase in the target range due to possible demand from the huge at-home workforce. AT&T, in contrast, has announced no changes to its $20 billion capital spending plan for 2020.

AT&T has also taken steps to deal with its own workforce, encouraging employees in New York, San Francisco, and some other areas to work from home. The carrier also said it would give paid time off to any workers experiencing Covid-19 symptoms, who are in self-quarantine, who recently returned from an at-risk country, or who are caring for children affected by the outbreak.

The outbreak of Covid-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, has already infected almost 1,200 Americans, according to the U.S. government, though experts says many more are likely carrying the virus but have not been tested yet.

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