DE-CIX Hits 29.517 Tb/s Traffic Record as Argentina-Egypt World Cup Thriller Spurs Streaming
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Updated · SDxCentral · Jul 8
DE-CIX Hits 29.517 Tb/s Traffic Record as Argentina-Egypt World Cup Thriller Spurs Streaming
3 articles · Updated · SDxCentral · Jul 8
Summary
29.517 terabits per second of traffic flowed across DE-CIX’s global internet exchanges during Argentina’s stoppage-time 3-2 comeback over Egypt in the World Cup last 16, setting a new network peak.
19.636 Tb/s was recorded at DE-CIX Frankfurt alone, where the operator said peak traffic has almost doubled—up 89%—over the past five years.
Streaming around the match drove the immediate spike, while DE-CIX said cloud services and fast-rising AI applications are sustaining broader long-term traffic growth.
DE-CIX has been expanding capacity to meet that demand, recently launching a Stockholm exchange and upgrading links between its Mexico and Dallas sites before the tournament.