This series of applications makes XL Axiata's internet traffic increase 16 percent during Ramadan and Eid

Liputan6.com, Jakarta – Internet traffic on the XL Axiata network increased by 16 percent during Ramadan and Idul Fitri 1445 H compared to normal days before Ramadan.

Quoting company information, the increase in traffic was also influenced by people returning home to their hometowns to celebrate Eid.

Director & Chief Technology Officer of XL Axiata, I Gede Darmayusa, said, XL Axiata has prepared to anticipate a spike in traffic during Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr through various aspects.

“The network team, including those in the field, were also on full time alert during yesterday's crucial period so they could immediately move if there was a problem. As we predicted, during this holiday period, there was a significant increase in data traffic,” said Gede, quoted from XL Axiata's statement, Thursday (18/4/2024).

According to company data, access to video streaming services via social media is quite high. Gede detailed that the overall increase in XL Axiata internet traffic reached more than 16 percent.

Monitoring from the XL Axiata network team also revealed that during the Eid holiday, people's movement from one area to another was very dynamic.

The following is a series of activities that influence the surge in data traffic during Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr:

– Streaming services account for 59 percent of all traffic.

• Of all streaming services, applications that experienced a significant increase in access started with games at 135 percent
• YouTube rose 17 percent
• TikTok rose 14 percent
• Netflix rose 42 percent
• Spotify 23 percent.

– Web browsing traffic is 18 percent and social media is 15 percent. Social media services:

• X aka Twitter rose 25 percent
• Facebook rose 15 percent
• Instant Messenger service, WhatsApp 59 percent

– Web browsing services increased by 20 percent

– Online shopping and e-commerce rose 650 percent

– Map services, Google Map and Waze traffic increased 154 percent.