Staying at home has increased the number of Internet power users on February 11, 2021, 19:12 45 comments In context: With more people staying at home and relying on connected devices to study, work, and get their entertainment fix, it shouldn't surprise anyone that Internet traffic has surged to unprecedented levels. Last year, broadband providers saw both a change in peak traffic as well as a change in peak hours, which prompted them to speed up deployment of additional network and server capacity in an effort to cope with the added demand. Internet usage is surging to new heights, and individual households are going through data caps faster with every passing month. For people who use over one terabyte per month, their Internet connection is about to become more expensive.