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Optus boss takes aim at Netflix’s ‘free go’ on data usage – Sydney Morning Herald
Optus boss Kelly Bayer Rosmarin says video-streaming services like Netflix need to do more to take the pressure off broadband networks.
“At the moment they see bandwidth usage as a free go.”
Netflix was the first service in Australia to reduce the data its streaming service consumed in a bid to reduce broadband congestion at the start of the lockdown and Ms Bayer Rosmarin said the measure highlighted the role streaming services were playing in shaping traffic on networks.
“When those players have that kind of ability, there should be collaboration in the industry to set the right parameters and participation in the infrastructure…
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