The regulator attributed the high traffic to the considerable increase in streaming of TV shows during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, Ahram Online reported. Egyptian internet 

International Voice Calls:

• A rise in international voice calls by 4% ؜during the month of Ramadan, as the international calls increased by 19% since the start of the curfew period.
• A drop in the local voice calls by about 10% during the month of Ramadan, as these calls decreased by 7% since the start of the same period.

Egyptian internet:

• A rise in home internet usage by 12% in the month of Ramadan, as home internet usage increased by 99% since the start of the curfew period.
• A rise in mobile internet usage by 17%, as mobile Internet usage increased by 35% since the start of the same period.

Peak time:

The number of peak hours for the usage of Internet services and applications dropped to 14 hours per day in the third week of May compared to 15 hours in the third week of April. The number of peak hours is still double the number of peak hours before the onset of the Coronavirus pandemic, that is, “the second week of March”.

The increase in the Egyptian internet usage can be summed up as follows:

• An increase in the percentage of browsing of the educational sites of the Ministry of Education and Technical Education, and the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research amounted to 19 % during the month of Ramadan indicating a rise in the rate of educational website browsing by 395% since the start of the curfew period.
• An increase in the rate of entertainment and movie streaming applications usage, amounting to 292% during the month of Ramadan, as the rate of the applications usage rose to 315% since the start of the curfew period.

• The significant increase in the rate of online application usage during the month of Ramadan as follows:

1. 1. Zoom (a free web and video conferencing and calls software): the rate of its usage increased by 3456%.
   2. Telegram a cloud-based messaging application through which users can exchange messages including pictures, videos and documents): its usage increased by 1100%.
   3. Shahid (an Arabic platform that provides VOD service that offers documentaries, movies and series): the application usage increased by 157%.
   4. Games: the rate of online game application usage on the Internet increased by 75%.
   5. Tik Tok application (the destination for short-form videos provided to mobile users): the rate of Tik Tok usage increased by 24 %.
   6. Youtube (an online platform for free video-sharing and watching): the rate of Youtube usage increased by 115%.
   7. The applications of social networking sites: