Internet Traffic Surges As Companies And Schools Send People Home

More people are shifting to the digital world as life outside the home is put on hold. That's putting a lot of pressure on companies to keep connections up when all their employees are trying to telework at the same time. It's also posing challenges for Internet video conferencing services. Internet infrastructure and security company Cloudflare says US Internet traffic jumped 20% on March 13, after President Donald Trump declared the pandemic a national emergency. In hard-hit Seattle, Internet use was up 40% last week compared to Jan.