Remote work, regional lockdowns and migration of Internet usage

The shift towards remote work due to COVID-19 has led to a significant change in Internet usage patterns, with traffic moving from office-focused areas like city centers and business parks to residential areas such as suburbs and outlying towns. Cloudflare's analysis of this geographical migration reveals that the overall volume of traffic in these locations has increased between 10% and 40% in just four weeks. The Internet, originally conceived for communication during a crisis, is now being utilized for its intended purpose as people work from home globally. Cloudflare continues to ensure smooth operation of their services during this time of increased network strain and offers free access to their Cloudflare for Teams products to support companies with remote employees.