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With the 2026 FIFA World Cup kicking off today, ISPs and other telecommunication networks likely have some concerns as to how their network and infrastructure will react to the massive traffic demands. Live global sporting events represent an extreme test for even the largest backbone networks. Our analysis explores the evolution of streaming traffic over two consecutive FIFA World Cups (Russia 2018 and Qatar 2022) at a large European ISP, illustrating the massive transition from traditional broadcast TV to Internet-first streaming.

On Thursday, 11 June, Péter Veréb-György will be in Dresden to present "Resilience by design: how BENOCS drives smarter, stronger networks" at 14. Networks Forum.

On Monday, 8 June, Ingmar, Péter and Hari, will descend upon Helsinki in search of interesting and enriching discussions. They are really keen to learn how NRENs are tackling challenges in the current connectivity landscape.

In 2026, robust cybersecurity has become indispensable as AI-powered attacks, expanding cloud and IoT footprints, and increasingly sophisticated ransomware make protecting data, infrastructure, and digital trust a foundational requirement for businesses and individuals alike.

This week, Hari is on the road again, on his way to MORE-IP 2026 in Amsterdam. Looking forward to meeting up with other members of the IP interconnection industry!

Next week, from 18-22 May, Péter and Ingmar will be in Bonnie Scotland to attend RIPE 92. Get in touch if you'd like to arrange a meeting with them.

Inter.link and BENOCS are joining forces to publish free, practical insights about internet events, traffic patterns, and routing behaviour. The goal: give the network community the intelligence it needs to make smarter networking decisions.

From 23-25 March, Sales & Strategy Manager Hari Jayaraman, Interconnection Product Specialist Péter György and BENOCS Co-Founder and CTO Ingmar Poese are excited to get into discussions about peering and network visibility within the European peering community.

Until deploying BENOCS in their network, Mobicom was only seeing half their traffic. When BENOCS Analytics became fully operational and cache visibility was enabled, Mongolia's top mobile provider gained transformative insights into their network.

For the third year in a row, we are sponsoring APRICOT and will be on site from 9-11 February. APRICOT has become one of our favourite conferences in the yearly calendar: we look forward to good conversations around traffic visibility, network analytics, and the real-world challenges of operating and scaling networks.