Virgin Media's Broadband Data Suggest Brits Clock Off Early on Fridays

Virgin Media’s Broadband Data Suggest Brits Clock Off Early on Fridays

Broadband ISP Virgin Media (O2) has published some new insights from their fixed line network, which among other things reveals a fall in UK data traffic on Friday afternoons during the summer months, with as much as an 8% dip between 3-5pm compared to the winter, as “remote workers clock off early“. Source: Virgin Media’s Broadband Data Suggest Brits Clock Off Early on Fridays

Friday freedom: remote workers log off early as broadband data reveals 3pm switch-off

It’s 3pm on a Friday. If you’re working from home, there’s a growing chance you’ve already shut your laptop, set your Teams status to “active”, and headed off for a long weekend. New data from Virgin Media O2 has revealed a distinct shift in working habits, with broadband traffic dropping by 8 per cent between 3pm and 5pm on summer Fridays compared to winter levels—suggesting thousands of remote workers are quietly calling time on the week early…

Virgin Media's Broadband Data Suggest Brits Clock Off Early on Fridays

Broadband ISP Virgin Media (O2) has published some new insights from their fixed line network, which among other things reveals a fall in UK data traffic on Friday afternoons during the summer months, with as much as an 8% dip between 3-5pm compared to the winter, as “remote workers clock off early“. Alongside the new network data, Virgin Media also asked an unspecified number of Britons – via polling insights based off a nationally representati…