NordVPN Moving Network from 1Gbps to 10Gbps Servers UPDATE

NordVPN, which is a popular Virtual Private Network (VPN) provider, has announced that they’re upgrading more of their infrastructure to adopt 10Gbps (Gigabits per second) capable servers in order to boost speeds. London, Singapore, and a part of the US are planned to go live by the end of this year.

Many VPNs currently run on 1Gbps servers, but as demands rise (e.g. more consumers adopting FTTP and 5G networks) then these will increasingly run into bottlenecks (congestion). The move to 10Gbps should help to mitigate that change.

At present the VPN provider said that more than 20% of their servers have been upgraded to 10Gbps, which started with Amsterdam and Tokyo some time ago. The next to benefit by the end of 2020 will be London, Singapore, and a part of the US.

Marijus Briedis, CTO at NordVPN, said:

“The number of people relying on NordVPN for secure internet access is skyrocketing. We’re going to keep improving our server speeds to meet that demand by acquiring future-focused solutions like 10Gbps servers

What’s not so clear is how long it will take to move all of their servers to 10Gbps.

UPDATE 22nd Dec 2020

We did ask NordVPN about their plan to cover all locations, which they said “would not be possible technically at the moment.” However, as far as the biggest server locations go, they’re currently “planning to upgrade our servers there by the end of 2022.”