Today’s Internet is not moving data as well as it should. TCP sends data at lower bandwidth because the 1980s-era algorithm assumes that packet loss means network congestion.

BBR models the network to send as fast as the available bandwidth and is 2700x faster than previous TCPs on a 10Gb, 100ms link with 1% loss. BBR powers google.com, youtube.com, and apps using Google Cloud Platform services.

Unlike prior TCP advancements like TCP QUIC which required a special browser, BBR is a server-side only improvement. Meaning you may already be benefiting from BBR without knowing it. BBR requires end users to make no improvements. This is especially relevant in the developing world which use older mobile platforms and have limited bandwidth.