The ExpressvPN leader has just published a serious update and promises to be even faster, regardless of what VPN use.
To do so, ExpressvPN has implemented new features in its own protocol inspired by Wireguard, Lightway and OpenVPN. The so -called Lightway Turbo is a technology that takes advantage of multiple routes to increase bandwidth. The data channel download technique (DCO) will also enable OpenVPN to achieve the same.
The supplier behind one of the best VPN services in the market states that both improvements bring “an unprecedented speed impulse” for an improved navigation experience. The new functions are available in the Windows V12 application only at the time of writing. While DCO is a Windows only update, Lightway Turbo is expected to launch on more platforms on a later date.
When fast it can be faster
The VPN protocol is a crucial part of the software infrastructure. It is the technology that establishes the connection with the servers, defines the encryption used by the service and any other aspect of the VPN connection, the performance included.
“Speed is an integral part of the entire VPN experience, and we always strive to offer a fast, perfect and safe navigation connection,” said Pete Membrey, Expressvpn research director, and added that the team is always looking for ways to improve performance while prioritizing safety and privacy.
The most recent testing of Techradar demonstrated the rapid and stable connections of the supplier. In fact, the maximum speeds of 898 Mbps when Lightway is used helped expressvpn to claim a first place between the fastest VPNs that exist.
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Expressvpn recently launched a new version of Lightway in Rust to offer even “safer and high performance.” Lightway Turbo will be integrated into Rust once the newest version of the protocol is available in Windows and other platforms.
Lightway TurboHowever, it seems to show that the rapid can be even faster.
“With Lightway Turbo, we have designed a solution that increases bandwidth without compromising latency to deliver what our users have been asking for: fast speeds that maintain real -time performance,” Membrey said.
The new technology establishes multiple network tunnels for VPN servers simultaneously to create several Lightway connections to multiple servers. In a nutshell, this increases the available bandwidth and improves data transmission speeds.
Lightway Turbo is currently available for Lightway UDP, the “automatic” protocol selection, in the Windows V12 application, and more support is expected to arrive at a later date. It is activated by default, but you can still choose to disable the option if you want to do it by addressing your application configuration menu.
Lightway is the fastest VPN protocol that you can choose, but ExpressvPN was still anxious to increase the experience for users who choose to use OpenVPN.
Similar to Lightway Turbo, the data channel download technique (DCO) allows OpenVPN to process multiple data flows simultaneously and handle network traffic more efficiently.
Himmat Bains, head of desktop applications at Expressvpn, said internal tests have shown a 2000% increase in UDP traffic performance after DCO was implemented. “This is a complete transformation of what OpenVPN can offer, and we are excited to implement this with our users in Windows,” he added.
As mentioned above, only Windows can admit this technology.
However, this shows how the supplier is adopting a different approach to other competitors such as Mullvad VPN that decided to kill the support for OpenVPN to focus resources on the most popular Wireguard.
When asked about this decision, Membrey told Techradar: “We do not follow the trends: we do what we believe is just after a careful thought and consideration. OpenVPN is a long -standing protocol, in which the VPN industry was effectively constructed.
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