Impacts of Encryption Everywhere (any solution?)

Mark Tinka mark.tinka at seacom.mu
Tue May 29 05:02:55 UTC 2018



On 29/May/18 04:55, Matthew Petach wrote:

>
> Math.    ^_^;
>
> 1GB of volume over the course of a month is 3kb/sec sustained
> throughput over the month.  (1000000000*8/(86400*30))
>
> $5 per 3kbit/sec means that 155mbit link would cost...$251,100/month.
> (155000000/((1000000000*8)/(86400*30))*5)
>
> We call that "Time Domain Multiplexing-based profits".
>
> Comparing volumetric pricing with rate-based pricing
> is one of the best ways of tucking in *lots* of room for
> profit.    :)

Actual bandwidth isn't bad at all - so that 1GB can go rapidly.

Practically, networks and customers all find ways to get that 1GB (or
50MB) to take them as far as it impossibly can.

Mark.



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