Upstream bandwidth usage

Thu Jun 9 20:46:24 UTC 2022

On 6/9/22 1:26 PM, Mel Beckman wrote:
> With 430 GB versus 32 GV average down versus up usage today, according 
> to your article, this is still not a case for symmetrical consumer 
> bandwidth. Yes, the upstream usage increased slightly more than the 
> downstream usage. But the ratio was still so big that it would take 
> decades for them to join. I doubt they ever will. Consumers just don’t 
> have that much days up to push yet, and probably never will.
>
> Also, a lot of that Usage can be explained by video conferencing 
> during Covid, which has dropped off significantly already.
>
>
If it's so tiny, why shape it aggressively? Why shouldn't I be able to 
burst to whatever is available at the moment? I would think most users 
would be happy with that.

Mike