[LINK] A non-sensationalist look at Australian internet speeds

[David Boxall]

On 29/03/2016 12:54 PM, Paul Brooks wrote:
> ... averaged over the whole population, data volume consumed can grow
> considerably each month even though actual bandwidth doesn't need to grow nearly as much.
> ...
Which is where your argument fails. If the average grows, then so 
probably does the peak. That's the complaint I keep hearing: businesses 
with high peak bandwidth needs.

On 29/03/2016 9:14 AM, Karl Auer wrote:
 > ...
 > Talking about averages is also tricky. There are plenty of people who
 > are already being constrained by their available bandwidth, and saying
 > that "on average" we are all doing fine really doesn't help them. The
 > same is true for those with data quotas, who are suffering an
 > artificial constraint on their data volumes. These people are
 > presumably not reflected in the stats because their data volumes are
 > being capped at less that what they actually need.
 > ...

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