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

[Paul Brooks]

On 29/03/2016 1:17 PM, David Boxall wrote:
> 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.

The argument doesn't fail, because we were talking about ABS stats, not business
usage. Averaged over the whole population, the ABS stats for data volume indicate the
business segment isn't a big contribution.
If you want to talk about a 'typical' business service, fine, open a different thread
- but we weren't.
Paul.