http://clintsharp.com/2007/02/06/the-big-bandwidth-misconception/ Views on Technology, IT Operations and Life Wed, 04 Apr 2012 14:26:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://clintsharp.com/2007/02/06/the-big-bandwidth-misconception/#comment-643 Sun, 03 Jun 2007 07:25:13 +0000 http://clintsharp.com/the-big-bandwidth-misconception/#comment-643 It’s mainly a technology issue with the data link layer. There’s generally only X amount of spectrum (whether that’s on a wire or over wireless) that can be allocated to data. The consumer demand is largely for downstream bandwidth, so thusly the technologies are designed to use 80% of the available spectrum for data transfer to downstream traffic. If the consumers truly wanted symetrical transfer rates, the ISPs would offer it, but mainly it’s a problem of a smaller market segment (businesses largely) wanting it, so thusly they have to pay higher rates for less utilized technologies like T1 and SDSL.

]]> http://clintsharp.com/2007/02/06/the-big-bandwidth-misconception/#comment-644 Sat, 02 Jun 2007 13:35:28 +0000 http://clintsharp.com/the-big-bandwidth-misconception/#comment-644 So, if thats the case, why do ISPs limit the upstream traffic so severly compared to the downstream traffic? 512k upstream to 5-6mb down seems like large ratio for ISPs that don’t give a rats ass and could provide more competitive services for businesses and consumers.

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