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desktop computer use declined in the same time period in most places. The bandwidth expansion for consumers has been on mobile, and secondly specifically for mo
by mistrial9 3y ago
desktop computer use declined in the same time period in most places. The bandwidth expansion for consumers has been on mobile, and secondly specifically for movie viewing. Also consider a long, deliberate and concerted effort by ISPs across the USA to limit bandwidth for commercial reasons e.g. lying about max download speeds repeatedly and on the record, while rate limiting.
- martinald 3y agoWhile desktop usage has declined, smart TVs, "connected" games consoles etc have exploded which take a similar place. And I assume most smartphone bandwidth consumption is on wifi at home, not cellular, though don't know if you are making that point. In the UK which has virtually no bandwidth caps on fixed line broadband bandwidth use isn't growing particularly fast: https://www.linx.net/news/capacity-planning-a-priority-for-linx-networks/ https://www.linx.net/news/capacity-planning-a-priority-for-l..., despite a huge increase in FTTH availability. You can see the same in Amsterdam: https://www.ams-ix.net/ams/documentation/total-stats https://www.ams-ix.net/ams/documentation/total-stats which is basically flat Y/Y. This may be because of more private peering away from IXs but if there was massive growth you'd see it.