said by openbox9:This info provides ISPs additional fodder to move towards per-byte billing.
• In an average month, the top 1% of subscribers account for 25% of total Internet traffic
• In the upstream direction, the top 1% of subscribers account for 40% of total traffic
• A heavy user is responsible for more than 200 times the total bytes of an average subscriber
1. The network’s top users exhibit relatively little change throughout the day, with constant heavy usage; conversely, most subscribers pop online and offline throughout the day and over the course of a month.
2. Top subscribers still rely heavily on bulk download applications like P2P Filesharing, Storage and Back-Up Services, and News Groups – applications that are responsible for massive amounts of traffic with very little user involvement.
One possible explanation for decreased P2P usage.
In 2009, networks are transporting almost 56% more data per subscriber to and from storage and back-up services than in 2008, led by one-click download services like Rapidshare and MegaUpload and continuing a trend that first came to prominence last year.
Storage and Back-Up services continue to gain more traction as subscribers embrace alternatives to P2P Filesharing networks such as one-click download services like Rapidshare and MegaUpload
When I used the local cable internet provider here (SHAW) they used to send out similar propoganda about interent usage.
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