Some very interesting points and questions raised in this article.
I completely agree that not just businesses are running servers connected to the broadband. Just having a server is not a good way to help define business class service anymore. If you think of it even a set top box with DVR is a network server.
Even though the article doesn't mention it - even time of day parameters from the past don't work in the new Internet age. It used to be between 9-5:00 you'd have heavy business usage and then after that you'd start seeing heavy residential usage. That worked great for providers who wanted to serve both markets. But with more and more people telecommuting or working odd hours - that line is blurred beyond being useful in distinguishing types of users.
A business telecommuter doing emails, VoIP and the occasional video-conference is probably going to use less bandwidth than a home-schooled kid or a stay at home mom trading cooking recipes. New definitions are needed.
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