How does NetEqualizer help ISPs?
Internet Service Providers (ISPs), like phone companies, rely on the fact that only a small percentage of their customers will be actively using bandwidth at any moment in time and, therefore, most of them have oversold their networks and do not have enough bandwidth to meet peak demands. Economics dictate that regional ISPs who purchase their bandwidth from backbone service providers perform a juggling act between the cost of bandwidth and meeting the service expectations of their customers. Inevitably, some percentage of end users will attempt large downloads. The net result is that all users suffer, even those who are not doing large file transfers. NetEqualizer prevents the majority of users from suffering poor response at the expense of a few heavy users.
