Asymmetric network connections are common and I imagine ISP networks are also not designed to process large amounts of peer to peer data. So besides the other issues, if this would ever become popular I'd guess the networks would struggle and ISPs would probably raise their prices.
Makes sense, and it definitely puts some pressure on ISPs for outgoing bandwidth. However, the bandwidth of a [put-your-favourite-videoconferencing-too-here] video upstream feed is rarely as high as a HQ video streamed from a video streaming service...
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Asymmetric network connections are common and I imagine ISP networks are also not designed to process large amounts of peer to peer data. So besides the other issues, if this would ever become popular I'd guess the networks would struggle and ISPs would probably raise their prices.
True. But the increased use of video conferencing from home should add pressure to improve this situation.
Makes sense, and it definitely puts some pressure on ISPs for outgoing bandwidth. However, the bandwidth of a [put-your-favourite-videoconferencing-too-here] video upstream feed is rarely as high as a HQ video streamed from a video streaming service...
Yes, until the entire family is in a video conference at the same time.