Bandwidth estimator.
A rough estimate of the internet speed your business actually needs, based on how many people and devices are actually using the connection, not just a guess from whatever the ISP salesperson suggested.
Bandwidth, based on what's actually connected.
Internet plans get sold on the download number, but that's rarely the number that decides whether your office actually has enough bandwidth. This tool builds a rough, personalized bandwidth target from what's actually connected: how many employees are online at once, how many VoIP phone lines you run, whether you have security cameras with remote viewing, and how many concurrent video calls a typical day includes.
Each of those pulls on your connection differently. Everyday computer use is fairly light and mostly download. VoIP calls need only a small, steady amount in both directions, but a dropped packet that causes a stutter matters more than raw speed. Security cameras push a heavy, constant stream of upload traffic to record or stream video, upload is usually the part people underestimate. Video calls need real bandwidth in both directions at the same time.
The calculator adds these up and layers on headroom so a normal busy afternoon, everyone on a call, cameras recording, a file uploading, doesn't slow everyone down. Use the result as a shopping target when comparing internet plans, not a guarantee of the speed you'll actually get, real-world performance also depends on your ISP, your equipment, and your office wiring.
These two numbers are what to look for when comparing plans, download and upload, if your current plan's advertised numbers are lower than what's shown here, especially on upload, that mismatch is a likely source of slowdowns.
This includes roughly 50% headroom above the calculated minimum so normal daily spikes don't cause slowdowns, it's not a hard requirement, just a sane target to shop for. A "300 Mbps" plan almost always means 300 down, most cable providers sell far less upload than download (often 10-35 Mbps even on their fastest tiers), so hitting a high recommended upload number here usually means cable alone won't get you there, regardless of the download speed advertised.
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