Mobile proxies location bandwidth

• Mobile dongles usually don't each max out their mobile connection (4G LTE typically ranges from 5–50 Mbps real-world per device, not theoretical 100+ Mbps).
• At light/moderate loads (e.g., casual browsing, API calls, automation), most dongles will not be fully saturated at the same time.
• Heavy use (e.g., high-volume scraping, video streaming, large uploads) will push your bandwidth needs much higher.

• Suppose each dongle averages 5 Mbps outbound (a pretty active usage).
• 100 dongles × 5 Mbps = 500 Mbps outbound — comfortably under 1 Gbps.
• If usage spikes and each dongle averages 10 Mbps, that’s 1,000 Mbps = 1 Gbps, meaning you would be maxing out.

• In actual setups, 70–100 dongles can comfortably run on a 1 Gbps line if you are doing moderate traffic (scraping, light API calls, occasional uploads).
• If you expect sustained heavy loads (bulk file uploads, continuous video uploads, real-time streaming from many devices), you would need more than 1 Gbps (or plan for bandwidth management, quality of service (QoS), and modem throttling).

• Network equipment must be good quality — cheap switches/routers can bottleneck before your 1 Gbps even becomes the limit.
• Carrier limits — mobile carriers may throttle individual dongles even before you saturate your main uplink.
• Latency and stability — even if total bandwidth is enough, too many active TCP sessions without proper handling can cause instability.
• Load balancing — if possible, having two 1 Gbps uplinks (or a 10 Gbps line) would provide overhead and reliability.

slowslow said:

Hello, I have a question for those with experience running multiple mobile proxies at a single location.

When you have 30, 50, or 100 dongles operating, how much outbound bandwidth do you use?

Is a 1 Gbps uplink enough?

How many modems can realistically work well on a 1 Gbps connection?

I understand that not all modems will be pushing maximum speed at the same time, but based on your experience, how many modems can you actually load onto a 1 Gbps uplink without problems?

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slowslow said:

Hello, I have a question for those with experience running multiple mobile proxies at a single location.

When you have 30, 50, or 100 dongles operating, how much outbound bandwidth do you use?

Is a 1 Gbps uplink enough?

How many modems can realistically work well on a 1 Gbps connection?

I understand that not all modems will be pushing maximum speed at the same time, but based on your experience, how many modems can you actually load onto a 1 Gbps uplink without problems?

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