Net to run out of bandwidth by 2010

JediKnut

4-26-2008 1:31 AM

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					Net gridlock by 2010 study warns
				</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7103426.stm"><FONT size="2"><B>Consumer demand for bandwidth could see the internet running out of capacity as early as 2010, a new study warns.</B>
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<FONT size="2">US analyst firm Nemertes Research  predicted a drastic slowdown as the network struggles to cope with the amount of data being carried on it.
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<FONT size="2">Such gridlock would drastically affect how people use the web and could mean the next Google or YouTube simply doesn't get off the ground, it said.
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<FONT size="2">The report said billions needed to be spent upgrading broadband networks.
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<FONT size="2">It put the figure at around $137bn (£66bn) globally.
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<FONT size="2">For users, the slowdown could see a return to the bad old days of dial-up, the report predicts.</FONT></P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7103426.stm"><DIV class="cap">A future net meltdown could bring the return of waiting for downloads</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7103426.stm"><FONT size="2">"It may take more than one attempt to confirm an online purchase or it may take longer to download the latest video from YouTube," the report cited.
</FONT></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7103426.stm"><FONT size="2">The report is part-funded by the Internet Innovation Alliance (IIA) which campaigns for universal broadband in the US.
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JediKnut says:

Somehow, I don't really think this will happen! Call me an optimist, call me blinded, but I don't see this scenario occur...

Still, an interesting idea, & a good read to truly wake you up!

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