Net Video Explosion Triggers Traffic Worries

SpinnerSpinner Birmingham, UK
edited February 2006 in Science & Tech
The amount of video online is skyrocketing, whether it's "Lost" episodes or movie trailer mash-ups. The phenomenon is putting new stress on ISP networks, which are seeing the demands on their bandwidth burgeon. Now a new wave of companies are stepping up to play the role of traffic cop, arguing that they have ways to manage this surge in video traffic and keep networks healthy.
"Everyone loses in the current scenario," said Michel Billard, a former HP executive who recently joined start-up Itiva, one of the companies offering video-speeding technology. "What we need is a way to amplify the bandwidth that's available."
Source: News.com

Comments

  • EnverexEnverex Worcester, UK Icrontian
    edited February 2006
    Or they could just do their job and give people the bandwidth they are PAYING FOR. Geez.
  • drasnordrasnor Starship Operator Hawthorne, CA Icrontian
    edited February 2006
    For real. If you promise always-on 6Mb internet connections to people and that implies you have the capacity to handle your entire subscriber base-worth of 6Mb connections.

    -drasnor :fold:
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