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  BBC NEWS | Technology | Net gridlock by 2010 study warns 

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7103426.stm

  Consumer demand for bandwidth could see the internet running out of capacity as early as 2010, a new study warns. US analyst firm Nemertes Research predicted a drastic slowdown as the network struggles ... to cope with the amount of data being carried on it. 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. The report said billions needed to be spent upgrading broadband networks. It put the figure at around $137bn ( 66bn) globally. For users, the slowdown could see a return to the bad old days of dial-up, the report predicts. Stifling innovation "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. But it is the knock-on effect for new services that could be the real problem, report authors think. "The next Amazon, Google or YouTube might not arise, not from a lack of user demand but because of insuf   [More...] [Less...]

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  Future Prospects for UK Broadband and Next Generation Access 

  http://tv.theiet.org/technology/communications/1642.cfm

  In the last ten years the Internet has revolutionised our working, social and domestic lives, to such an extent that it is now taken for granted that it will pervade and shape our futures becoming as much ... a utility as electricity has been for the last 100 years. It is envisaged there will be at least one ‘fast’ symmetrical connection to every place of work, learning, leisure and living in the future. The technical challenges this presents have been, and will continue to be, debated. In addition, there are considerable regulatory challenges in enabling next generation competitive, equitable, inclusive internet services to role out across the UK. In his speech Ed Richards will identify some of the key regulatory challenges for UK broadband and suggest some of the options by which they may be addressed. A Question and Answer Session will follow this speech. Ed Richards was appointed Ofcom Chief Executive in October 2006. He was previously Chief Operating Officer where his responsibilities   [More...] [Less...]

  First added: 9 June 2008, by: Chrisophe Gobel  [Report as spam]

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