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Investment needed to sustain internet
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Major infrastructure investment is needed to ensure the internet does not reach its limit by 2010, it was revealed at a Westminster eForum. Jim Cicconi, vice president of legislative affairs at AT&T, claimed $130 billion (£66 billion) is needed to improve the network worldwide to meet growing demand. The issue of net neutrality was also raised by delegates, according to ZDnet. Content creators have argued in the US that net neutrality should be adopted to keep all internet equal, while network solutions and service providers have argued that services such as VoIP require prioritisation by default. While the issue is still not as prevalent in the UK due to the level of competition between internet service providers, Mr Cicconi cautioned against government intervention. Net neutrality, he said, was "a solution in search of a problem". User-generated and video content is said to be driving the current growth in the internet, which could see online traffic increase by 5,000 per cent by 2015. Mr Cicconi said this surge in content meant current systems would not be able to cope. He added: "In three years time, 20 typical households will generate more traffic than the entire internet today." Azzurri is transforming the way organisations buy and use communications and information technology.  |
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