http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/04/18/att-exec-the-tubes-needs-a-55-billion-plumber/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Fri, 04 Dec 2009 06:38:38 -0500 hourly 1 http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/04/18/att-exec-the-tubes-needs-a-55-billion-plumber/comment-page-1/#comment-663547 Little Red Ryan Hood Fri, 18 Apr 2008 21:13:38 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=24954#comment-663547 Everyone is always saying this "Oh the internet is going to get too bogged down" "We need to move to IPv6" "my outlook runs slow." The basic idea behind TCP/IP and Layer 2 and Layer 3 network devices is that they won't bog down. If there are more devices going online then of course providers will need to increase the number of switches and routers (routers only as they subnet out more addresses), but I'm curious as to what the Telcos usually spend in a year to expand and upgrade their networks. I'm guessing this is just them publicly saying what they normally spend as an excuse to bill more. Everyone is always saying this “Oh the internet is going to get too bogged down” “We need to move to IPv6″ “my outlook runs slow.” The basic idea behind TCP/IP and Layer 2 and Layer 3 network devices is that they won’t bog down.
If there are more devices going online then of course providers will need to increase the number of switches and routers (routers only as they subnet out more addresses), but I’m curious as to what the Telcos usually spend in a year to expand and upgrade their networks. I’m guessing this is just them publicly saying what they normally spend as an excuse to bill more.

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