Comments on: Study: We’re running out of bandwidth! http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/11/23/study-were-running-out-of-bandwidth/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:54:59 -0500 hourly 1 By: Devin Coldewey http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/11/23/study-were-running-out-of-bandwidth/comment-page-1/#comment-951548 Devin Coldewey Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:49:24 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=55127#comment-951548 dude, i'm trying! dude, i’m trying!

]]> By: Chuck http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/11/23/study-were-running-out-of-bandwidth/comment-page-1/#comment-951454 Chuck Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:55:39 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=55127#comment-951454 Outlaw SPAM and iPhone coverage and get 90% of the current bandwidth back. Outlaw SPAM and iPhone coverage and get 90% of the current bandwidth back.

]]> By: Micheal http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/11/23/study-were-running-out-of-bandwidth/comment-page-1/#comment-951445 Micheal Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:23:13 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=55127#comment-951445 I suspect Google will start lighting up all their dark fiber about the time all the other ISPs start punishing their customers. Then things will really get interesting. http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/2007/pulpit_20070119_001510.html I suspect Google will start lighting up all their dark fiber about the time all the other ISPs start punishing their customers.

Then things will really get interesting.

http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/2007/pulpit_20070119_001510.html

]]> By: Devin Coldewey http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/11/23/study-were-running-out-of-bandwidth/comment-page-1/#comment-951347 Devin Coldewey Mon, 24 Nov 2008 05:02:51 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=55127#comment-951347 Well! You heard the man. We here at CrunchGear like to add a little alarmism to our posts to make ourselves feel more relevant; I never really expected the internet to die. Even if we did max it out, we'd get brownouts as you suggested... and as we max it out, potential increases in bandwidth become a more and more valuable commodity so more money and tech will be thrown at it as well. Thanks for the link to the paper, I've added it as the first link in the article. Well! You heard the man. We here at CrunchGear like to add a little alarmism to our posts to make ourselves feel more relevant; I never really expected the internet to die. Even if we did max it out, we’d get brownouts as you suggested… and as we max it out, potential increases in bandwidth become a more and more valuable commodity so more money and tech will be thrown at it as well. Thanks for the link to the paper, I’ve added it as the first link in the article.

]]> By: Ted Ritter http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/11/23/study-were-running-out-of-bandwidth/comment-page-1/#comment-951333 Ted Ritter Mon, 24 Nov 2008 02:28:35 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=55127#comment-951333 Thanks for the coverage! Your head stone is very clever, but it's important to reiterate that Nemertes is in no way predicting the end of the Internet. We are projecting that demand at the access layer is growing faster than supply and that we see service provider bandwidth caps as an early indication of this demand/supply mis-match. The backbone can support projected demand, largely due to Moore's Law applying to both core switch/routing gear and to underlying fiber connectivity. The same is not true for access where more fiber is needed more than Moore's Law! Readers interested in a free read of the report can go to: http://www.nemertes.com/internet_interrupted_why_architectural_limitations_will_fracture_net Thanks for the coverage! Your head stone is very clever, but it’s important to reiterate that Nemertes is in no way predicting the end of the Internet. We are projecting that demand at the access layer is growing faster than supply and that we see service provider bandwidth caps as an early indication of this demand/supply mis-match. The backbone can support projected demand, largely due to Moore’s Law applying to both core switch/routing gear and to underlying fiber connectivity. The same is not true for access where more fiber is needed more than Moore’s Law! Readers interested in a free read of the report can go to:

http://www.nemertes.com/internet_interrupted_why_architectural_limitations_will_fracture_net

]]> By: Devin Coldewey http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/11/23/study-were-running-out-of-bandwidth/comment-page-1/#comment-951309 Devin Coldewey Sun, 23 Nov 2008 23:15:55 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=55127#comment-951309 Absolutely. The change to digital is forcing us to measure everything in bits being transferred. Even with wireless technologies, though, I think we're looking at maxing out the backbones. Absolutely. The change to digital is forcing us to measure everything in bits being transferred. Even with wireless technologies, though, I think we’re looking at maxing out the backbones.

]]> By: Ankit Gupta http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/11/23/study-were-running-out-of-bandwidth/comment-page-1/#comment-951301 Ankit Gupta Sun, 23 Nov 2008 22:34:18 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=55127#comment-951301 I, for one, welcome our WiMax overlords. The change I expect to happen alongside this is that demand for subscription television services will die out and internet connections will increase in price as people use that more and more rather than a cable/satellite television signal. I, for one, welcome our WiMax overlords.

The change I expect to happen alongside this is that demand for subscription television services will die out and internet connections will increase in price as people use that more and more rather than a cable/satellite television signal.

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