Nobody at Network World thought it important to note that this study was funded by AT&T, who has a vested interest in convincing the public there's a bandwidth shortage in order to sell them on the idea of metered bandwidth?
Or the fact that other analysts have found that Internet growth is quite manageable with just reasonable network upgrades?
See research from the University of Minnesota:
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Please Read Our Independent Report
Hi,
Great Coverage. This study is independent and not funded research. We encourage your readers to read the full report since there are additional issues discussed this year, including the depletion of IPv4 addresses and our assertion that IPv6 is not the answer to the problem.
Readers may download the entire report at:
http://www.nemertes.com/internet_interrupted_why_architectural_limitations_will_fracture_net
Thanks,
Ted Ritter
Nemertes Research
Bandwidth Demand is Likely to Increase
"The study...projects that the current global economic recession will only delay rather than eliminate the increased demand for bandwidth the firm predicted last year."
It seems likely to me that the economic recession will not slow bandwidth demand at all, but will in fact increase it. One of the first cost-cutting measures being taken by companies everywhere is the sharp restriction of travel. The number of virtual meetings is going to skyrocket over the next couple of years.
there is no bandwidth scarcity ...
... that is about as logical as saying there is a scarcity of ideas or communications ... even SMS is a $100 bil business billed at about $800-$1200/MB ...
plus, there is no differentiation between "access" to the "net" & services that are informational ... bandwidth is currency ... we all have a wallet (our PCs, connections, unused cycles, etc.)
why not try & look at why this prediction is wrong every time is it made no matter how they try & cover the trails of the support for the studies themselves ...
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