bandwidth

Market alert: Netflix now N.A.’s top source of downstream traffic

Netflix has been named the number one source of downstream traffic in all of North America, accounting for just under a third of all bandwidth consumed. Obviously, that...

Netflix raises key question: Is Internet video inherently non-neutral?

Netflix's recent public comments on net neutrality illustrate the public policy...

4G’s impact on metro networking: Focus on simplicity to win

One of the biggest questions about any market is whether it should be viewed from the supply or demand side. Supply-side markets are those where the product/service is in demand and where the demand is essentially controlled and manipulated by changes in the supply. Voice telephony has been such...

Online viewing: New study points to the issues

A new piece of university research shows that TV still has the largest eyeball share by far, and in every demographic group. Online video accounts for only a half-percent of viewing time overall, in fact. Computer video...

IBM’s cloud computing position: Make the PC obsolete?

IBM is using its clout with universities to pull the computer science curriculum n a more “cloudy” direction, to build awareness of and skills in cloud computing. According to our sources, IBM’s radical shift is based on simple economics.

IBM believes that as network bandwidth...