Internet facing ‘meltdown’ by 2010
It has been claimed that the internet is running too much data on too little infrastructure. As a result there could be a dramatic slowdown by 2010 as the sheer scale of data exceeds the ability of the networks to cope.
The conclusions come from the Nemertes Research Group who have spent the past year analysing data flows over the internet and the core infrastructure that carries that information. Their conclusion is that that serious bottlenecks will occur in three to five years.
“Our findings indicate that core fibre and switching/routing resources will scale nicely to support virtually any conceivable user demand. However internet access infrastructure will cease to be adequate for supporting demand within the next three to five years.” Say the reports authors.
“I don’t think that the report’s authors are suggesting that the entire internet will collapse by 2010, but business owners are ever more reliant on broadband technology” comments Derrick Cameron MD of IT firm Eximium. “If access times and bandwidth constraints fall to the levels predicted it is bound to have an effect on innovation”
E-commerce will also be hit hard as access times will be erratic, and customers will be turned off and less able to make purchases. “As business owners and as consumers we have quickly become used to all the advantages the internet can offer. As a result it has become an integral part of most business models and the future of the economy. If the reports findings are accurate, then action needs to be taken sooner rather than later” adds Cameron.
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