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Internet could come to grinding halt in 2010
Bombay News.Net
Monday 21st April, 2008
US telecommunications giant AT&T has warned that the Internet's current network architecture will reach the limits of its capacity by 2010 if proper investment is not made.
Jim Cicconi, vice-president of legislative affairs for AT&T, speaking at a London meeting, said the Internet would not be able to cope with the increasing volumes of video and user-generated content being uploaded.
He said: “In three years' time, 20 typical households will generate more traffic than the entire Internet today.”
Mr Cicconi said at least US$55 billion worth of investment was needed in new infrastructure in the next three years in the US alone, with the figure rising to $130 billion to improve the network worldwide.
Cicconi added that more demand for high-definition video would put an increasing strain on the Internet infrastructure.
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