[ NNSquad ] Akamai's Plan for a Wireless Data Fast Lane

[Lauren Weinstein <lauren@vortex.com>]

Akamai's Plan for a Wireless Data Fast Lane

http://j.mp/10vGwR4  (Technology Review)

    "The new service would produce a new revenue stream. Akamai, which
     plans to run the service from its servers, would split the revenue
     with equipment makers like Ericsson, who install the technology, and
     with the wireless carriers who will use it on their networks.  As the
     amount of data on wireless networks soars, any effort to treat some
     bits differently from others could raise concerns. In recent years
     some academics and legal experts have advocated a concept called net
     neutrality, which in its purest interpretation means no Internet
     service or government should treat data differently, or charge
     differently, on the basis of its content."

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Gotta just "love" their example of the type of service that needs
priority over other traffic: "Buying airline tickets."  Hmm, perhaps
buying caviar, too.

--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren 
Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org/pfir-info
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