Google Warns About Internet Overload
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Written By Kate Zimmermann | February 8, 2007 | Share This
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As web TV becomes increasingly popular, it may bring down the Internet, warns Google. Reuters reports that Google is expressing doubt on whether the Internet can support the growing demand for online video. As Google’s head of TV technology told the Cable Europe Congress, “The web infrastructure, and even Google’s (infrastructure) doesn’t scale. It’s not going to offer the quality of service that consumers expect.” Indeed, quality has already declined thanks to heavy P2P video file sharing through BitTorrent and other networks - so much so that cable operators claim they have to invest heavily in their infrastructure just to keep up.
To help alleviate the stress, Google has offered to team up with cable operators to combine Google’s search and advertising model with Cable TVs superior system of delivery.
Yahoo News has the full story.
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