$137 billion needed by 2010 to close gap between broadband demand and capacity

$137 BILLION INVESTMENT REQUIRED BY 2010 TO CLOSE GAP BETWEEN GROWING DEMAND AND BROADBAND ACCESS CAPACITY
[SOURCE: Networked World, AUTHOR: Brad Reese]
Consumer and corporate Internet usage could outstrip network capacity worldwide by 2010 according to a recent Nemertes Research Study. The required investment globally to bridge the gap between demand and broadband access capacity is estimated at $137 billion. This is roughly 60-70 percent above and beyond what service providers are already planning to invest. The study indicates that by 2010, the Internet’s capacity will not likely accommodate user demand. As a result, users could increasingly encounter Internet brownouts or interruptions to the applications they’ve become accustomed to using on the Internet.
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