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Today's Quote 08.22.08
Submitted by Benton Foundation on August 22, 2008 - 7:36amLast updated: August 22, 2008 - 7:37am
"The [broadband] market is as competitive as it is ever going to be, as far as we can see. And it could become less competitive."
-- Blair Levin, Stifel Nicolaus
Levin: ubiquitous, affordable broadband will be a priority for an Obama administration
Submitted by Benton Foundation on August 21, 2008 - 4:44pmLast updated: August 21, 2008 - 4:45pm
Blair Levin, an analyst with Stifel Nicolaus and former Federal Communications Commission staffer, is rumored to be a potential candidate for an FCC appointment should Barack Obama win the presidency.
Broadband competition: Is this as good as it gets?
Submitted by Benton Foundation on August 21, 2008 - 4:42pmLast updated: August 21, 2008 - 4:42pm
Competition in the broadband space is currently about as good as it's going to get for the foreseeable future, and could even backslide, according to Blair Levin, an analyst with Stifel Nicolaus.
Usage-Based Broadband Billing vs "Channels"
Submitted by Benton Foundation on August 11, 2008 - 8:06pmLast updated: August 11, 2008 - 8:08pm
The usage-based broadband billing model seem reasonable enough, but it is destined to fail for a number of reasons. The good news is that hidden within the Federal Communications Commission's recent Comcast slap down is a path forward for broadband operators yielding superior traffic management while also enhancing revenue opportunities.
Questioning the coming Internet clog
Submitted by Benton Foundation on August 5, 2008 - 7:17pmLast updated: August 5, 2008 - 7:17pm
One of the nation's top authorities on global Internet traffic growth says his latest data show no reason to fear network capacity shortages, as traffic growth may even be slightly decelerating.
What the telecom industry will do about DPI
Submitted by Benton Foundation on August 3, 2008 - 1:20pmLast updated: August 3, 2008 - 1:21pm
Based on public perception, deep packet inspection (DPI) would seem to be a technology either headed for the scrap heap or doomed to very limited applications. Telecom industry officials, particularly those who have developed products which use DPI or something similar to enable new applications and services believe that is throwing the baby out with the bath water.
What DPI can do to you
Submitted by Benton Foundation on July 29, 2008 - 3:35pmLast updated: July 29, 2008 - 3:35pm
(7/25) Despite the very public black eye given to deep packet inspection (DPI) technology following its use to block peer-to-peer traffic and to target ads to unsuspecting Web surfers based on their browsing habits, a growing number of technology companies are incorporating DPI or similar technology into their products.
The consumer-friendly version of DPI
Submitted by Benton Foundation on July 29, 2008 - 3:33pmLast updated: July 29, 2008 - 3:34pm
Deep packet inspection has come under fire from consumer groups, Net Neutrality proponents and even members of the U.S. Congress. But one UK ISP is using DPI in a way intended to improve customer service - with its customers' permission.
DPI: The good, the bad, the stuff no one talks about
Submitted by Benton Foundation on July 22, 2008 - 8:42pmLast updated: July 22, 2008 - 8:42pm
TelephonyOnline is running a three-part series on "deep packet inspection" (DPI). Few technologies get their own Congressional hearings, but deep packet inspection is proving to be no ordinary technology.
Marching toward the inevitable
Submitted by Benton Foundation on June 6, 2008 - 9:36amThere is no doubt in my mind that, over the next year or possibly two, broadband service providers will begin offering service options based not only on bandwidth but on quality of service.
