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Carol Wilson
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.
Telcos Fall Behind Cable in Broadband Battle
Submitted by Benton Foundation on May 14, 2008 - 7:00pmTwo separate sources this week are offering up more analysis showing the telcos are falling behind the cable companies in the broadband and video battle. Information Gatekeepers, an analyst firm that once predicted the telcos would overtake cable in broadband penetration, this week issued its High-Speed Access Report for the first quarter of 2008, showing cable is outperforming its forecast and the telcos are under-performing what IGI had forecast in 2006.
Disconnect Between Telecom Pros, FCC
Submitted by Benton Foundation on April 7, 2008 - 8:07pmTellabs says there's “a disconnect” between the views of the telecom industry and those of the FCC.
