On 15/04/2008, Jason Cartwright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Isn't this what Akamai are doing for the iPlayer content already?
Yes > Doesn't > get the content close enough to the consumer to solve the issues ISPs > apparently have. No - as has been pointed out several times here, it's the last-mile (individual ADSL line) and second-last-mile (backhaul from DLE to the ISP's network via BT's ATM network) that's the problem. BTW's usage-based-charging model on IPStream makes it jolly expensive for the ISP when the bandwidth utilisation goes up. Their business model is based on an average utilisation which they see as under threat. LLU operators have more flexibility because typically their backhaul network is not accounted for on a usage-based model. Again as has been mentioned before, these are financial issues not technical ones. Peter -- Peter Bowyer Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/peeebeee - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/
