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[ PRIVACY Forum ] Akamai's Plan for a Wireless Data Fast Lane
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Tue Apr 2 11:49:36 2013
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Akamai's Plan for a Wireless Data Fast Lane
http://j.mp/10vGwR4 (Technology Review)
"The new service would produce a new revenue stream. Akamai, which
plans to run the service from its servers, would split the revenue
with equipment makers like Ericsson, who install the technology, and
with the wireless carriers who will use it on their networks. As the
amount of data on wireless networks soars, any effort to treat some
bits differently from others could raise concerns. In recent years
some academics and legal experts have advocated a concept called net
neutrality, which in its purest interpretation means no Internet
service or government should treat data differently, or charge
differently, on the basis of its content."
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Gotta just "love" their example of the type of service that needs
priority over other traffic: "Buying airline tickets." Hmm, perhaps
buying caviar, too.
--Lauren--
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