Video Is Dominating Internet Traffic, Pushing Prices Up

According to Bits Blog, reporting on what was said at the annual seminar of the Columbia Institute for Tele-Information, demand for data over broadband is rising fast. Less clear is whether the supply of bandwidth is rising as fast as demand, and thus whether prices will go up or down for consumers.

File sharing has been usurped by legitimate video services, the very heaviest users drive up network costs and unlimited data plans may have a limited life.

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emily | 1:59 PM | Video on Demand |
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