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Posted by Nick on Fri Jun 18, 2010 17:53pm
Yesterday evening I attended the presentation of the DigiWorld Year Book which is an initiative run by IDATE the French based telecoms analyst and consultancy house. There were some interesting issues raised and questions posed during a panel session with speakers from OFCOM, AT&T, Telefonica, Cisco and BNP Paribas. According to IDATE internet traffic growth is occurring at a rate of 40-60% each year.
Net Neutrality is an issue that can sometimes bypass us in Europe and often seems like an argument being held in Washington, with a case study being played out in China. For us this debate should receive a little more airtime as the outcome will set out the fundamental governance rules of the internet.