Information Explosion Internet capacity will be exhausted within two years

According to the nemertes research company's latest report released on Monday, if Internet Backbone network operators do not invest huge amounts of money to build new infrastructure. The existing Internet capacity will be exhausted within two years, when the Internet will be overloaded.

Nemertes said in the report that with the prevalence of video and other network content, users' demand for Internet bandwidth continues to grow. unless Internet backbone network operators invest $137 billion to build new infrastructure, which is more than twice the planned investment of service providers, the existing Internet capacity will be exhausted within two years. nemertes said that in North America alone, Internet backbone network operators need to invest $42 billion to $55 billion in the next three to five years to meet user needs.

Nemertes said the company used Moore's law for the first time when studying the development of internet application innovation ". "From the results of our research, although the core optical fiber and exchange/routing resources will be steadily upgraded and expanded to meet any possible user needs, however, in the next three to five years, the Internet access infrastructure will no longer be able to meet user needs, which is particularly evident in North America.

Bruce Mehlman, Co-Chairman of the Internet Innovation Alliance (IIA), said the research reports released by nemertes prove the correctness of the Organization's claim. IIA is a non-profit organization that has been promoting the upgrade of the US broadband network, including at&t, Level 3 Communications, Corning, and the American Blind Association. IIA has previously issued a warning that the rapid development of video and other network content may eventually lead to internet congestion.

In the report, nemertes states that users can transmit streaming media and interactive videos, P2P files, and download music. Network applications Demand has been accelerating growth, thus putting forward higher requirements for Internet capacity. according to market research firm ComScore, Internet users in the United States watched an average of May this year minutes of video in 158, with a total of more than 8.3 billion video clips.

IIA said that Internet users will generate new 161eb data this year, which is of course a good thing for users and enterprises. 1 eb is equal to 1.1 billion GB, And the size is equivalent to a video of 50 thousand years of DVD quality. however, carriers and decision makers must pay close attention to the demand for Internet capacity. melman believes that whether Internet capacity can meet the increasing needs of users depends on Internet backbone network operators and national decision makers.