Has Jeff Pulver been mugged by reality? Â
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In a recent New York Times article, he admitted that that traffic over the Internet is expanding beyond the ability of networks to handle it. He told The Times, “There are times during peak traffic times — assuming that the carrier isn’t deprioritizing traffic — when quality of service could help if the network is congested.â€Â
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Exactly. While the Oliver Stone-types in the blogging community see a conspiracy, the obvious fact of prioritizing traffic is to create a better online experience. There’s little harm if an email is delayed two seconds. But there’s a major harm when streaming data from a medical procedure in Bad Axe, Michigan gets bottled up on its way to a specialist 500 miles away.Â
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Thankfully, Pulver seems to have seen the light. Unfortunately, many others in his former camp still think that the best way to grow bandwidth is by having the Feds regulate it.Â
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As Steve Tyler used to sing, “Dream on… dream until your dreams come true.â€Â
