http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/08/20/bolts-200m-record-an-iplayer-hit/ News and Updates on the Community. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:54:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://community.plus.net/blog/2008/08/20/bolts-200m-record-an-iplayer-hit/comment-page-1/#comment-5592 iPlayer Goes for Higher Bitrates, Olympic Gold and Home Theaters? « NewTeeVee Sat, 23 Aug 2008 07:00:40 +0000 http://community.plus.net/?p=12812#comment-5592 [...] The core of the issue is that Akamai has its caching servers directly on many of the affected ISP’s networks, whereas Level3 traffic comes from outside of an ISP’s network and as such could be more expensive, as Telecomramblings.com explained quite eloquently. How much more expensive remains to be seen, but it’s clear that demand for the iPlayer is continuing to grow strong. UK ISP Plusnet saw its iPlayer traffic numbers double during the opening ceremonies of the Olympics and triple during select competitions. [...] [...] The core of the issue is that Akamai has its caching servers directly on many of the affected ISP’s networks, whereas Level3 traffic comes from outside of an ISP’s network and as such could be more expensive, as Telecomramblings.com explained quite eloquently. How much more expensive remains to be seen, but it’s clear that demand for the iPlayer is continuing to grow strong. UK ISP Plusnet saw its iPlayer traffic numbers double during the opening ceremonies of the Olympics and triple during select competitions. [...]

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