Video traffic projected to cause Web standstill by 2010

An AT&T executive projects that the rapid growth of online video, particularly the use of high definition (HD) content, will cause the Internet to reach full capacity by 2010. AT&T’s Jim Ciccioni warned that “the surge in online content is at the center of the most dramatic changes affecting the Internet today. In three years’ time, 20 typical households will generate more traffic than the entire Internet today.”

Video is the primary culprit, especially the onsluaght of HD content which is seven to 10 times more bandwidth hungry than standard definition video. It is declared that significant investment, nearly $55billion, would be necessary to handle the projected demand spike. See CNET article here.

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