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If as a provider you start installing equipment from a third party content provider, is that still called "network neutrality" though? Why would you accept equ
by pilif 13y ago
If as a provider you start installing equipment from a third party content provider, is that still called "network neutrality" though?
Why would you accept equipment from Netflix but not $STARTUP? Would accepting equipment from Netflix also force you to accept equipment from $OTHERSTARTUP (talking about http://www.avc.com/a_vc/2014/01/vc-pitches-in-a-year-or-two.html http://www.avc.com/a_vc/2014/01/vc-pitches-in-a-year-or-two.... here)? What are the security implications?
- RKearney 13y agoAkamai and Google already do this. When you're pushing terrabits per second of data onto an ISP's network they usually agree to do something like this. It's a win for everyone. ISP has to peer less traffic, customers get a faster experience, and Google/Akamai/Netflix benefit from reduced load. It's purely speculation on my part, but I believe the only reason we haven't seen OpenConnect adopted at Comcast is because Comcast has everything to lose from making Netflix fast because they're also a cable company. This is where the net neutrality debate comes into play. When Comcast starts preventing the growth of third party services that don't contribute to their bottom line.