MIT panel ponders whether future networks can keep up

March 03, 2013

A panel discussion at MIT this week hailed major advances in networking technology, but warned that the challenges facing the world's information infrastructure are severe. Most of the challenges stem from the rapid multiplication of demand, both in terms of user devices and data, according to IDC analyst Rohit Mehra, who moderated the MIT Forum discussion on "Can the networks deliver?" at the Tang Center for Management Education. Mehra was joined on the panel by Boston University professor Mark Crovella, Akamai chief strategist Kristofer Alexander, and Veniam Works principal Roy Russell. "We're now starting to talk about not millions any more, when we talk about user devices that are in play, but billions," said Mehra. "Of late, in the industry, we've started talking about how many devices versus how many human beings on the planet." [THE CHANGING NETWORK: F5 tries to stay ahead of the curve with moves into security and beyond] To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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