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Google to develop tools to reveal ISP traffic throttling

11:34 pm - June 17th, 2008 by Sam

Google’s Senior Policy Director, Richard Whitt, has revealed that the web giant is working on tools that will reveal to broadband users whether their service is being ‘throttled’ to allow some online services to be prioritised over others.
Speaking at Santa Clara University at a conference on net neutrality - the issue of whether ISPs should

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Summer sports set to put broadband capacity to the test

07:46 pm - June 10th, 2008 by Sam

This summer is going to see a lot of records smashed and not just on the Olympic race track. Like most sports in the digital age, the Beijing games will be simulcast on television and broadband, leading most experts to predict audience figures will shoot through the proverbial roof and test broadband networks to the

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Virgin Media unveil cable broadband caps

10:40 pm - May 6th, 2007 by Sam

Virgin Media have unveiled their traffic shaping policy (read: usage limits) for their cable broadband services after trials in the North West. Whilst the limits are generous (only being applied during the evening, and only throttling your speed for a few hours), they are sure to be unpopular in certain quarters. The Virgin Media forum

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