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Speeding Up the Internet: Algorithms Guru and Akamai Founder Tom Leighton (Part 6)

Posted on Monday, Oct 22nd

SM: So, you are saying that centralized data centers have higher latency, and thus lower throughput, and that prevents TV quality video or higher, making the video-on-demand experience unsatisfactory. Is there an example of this you could give? I think it would be helpful to illustrate the point. TL: We have a great case study

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Speeding Up the Internet: Algorithms Guru and Akamai Founder Tom Leighton (Part 4)

Posted on Saturday, Oct 20th

SM: You are saying that the middle does not have a business model supporting it. The first mile and last mile have business models, but the middle does not. TL: Right. The middle mile is where you get into a lot of problems with the Internet. It is because there is no money flowing in

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