Level 3 Communications Blog
Even though current costs of 100Gbps hardware technology have not yet achieved a break-even point vs. 10Gbps technology, service providers are actively investing in these high capacity transport technologies. Why? Simple — the rapid and exponential demand for capacity is forcing service providers to seek more efficient, lower-cost transport infrastructures as they strive to meet demand [...]
This morning during breakfast, I was reminiscing about all of my years in this business and thinking, “boy… have some things changed.” Not only have I witnessed the complete makeover of the industry, like when the Bell System divestiture happened, the rise and fall of many upstarts, and arguably the re-consolidation of AT&T, I have [...]
Inside your skull there are upwards of 30 billion neurons. Each neuron is connected by synapses. And each neuron might have several thousand synapses. Now that’s a big network! For the first half of the 20th century it was believed that once an individual had moved from childhood to adulthood those brain connections were set. [...]
In a previous post I talked about Level 3’s new Vyvx Solutions business. Ben also gave a little insight into a large event we were involved with. But I thought it would be interesting to show some photographs of elements of the video service. Above is the loading bay of a major sports stadium in [...]
According to the Mayan calendar, the world comes to an end in 2012. And while the Mayan’s were some pretty smart people, I believe that the Sun has a few more years left. But as anyone who has followed my previous musings will know, I’m a real big fan of relativity. So I’m thinking: maybe [...]
You may not have heard the news: Iran shut off Internet access inside their state earlier today. If you’re in Iran, you probably can’t read this blog. If you can, you’re probably not reading it via legal means. The story goes something like this: Tomorrow is the anniversary of the Islamic revolution in Iran. Word [...]
Ask a teenager how long they’ve been dating and, chances are, the answer is just as likely to be denominated in days as it is to be in months (assuming they’re dating, that is). I should know. As the father of two teens I am mildly amused when I hear things like “I can’t be [...]
According to McKinsey the Internet is now worth $8 Trillion and accounted for 21% of the GDP growth in the world’s thirteen largest economies over the last five years. If the Internet were a sector it would be bigger than agriculture. I love this stuff because I’ve been writing about the transformational nature for the [...]
The UN’s 7 billion day this week was reported with much hand wringing about the unsustainability of the dramatic, and continuing, growth of the world’s population. The assertion is that we are depleting the planet’s non-renewable resources too fast and it will likely end badly at some point in the future. But I was in [...]
There have been some very hyperbolic stories written over the last couple of weeks following Google’s announcement of a proposed enhancement to the way the DNS (Domain Name System) works. DNS is the system we all use, unknowingly mostly, that converts the web address you type into your browser into an IP address. That IP [...]
