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Sandvine Corporation
17 June 2009
SANDVINE CEO: "UNMANAGED IS NOT NEUTRAL"
Sandvine presented at net neutrality panel at the 2009 Canadian Telecom Summit
Waterloo, Canada; June 17, 2009 - During a panel discussion on net neutrality
yesterday at the Toronto Congress Centre, Sandvine's chief executive officer,
Dave Caputo, explained why an unmanaged Internet is not neutral. The net
neutrality panel also included Mike Lee, chief strategy officer, Rogers
Communications and Skype's Christopher Libertelli, senior director, government
and regulator affairs of the Americas.
During the panel discussion Mr. Caputo described five truths that explain why
reasonable network management is critical for today's evolved Internet:
* Network congestion happens;
* Each application places different demands on the Internet;
* Subscribers' usage is not equal;
* Capacity increases alone do not solve network congestion; and
* Service providers need to protect the quality of experience for all subscribers
and applications.
The panel discussion centered on the state of net neutrality in Canada as well
as potential unintended consequences if legislation was introduced.
"The Internet is a common resource characterized by competing demands from
disparate applications and subscribers. Left unmanaged, bandwidth intensive
applications and their users will win the competition for network resources
every time. The only way the Internet can approach neutrality, where each
subscriber and application are allocated the resources they need when they need
them, is through reasonable network management," said Mr. Caputo.
In his presentation, Caputo explained how all packets are not created equal.
Certain applications are specifically designed to maximize use of available
bandwidth - like a truck that expands to overtake adjacent lanes of a highway as
soon as they become available. These applications introduce latency and jitter
(variable delays in data transmission) into the network that harm the quality of
interactive, real-time applications like voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) and
online video gaming. Interactive applications are closely associated with
subscribers' overall sense of network quality, because subscribers immediately
notice any degradation in the service.
Service providers and legislators alike are looking to advanced policy control
techniques to help manage this inherent competition for network resources so
that the best possible quality of experience is preserved for the maximum number
of subscribers.
"While current Canadian law is protecting consumers well, the net neutrality
debate is healthy," said Mr. Caputo. "The Internet is successful because it
continues to evolve. Ongoing industry discussions around congestion management
using network policy controls will be necessary to continue to maximize and
protect the consumer Internet experience."
For more information about network policy management and congestion management
techniques please visit www.sandvine.com.
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ABOUT SANDVINE
Sandvine is focused on protecting and improving the quality of experience on the
Internet. Our award-winning network equipment and solutions help cable, DSL,
FTTx, fixed wireless and mobile operators better serve their subscribers and
understand network trends; offer new services; mitigate malicious traffic;
manage network congestion; and deliver QoS-prioritized multimedia services. With
customers in over 60 countries serving over a hundred million broadband and
wireless subscribers, Sandvine is enhancing the Internet experience worldwide.
www.sandvine.com
MEDIA CONTACT
Jennifer Ross
Sandvine
+1 519 880 2232
jross@sandvine.com
INVESTOR RELATIONS CONTACT
Rick Wadsworth
Sandvine
+1 519 880 2400 ext. 3503
rwadsworth@sandvine.com
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