The Dynamic Internet: How Technology, Users, and Businesses Are Transforming the Network

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1 The Dynamic Internet: How Technology, Users, and Businesses Are Transforming the Network Christopher S. Yoo University of Pennsylvania Law School January 21, 2014

2 The Backward-Looking Nature of Internet Policy Debates Debates remain framed by the Internet of 1995 Narrow range of users Narrow range of applications Narrow range of technologies Narrow range of business relationships Lack of technical sophistication leads to policymaking by slogan Need: law-engineering synthesis January 21, 2014 Yoo - The Dynamic Internet 2

3 Network Neutrality Proponents seek a uniform wired/wireless solution AND congestion management seen as legitimate BUT traditional congestion management Does not work well for wireless Does not work well for video Does not protect against aggressive/noncompliant flows Is based on feedback, which favors nearby flows January 21, 2014 Yoo - The Dynamic Internet 3

4 The Impending Saturation of Broadband 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Internet Broadband January 21, 2014 Yoo - The Dynamic Internet 4

5 Changes in the Nature of Competition Greater price competition Shift from attracting new customers to delivering more value to customers already in the market Higher quality Broader range of products Addition of other services Greater emphasis on cost Greater emphasis on strategic partnerships January 21, 2014 Yoo - The Dynamic Internet 5

6 U.S. Broadband Subscribers (millions) Cable modem ADSL Mobile wireless Fiber Other January 21, 2014 Yoo - The Dynamic Internet 6

7 U.S. Wireless Broadband Coverage (6 Mbps) 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% provider 2 provider 3+ providers January 21, 2014 Yoo - The Dynamic Internet 7

8 U.S. Wireless Broadband Coverage (10 Mbps) 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% provider 2 provider 3+ providers January 21, 2014 Yoo - The Dynamic Internet 8

9 Wireless Broadband Apps, not content (platform is OS, not browser) Uncertainty about the technical architecture Functions in the OS? Functions in the chip? Differences in the value chain Persistence of one-size-fits-all solutions Permit experimentation with different solutions Open vs. closed may be a false dichotomy January 21, 2014 Yoo - The Dynamic Internet 9

10 Reference Model for Topology January 21, 2014 Yoo - The Dynamic Internet 10

11 Multihoming Multihoming January 21, 2014 Yoo - The Dynamic Internet 11

12 Secondary Peering Secondary Peering January 21, 2014 Yoo - The Dynamic Internet 12

13 Server Farms/ CDNs Data Center Content Content Content Content January 21, 2014 Yoo - The Dynamic Internet 13

14 The Growing Need for a Control Plane Full utilization of links Minimization of cost Improvement in application performance Greater security/privacy Support for contractual solutions The need to understand two-sided markets January 21, 2014 Yoo - The Dynamic Internet 14

15 Implications The Internet s inherent nonneutrality The decline of informal governance The migration of functions into the core Changes in the optimal level of standardization The inevitability of intermediation The myth of the one screen The maturation of the industry The looming cost of further bandwidth expansion January 21, 2014 Yoo - The Dynamic Internet 15