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UK: Internet Will Not Be Overloaded During Olympics Says Government |
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http://www.egovmonitor.com/node/52109 |
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Monday, July 09, 2012 |
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Knowledge Management in Government
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
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Jul 09, 2012 |
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The country's internet infrastructure will be able to cope with demand during the Olympic Games. At least that’s what the Government are saying.
The Cabinet Office had previously informed businesses that they should prepare countermeasures in case internet service providers (ISPs) introduced limits or even experienced failures.
However, it said it now believes efforts to address extra demand has offset these risks.
The Cabinet Office's Preparing Your Business For The Games report, issued in February said: "In very severe cases there may be drop-outs due to an increased number of people accessing the internet. In addition, ISPs may introduce data caps during peak times to try and spread the loading and give a more equal service to their entire customer base."
It promised at the time to provide an update before the opening ceremony on 27 July.
A spokesman said that officials now believed steps by broadband and mobile network operators to increase capacity had eased fears.
"The situation has moved on considerably since the advice for businesses was published," he said. "We do not now believe there is likely to be any impact on the UK internet infrastructure during the Olympic Games. We are still advising companies to speak to their internet service providers about the internet capacity within their buildings.”
"If a significant number of employees were to watch the live streaming of an event, it could significantly slow a company's network speed if there is not enough network capacity available."
Telecoms group BT noted the work it had done with other ISPs to prepare for the event.
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