BitTorrent has become a behemoth, devouring more than a third of the Internet's bandwidth

November 4, 2006 from Livewire - “A file-sharing program called BitTorrent has become a behemoth, devouring more than a third of the Internet's bandwidth, and Hollywood's copyright cops are taking notice. For those who know where to look, there's a wealth of content, both legal -- such as hip-hop from the Beastie Boys and video game promos -- and illicit, including a wide range of TV shows, computer games and movies…

180 View – If you haven’t heard of BitTorrent, ask your kids, nieces, nephews… And there are other file sharing programs sucking up bandwidth. One reason this is important can be read in Deloitte & Touche's Technology Predictions for 2007. Their #2 prediction is “Internet Capacity Woes: Reaching the limits of cyberspace - The unrelenting growth in Internet traffic in 2007 may overwhelm the Internet's backbone; the terabit-cable pipes connecting continents will reach capacity and ISPs will not be prepared to pay for extra bandwidth because consumers will be unwilling to pay increased costs. The threat to available capacity will be driven by the number of Internet users continuing to grow, and the exponential increase in the transmission of video files.”