Don’t expect an answer from this BBC article, although it does raise a series of interesting problems facing the industry. For example: “Serving up a video clip of a winning goal during moments after it happens in a key match of England’s 2006 World Cup campaign to millions of people, balancing the load across servers holding the clip, making sure the clip does not stutter, that it is adequately protected, that all the rights holders are acknowledged, that everyone is paid properly and customers are charged correctly is a much bigger task.”
If you know someone who spends their time berating operators for not making 3G available quicker and for having limited content, send them this link.
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