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P2P Bandwidth Solutions

Peer to Peer (P2P) transfers over the Internet take about 70% of bandwidth across the world. This results in rising costs for web users. The fact is, P2P sharing is great for Internet users, it speeds up file transfers and allows you to find almost everything you are looking for on the web. As the entertainment industry gets more and more involved in the Internet, P2P transfers are sure to increase even further. PeerApp, today, launched UltraBand 2000?, a new Clustering Bandwidth solution that cuts the Internet Service Providers? cost of providing bandwidth for P2P traffic by up to 70 percent.

UltraBand 2000? enables Internet Service Providers (ISP) to significantly reduce bandwidth lease charges and better serve all subscribers, including those who share information using P2P technology. The extra network capacity enables ISPs to offer new services and attract additional subscribers. PeerApp introduced and tested its product worldwide, especially where demand is growing and bandwidth is more limited and far more costly. The huge customer base of ISPs in the US, such as Verizon, Comcast and AOL, plus the volume of traffic on US networks make PeerApp?s technology vital for North American ISPs.

Recognizing growth potential, Pilot House, Cedar Fund and Evergreen Venture Partners have funded development and marketing of PeerApp?s technology. Pressures on ISPs to provide more bandwidth is expected to increase with the motion picture industry looking to the P2P infrastructure for distribution of home entertainment, the growing popularity of iPod and other personal audio and video players, as well as increasing use by government and business of P2P applications. Adoption of Voice over Internet Protocols (VoIP) and IPTV will further increase bandwidth demand here and internationally.