In recent study, the booming demand for Internet Services lately (video, messengering, news and more), the current infrastructure could leave the Web vulnerable to brown outs within three years. Nemertes Research said the Internet providers need to spend around $50 billion to be able to handle the next phase of online technologies.

We may not get the next YouTube, Joost or Flickr unless the Internet has the ability to handle it, after all there will be no point in creating a heavy data site if the Internet is not going to support it. BBC has already been under question earlier this year by ISPs with its plans to broadcast channels online, threatening BBC to pay for the infrastructure or they will block the site.

The problem is that bandwidth usage is outpacing infrastructure build outs. While core fiber and switching/routing technology 'will scale nicely,' Internet access resources could soon be overwhelmed in three to five years. Nemertes said

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