Peer-to-peer file sharing applications are taxing the finances of broadband operators, who are struggling to manage the off-network traffic.
That’s the main conclusion of a study, titled The effects of P2P on service provider networks, by network management firm Sandvine, which warns P2P activity “threatens to swamp” broadband operators in off-network traffic – a serious problem for operators because it drives up their network access fees.
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