Experts at analysts Frost & Sullivan have warned that the high rate of DSL (ADSL etc.) broadband growth and usage in Europe may be stretching networks to "breaking point":


For the most part it's just another scaremongering story, a lot like every other one proclaiming the end of the world as IP numbers or capacity runs low.

In reality most countries have been spending considerable sums of cash to improve their infrastructure and bring such networks up to date (e.g. BT's 21CN). However a growing number of industry observers agree that DSL technology can only take us so far and certainly more needs to be done. More @ VNUNet.