Internet trouble expected with the beginning of London Olympics 2012
The government of the United Kingdom has recently started giving out warnings to the local people that upcoming London 2012 Olympic Games is going to cause an internet breakdown at peak times in all probability.
According to what has been predicted, the huge influx of people that is going to be coming to London when the Games commence from July 27 and last till August 12 is going to cause tremendous load on the internet during peak times.
For the purpose of being ready to deal with such a situation if it arises, a document in PDF format titled “Preparing Your Business for the Games” has been made available on the official website of London 2012.
The document warns of possible communication gaps and the measures that can be taken in the following words, “It is possible that internet services may be slower during the Games or, in very severe cases, there may be drop-outs due to an increased number
of people accessing the internet. In addition, internet service providers may introduce data caps during peak times to try and spread the loading and give a more equal service to their entire customer base.”
In an effort to make it more feasible for businesses as well as regular users to access the internet during the time of the Games, the government is having talks with the Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in order to introduce data caps during peak times.
Not only that, there is also talk of limiting access of people and providing it specific users on the advice of the government officials during the time that the internet traffic is at its peak in the London 2012 Games.
Even though the ones who are interested in the Games are going to be negatively affected by the internet breakdown but the level of dissatisfaction amongst them is not high and they are willing to cope with the problems that may arise.
However, the people who are disinterested in the Olympic Games and would still have to face the problem because of the Games are highly dissatisfied with the news.
The problems that are going to arise because of the Olympic Games are going to last until August 12 that marks the end of the Games.
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