Lacina Kone
Senior Product Manager
INTELSAT

The presentation will survey classifications of applications, content and transactions which underpin the continued high growth of Internet traffic and users. The prospects for access to content on a distributed basis, particularly internationally, will be reviewed. Progress toward distributed content provision will be covered by reference to business initiatives taken in the terrestrial network (@home, Real Networks, broadcast.com, and others). The presentation will conclude with information on the design, development, testing and pre-commercial demonstrations of an Internet distribution system (IDS) based on a reliable multicast-to-cache architecture. The INTELSAT IDS is targeting second-generation Internet service applications, on a fully international basis, and complementary to the point-to-point access services provided by satellite today.

Primary points to be covered on the IDS:

• the key technologies: multicasting and caching

• the IDS service platform: what it is, what it does, and who needs it

• push vs. pull vs. both push and pull

• developing the IDS platform – systems integration aspects

• development of IDS-based services - addressing international ISP requirements

• providing subscription opportunities for content providers

• the pre-commercial IDS demonstration(s) – partners, scope and results