Doug Humphrey
President and Founder
Sky Cache

In analyzing problems faced by the Internet today, the short answer is to add to the existing network infrastructure of bandwidth, but are there any alternatives? Caching, moving web traffic to the edge of the network appears as a viable alternative. Why keep our noses to the ground in search of solutions, when an answer is right overhead? Satellite data broadcast - a very unique solution for transporting web updates, Usenet News, and streaming media -- has stirred considerable excitement with ISP's. This session will address the issues and challenges of satellite broadcast technology, caching hardware/software, and future broadband applications