Internet meltdown warning for 2012 Olympics

[rpm]

Internet meltdown warning for Olympics

British businesses are being warned of possible Internet breakdowns, data caps and “unavoidable” mobile phone problems during the London 2012 Olympics, in official advice from the Games organisers.

 

[bekdik]

If UK is expecting meltdown, let's try and imagine the impact on RSA of staging the Olympics!

 

[The_Unbeliever]

Eh? What?

 

[Bern]

If UK is expecting meltdown, let's try and imagine the impact on RSA of staging the Olympics!

Not much, people here aren't used to massively fast uncapped internet, so consumption is not close to the UK. Secondly the prices here will pretty much curb that sort of usage anyway. The major issue would really be the extra load on the mobile networks and not much else.