Re: [93attendees] Internet Society Briefing Panel at IETF 93

I am writing this on a boatbus in karlstad. Via the WiFi on board.

What percentage of the next billion users will be WiFi rather than 3g or
lte?
On Jul 14, 2015 9:20 AM, "Matthew Ford" <ford@isoc.org> wrote:

> Hello -
>
> We are pleased to announce the Internet Society Briefing Panel at IETF 93:
> "Tackling Connectivity Diversity: Protocol Challenges for Constrained Radio
> Networks and Devices.”
>
> Due to high demand for limited seating, pre-registration is required to
> attend the Briefing Panel in person. See
> https://www.internetsociety.org/internet-society-briefing-panel-ietf-93
> for session information and the registration link. Lunch will be provided
> for attendees.
>
> The Briefing Panel will also be webcast and audiocast. No registration is
> required for the webcast.
>
> ----------
> SESSION ABSTRACT
>
> In many areas, Internet connectivity is primarily via low-end mobile
> devices capable of only 2G or 3G connections to cellular networks. But many
> application developers live and work with much faster computing platforms
> and networking environments. Does the infrastructure need to change to
> accommodate the continuing use of these devices? Is this a transient
> condition of uneven development, or do we need to re-architect and
> re-design systems to better cope with connectivity diversity?
>
> Key transports had assumptions built on wireline networks. The next
> billion users won't be on wireline networks, and even current users with
> access to both wireless and wireline networks use wireless networks more
> often. What does designing for the networks they *will* be on look like -
> whether at the transport layer or in the application, or at the interface
> between the two?
>
> In this session during IETF 93, panelists will try to better understand
> the diversity of Internet connectivity and terminals, and discuss the
> challenges and responses to these modes of Internet connectivity including:
>
>         • How application developers are dealing with terminal and
> connectivity diversity
>         • Considerations for protocol developers
>         • How restricted connectivity impacts user behavior
>         • Design principles that could be extrapolated from the data and
> the technical responses to date
>         • How power management and connectivity management interact
>
> Moderator:
> Olaf Kolkman, Internet Society
>
> Panelists:
> Ted Hardie, independent
> Blake Matheny, Facebook
> Henning Wiemann, Ericsson
>
> ----------
> PANEL DETAILS
>
> Date: Tuesday, 21 July 2015
> Venue: Hilton Prague
> Time: 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM (local time)
>
> We hope you can join us!
>
>
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