Sandvine is a company whos time has come. They are in the business of "design[ing] to implement broad network policies, ranging from service creation through billing through congestion management through security" So with the recent uptick in ISPs implementing content filtering & bandwidth/packet shaping, they and their shareholders are looking at clear sailing ahead.

At the heart of that control is technology developed by the likes of Waterloo, Ont.-based Sandvine Inc., which allows service providers to determine what type of traffic is going over their networks, and manage accordingly. Following the panel discussion, Dave Caputo, Sandvine's chief executive officer, talked about the company and its role in the net neutrality debate with CBCNews.ca.

The rest of the interview is here.

An interesting note is from Mr. Caputo stating that for every megabit of bandwidth you are sold, the ISP buys only a quarter of that as they are counting on you not using your connection to its fullest at all times. This makes sense from a business standpoint, but it contradicts what the ISPs are saying about the top 5% of their users eating up a very significant portion of the available bandwidth. If this 4:1 ratio were fully observed, those 5% could take up no more than 20% of available bandwidth, leaving more than enough for the remainder.

Now as it stands, I would be tickled pink if my ISP were on this ratio. They currently stand at 35Mbits to every 3Mbits. Lousy.

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