Edge routing startup Zeugma Systems Inc. has come out with another application that happens to hit a cable hot button: the "turbo" button.
Zeugma introduced SmartBoost today, following up on SmartMeter, a bandwidth-counting application it brought out in February. (See Zeugma's Brainy Bandwidth Meter and Zeugma Adds SmartBoost.)
Cable operators have been considering ways to temporarily boost bandwidth for a fee, a feature that might appease peer-to-peer (P2P) networkers who've balked at bandwidth limitations in the past. (See Cable Crafts 'Turbo' Option, Bright House Ups 'PowerBoost', TWC Powers Up 'Powerboost', and Amdocs Intros 'Turbo Charging'.)
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