Will the Olympics Melt the Internet?

Okay, sky-is-falling fans and network neutrality proponents: We’re about to find out whether the Internet can–or will–break down under the strain of mass consumption of streaming video.

At least that’s the opinion of Brick Eksten, the president and CEO of Digital Rapids, who is pretty well in position to know.

“We’re going to find out whether the Internet is going to melt under the weight of video in a couple days,’” he told Between The Lines this morning.

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