It generally does not do its own research except in evaluative testing. One of the consortium's 1996 strategic initiatives is to enhance the cable industry's Web presence, e.g. , via creation of a technology test area. The consortium is actively working to get Internet technology deployed over cable. One current project is modeling what happens to completion times when the shared network is loaded with the traffic of increasing numbers of simultaneous users. Pointcast , which provides current news as a screensaver that is continually being updated, and other real-time data applications are a nightmare.
Web usage demands bursts.
Major Web servers may be downloaded to local head ends and, therefore, be only one hop away from the customers, resulting in very fast access. WWW servers need their own IP numbers. In diverse ways CableLabs is promoting the cable television industry's ability to deliver two-way data, telephone, and video services to customers via a combination of media including fiber, coax, and wireless. Jerry claimed cable is now a leader in defining an emerging, scalable telecommunications architecture with unique broadcast and multicast capabilities. New paradigms are evolving.