Facebook in controversy over ‘free use’ of internet . The issue to be discussed in National Inspection Service
[ Kang Eun Seong esther@ ] | 2017-10-16 10:53:13
Analysis of the issue in the National Inspection Service over traffic price
The controversy over Facebook`s use of the Korean domestic internet network is getting back to normal. Especially, Facebook said that the traffic overload of SK broadband that occurred in December last year is not due to them, but it is due to KT.
According to the National Assembly`s audit at the National Assembly on October 13, all parties pointed out that Facebook had changed the access route arbitrarily, causing delays in access to domestic broadband users. Kim Sung-tae, a free member of the Korean National Assembly, pointed out that "the loss of domestic users caused a delay in access due to Facebook`s unilateral routing change," stated SK Broadband and LG U Plus subscriber complaints surged 132 times since last December. He also added, "The Korea Communications Commission should play a role in properly monitoring the fair competition of global corporations operating profitably in Korea." "SK Telecom (SK Broadband) and LG U Plus" have not been able to do so, and it is difficult for SK Telecom, we are not sure if the company made any changes."
In fact, in December of last year, SK Broadband`s broadband subscribers suffered from inconveniences such as connection failure due to the change of the router that connects to Facebook`s cache server, and the KCC is investigating facts about it.
◇ Mobile carriers to use Cache server without choice = Facebook`s Internet traffic is said to be more than 5 times that of Naver, Korea`s largest portal. This is because there are a lot of actual users and the video usage rate such as live broadcasting has surged. If the traffic generated by Facebook is pushed into the carrier network, the users who do not use Facebook will noticeably slow down the internet speed and the connection is not good. There is a limit to the communication network. Domestic mobile carriers have installed `cache server` in Internet service with high traffic capacity like Facebook, and they are saving contents in advance and sending traffic according to user`s request.
The problem is that there is no charge for installing and running this cache server. Korean domestic portals such as Naver, Kakao (Daum), and afreeca TV are paying a fee to use a carrier`s cache server, and are trying to prevent the quality of their videos and contents from falling through dedicated lines. It is reported that it will pay about KRW 20 billion annually to three mobile carriers in the case of Naver.
Facebook, which has five times more traffic than Naver, costs significantly less than KT only, uses cache servers, and does not pay for network services at SK Broadband or LG U Plus. For SK Broadband and LG Uplus, if companies do not use a cache server, your broadband internet or mobile Internet speed will be greatly slowed, so you have to connect your router to KT Cache Server by eating a mustard and resolve your Facebook traffic as a relay connection . The two companies, rather than paying for the price on Facebook, are in a situation where they are exchanging `interconnection fees` with KT.
SK Broadband stated, "Even if we have a cache server, you need to connect to the cache server in KT, saying that Facebook is the principle of `1 country 1 cache server.` So far, Facebook has provided services to domestic users in the form that Facebook wants. "As the negotiations for the network use did not go smoothly, Facebook`s users unilaterally changed their routers and caused a huge damage to their subscribers."
Meanwhile SK Telecom said, "The change in the routing of Facebook has caused a lot of damage to its subscribers. As a result, it has increased the capacity of its international line (Hong Kong) and has now resolved consumer complaints. However, such a capacity expansion is a temporary measure, and the rate of traffic growth on Facebook is limited, and the capacity of the added capacity will soon be limited. "
It is not only SK Broadband problem. This is because Facebook has announced a full-fledged traffic explosion in a situation where Facebook does not receive the price for the current traffic level.
Facebook Korea has announced its intention to significantly strengthen its video business in Korea. Facebook, which has a relatively low revenue model compared to Google, which makes huge profits from search ads, is raising advertising revenue by inserting `medium advertisement` in videos. From next year, the company plans to maximize profit by previewing new businesses that incorporate virtual reality (VR) technology.
Facebook is one of three places where it fits into this strategy. It`s because they cannot "boast the traffic that Facebook explodes. A representative of a mobile carrier said, "The people are clamoring for the high cost of telecommunication, and we are paying for this fee, adding an expensive network and adding a network to Google and Facebook for free. It is a dilemma because it is retaliating in the way that it cuts off the router because it demands the price of the net use.”
The three mobile carriers are also discussing joint countermeasures against the Facebook situation, but it is difficult for them to cooperate with each other in terms of competitors.
In this situation, Facebook Korea witnessed that the routing change problem is `following KT`s request`. "KT has been paying for a legitimate network subscription fee through a cash server lease contract with KT," said Park Dae-seong, vice president of facebook Korea. "As the interconnection notice changed last year, KT requested KT to change its access route. We have negotiated a separate contract with LG U Plus. "
He was asked again, "Did you mean that KT made a routing change at the request of KT?" Park asked Vice President Chang Jae-il once more.
According to Vice President Park, it means that a major incident that caused user damage, such as causing a connection failure to SK broadband, is due to KT, not competitor of Facebook. In the case of the testimony is true, the joint response of the three telecom companies will also be bogus.
The KT side, on the other hand, rebuffed. Vice President answers that it was reported that the National Assembly and the Korea Communications Commission has immediately delivered the position of "not true" to the facts. "The problem is that there is no room for KT to engage in it," said the press office. "As far as routing is concerned, we know that Facebook has decided to change the access path, I do not have a request and I do not have the right to do it."
The National Assembly has decided to re-examine the issue on the 30th comprehensive audit, which will further clarify KT`s contract with Facebook and SK Broadband`s contract agreement as well.
By Kang Eun Seong esther@
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The controversy over Facebook`s use of the Korean domestic internet network is getting back to normal. Especially, Facebook said that the traffic overload of SK broadband that occurred in December last year is not due to them, but it is due to KT.
According to the National Assembly`s audit at the National Assembly on October 13, all parties pointed out that Facebook had changed the access route arbitrarily, causing delays in access to domestic broadband users. Kim Sung-tae, a free member of the Korean National Assembly, pointed out that "the loss of domestic users caused a delay in access due to Facebook`s unilateral routing change," stated SK Broadband and LG U Plus subscriber complaints surged 132 times since last December. He also added, "The Korea Communications Commission should play a role in properly monitoring the fair competition of global corporations operating profitably in Korea." "SK Telecom (SK Broadband) and LG U Plus" have not been able to do so, and it is difficult for SK Telecom, we are not sure if the company made any changes."
In fact, in December of last year, SK Broadband`s broadband subscribers suffered from inconveniences such as connection failure due to the change of the router that connects to Facebook`s cache server, and the KCC is investigating facts about it.
◇ Mobile carriers to use Cache server without choice = Facebook`s Internet traffic is said to be more than 5 times that of Naver, Korea`s largest portal. This is because there are a lot of actual users and the video usage rate such as live broadcasting has surged. If the traffic generated by Facebook is pushed into the carrier network, the users who do not use Facebook will noticeably slow down the internet speed and the connection is not good. There is a limit to the communication network. Domestic mobile carriers have installed `cache server` in Internet service with high traffic capacity like Facebook, and they are saving contents in advance and sending traffic according to user`s request.
The problem is that there is no charge for installing and running this cache server. Korean domestic portals such as Naver, Kakao (Daum), and afreeca TV are paying a fee to use a carrier`s cache server, and are trying to prevent the quality of their videos and contents from falling through dedicated lines. It is reported that it will pay about KRW 20 billion annually to three mobile carriers in the case of Naver.
Facebook, which has five times more traffic than Naver, costs significantly less than KT only, uses cache servers, and does not pay for network services at SK Broadband or LG U Plus. For SK Broadband and LG Uplus, if companies do not use a cache server, your broadband internet or mobile Internet speed will be greatly slowed, so you have to connect your router to KT Cache Server by eating a mustard and resolve your Facebook traffic as a relay connection . The two companies, rather than paying for the price on Facebook, are in a situation where they are exchanging `interconnection fees` with KT.
SK Broadband stated, "Even if we have a cache server, you need to connect to the cache server in KT, saying that Facebook is the principle of `1 country 1 cache server.` So far, Facebook has provided services to domestic users in the form that Facebook wants. "As the negotiations for the network use did not go smoothly, Facebook`s users unilaterally changed their routers and caused a huge damage to their subscribers."
Meanwhile SK Telecom said, "The change in the routing of Facebook has caused a lot of damage to its subscribers. As a result, it has increased the capacity of its international line (Hong Kong) and has now resolved consumer complaints. However, such a capacity expansion is a temporary measure, and the rate of traffic growth on Facebook is limited, and the capacity of the added capacity will soon be limited. "
It is not only SK Broadband problem. This is because Facebook has announced a full-fledged traffic explosion in a situation where Facebook does not receive the price for the current traffic level.
Facebook Korea has announced its intention to significantly strengthen its video business in Korea. Facebook, which has a relatively low revenue model compared to Google, which makes huge profits from search ads, is raising advertising revenue by inserting `medium advertisement` in videos. From next year, the company plans to maximize profit by previewing new businesses that incorporate virtual reality (VR) technology.
Facebook is one of three places where it fits into this strategy. It`s because they cannot "boast the traffic that Facebook explodes. A representative of a mobile carrier said, "The people are clamoring for the high cost of telecommunication, and we are paying for this fee, adding an expensive network and adding a network to Google and Facebook for free. It is a dilemma because it is retaliating in the way that it cuts off the router because it demands the price of the net use.”
The three mobile carriers are also discussing joint countermeasures against the Facebook situation, but it is difficult for them to cooperate with each other in terms of competitors.
In this situation, Facebook Korea witnessed that the routing change problem is `following KT`s request`. "KT has been paying for a legitimate network subscription fee through a cash server lease contract with KT," said Park Dae-seong, vice president of facebook Korea. "As the interconnection notice changed last year, KT requested KT to change its access route. We have negotiated a separate contract with LG U Plus. "
He was asked again, "Did you mean that KT made a routing change at the request of KT?" Park asked Vice President Chang Jae-il once more.
According to Vice President Park, it means that a major incident that caused user damage, such as causing a connection failure to SK broadband, is due to KT, not competitor of Facebook. In the case of the testimony is true, the joint response of the three telecom companies will also be bogus.
The KT side, on the other hand, rebuffed. Vice President answers that it was reported that the National Assembly and the Korea Communications Commission has immediately delivered the position of "not true" to the facts. "The problem is that there is no room for KT to engage in it," said the press office. "As far as routing is concerned, we know that Facebook has decided to change the access path, I do not have a request and I do not have the right to do it."
The National Assembly has decided to re-examine the issue on the 30th comprehensive audit, which will further clarify KT`s contract with Facebook and SK Broadband`s contract agreement as well.
By Kang Eun Seong esther@