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Wed, December 6, 2023 | 12:26
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Internet traffic tax or net neutrality?
망 사용료인가, 망 중립성인가
Posted : 2023-01-16 17:26
Updated : 2023-01-16 17:26
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The logos of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google in a combination photo / Yonhap아마존, 애플, 페이스북 및 구글 등 빅테크 기업들의 로고 합성 사진
The logos of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google in a combination photo / Yonhap
아마존, 애플, 페이스북 및 구글 등 빅테크 기업들의 로고 합성 사진

KT, LG set to address network traffic issue with EU in 2023
KT와 LG, 2023년 유럽연합과 통신망 트래픽 이슈 다룰 예정


By Kim Yoo-chul

The stunning achievement of Netflix-backed Korean drama "Squid Game" has caused a local broadband provider to file legal complaints to press the U.S.-based streaming giant to help pay for costs associated with a massive surge in network traffic.
넷플릭스가 제작비를 지원한 한국 드라마 ‘오징어게임'이 놀라운 성과를 거두면서, 국내 브로드밴드 제공업체는 이 미국 스트리밍 거대 기업이 유발한 통신망 트래픽 급증에 대해 비용을 지불하도록 압박하고자 소송을 제기했다.


The basic rationale and core flashpoint in the legal case seen above are who should be held accountable for the rising costs of data fueled by the global streaming boom. Net neutrality is a principle that internet service providers must treat equally all data-driven content flowing through their cable networks and cell towers.
위 소송의 기본 근거 및 핵심 논점은 글로벌 스트리밍 플랫폼 호황에 힘입어 증가한 데이터 비용을 누가 책임져야 하는가이다. 망 중립성은 인터넷 서비스 공급자가 케이블 네트워크와 무선 기지국을 통해 흐르는 모든 데이터 기반 콘텐츠를 동등하게 처리해야 한다는 원칙이다.


In the U.S., for example, net neutrality advocates were saying keeping the internet a wide open playing field is vital for innovation and this nature has resulted in the rise of Netflix, Spotify, Facebook or YouTube.
예를 들어 미국에서 망 중립성 지지자들은 인터넷을 활짝 열린 경기장으로 유지하는 것이 혁신에 필수적이며 이러한 특성이 넷플릭스, 스포티파이, 페이스북 또는 유튜브의 부상에 기여했다고 말했다.


But the point of concern is that because traffic on telecom networks will continue to grow at an exponential rate as the sixth-generation (6G) network is being developed, policymakers in the EU, Southeast Asia, South America and developed Asian economies including Korea are all-set to further push big technology companies to possibly pay them for the traffic they send over their network.
하지만 우려되는 점은 6세대(6G) 네트워크가 개발되고 있기 때문에 통신망 트래픽이 기하급수적으로 계속 증가할 것이며, EU, 동남아, 남미, 한국을 포함한 아시아 선진 경제권의 정책입안자들은 빅테크 기업이 통신망을 통해 전송하는 트래픽에 대한 비용을 지불하도록 더욱 압박할 준비가 되어 있다는 점이다.


6G offers speeds up 100 times faster than the industry's current mainstream of 5G, making it ideal for bandwidth-heavy applications such as streaming games and content.
6G는 현재 업계 주류인 5G보다 100배 더 빠른 속도를 제공하므로 게임 및 콘텐츠 스트리밍과 같은 대역폭 사용량이 많은 애플리케이션에 적절하다.


The logic behind the moves is based on judgements and consensus that rules which stop telecom operators from passing on some of the cost to the biggest drivers of the data growth are plainly outdated in the so-called streaming era.
이러한 변화에 담긴 논리는 소위 ‘스트리밍 시대'에 통신 사업자가 비용의 일부를 데이터 성장의 가장 큰 요인에 전가하는 것을 막는 규칙이 구식이라는 판단과 합의에 기반한다.


"Telecom operators have invested to ensure that their networks can support this exponential growth in traffic. While the resulting market is 'two-sided,' telecom operators have effectively only been able to recover network costs from end users," Frontier Economics, a London-based economics consultancy, said in a report to leading European telecom operators.
런던에 소재한 경제 컨설팅 업체 프런티어 이코노믹스는 유럽 주요 통신 사업자에 전하는 보고서에서 "통신사들은 통신망이 트래픽의 기하급수적인 증가를 감당할 수 있도록 투자했다. 결과적으로 초래된 시장은 '양면적'이지만 통신사들은 최종 소비자로부터 통신망 비용을 효과적으로 회수할 수 있었을 뿐"이라고 전했다.


"How to redefine network neutrality will be the foremost subject of talks at February's Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain. Senior executives of major European telecom companies are set to develop and explore the best possible ways on how to establish a price signal that allows telecom operators to boost their investments in high-capacity networks and help over-the-top (OTT) providers to benefit depending on the level of optimization of their traffic volumes," an executive at SK Telecom, the country's top mobile carrier, said.
국내 최고 이동통신사 SK텔레콤의 한 임원은 "망 중립성을 재정의하는 방안은 2월 스페인 바르셀로나에서 열리는 모바일월드콩그레스(MWC)에서 가장 중요한 의제가 될 예정이다. 유럽 대형 통신사 고위 경영진은 통신사가 대용량 통신망에 대한 투자를 늘리고, OTT 사업자가 트래픽 양의 최적화에 따라 혜택을 받도록 하는 가격 설정 방법을 개발 및 탐색할 예정"이라고 말했다.

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■ be set to ~하도록 예정되어 있다
■ address (문제·상황을) 다루다
■ stunning 깜짝 놀랄
■ giant 거대 기업
■ surge 급증
■ rationale 이유[근거]
■ core 핵심적인, 가장 중요한
■ flashpoint (사건이 일어나는) 발화점
■ hold A accountable for B: A에게 B의 책임을 묻다
■ vital 필수적인
■ exponential 기하급수적인
■ leading 선두적인
■ outdated 구식인
■ foremost 가장 중요한
■ boost 신장시키다, 북돋우다
■ optimization 최적화

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