11.07.2006

Metcalf's law discussionSome of you might have heard about Metcalf's


Metcalf's law discussion
Some of you might have heard about Metcalf's Law, which states that the value of a communications network grows as the number of users grows. So, you might be interested in listening in to a conversation that was stimulated by an article in July's IEEE Spectrum.

So what do you think? Who is right? Does the growth rate matter?

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