According to an article in today's Kuensel (page 2), DrukNet will soon be using
Google Global Cache (GGC), a service by Google that will speed up the download of Google content, including YouTube videos, in Bhutan (YouTube is owned by Google). This is altogether excellent news. The Kuensel article explains very clearly the idea behind the cache and the benefits it provides. The article, "DrukNet to host Google global cache", it still not avalable online, but I'll add a link to it if (and when) it appears in
kuenselonline.com.
GGC is good news for Internet users in Bhutan. In addition to speeding up download of Google content, it will reduce the load on the international links. Not a magic potion for fixing broadband speeds in Bhutan, but certainly a step in the right direction.
Update: The article went online. Here's the
link.
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